[Assam] symbol of cruelty

[Chan Mahanta]

One is left wondering if there is an editor. And if there is one, 
whether if he or she has heard of journalistic ethics.


Technology has brought the ability to get these images and get them 
published in unmerciful colors, but a concurrent evolution of ethics 
has not appeared along with that ability to collect and regurgitate 
information.








At 7:33 AM -0800 1/21/08, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
>You are absolutely correct. Sensitivity is lacking when the 
>newspapers publish not only the picture of a suffering animal but 
>also pictures of dead people lying on the street killed by the 
>police or the militants. Several months ago, I was shocked 
>by photographs of the FCI official's dead body lying in a pool of 
>blood, and had a nightmare.
>Is it shock therapy and does it work?
>Dilip
>
>Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>
>  > >But in this
>>case, maybe, just maybe, it will wake up the Govt, and others who seem
>>hell-bent to capture the limelight at the first opportunity.
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>*** Limelight is absolutely a misnomer. It demonstrates an utter lack
>of sensitivity to blood and gore, a cultural void, which is not
>unexpected from the most violent society on earth: India.
>
>I am glad it was a front page story. However it could have been dealt
>with a bit of maturity that could be expected from civilized society.
>
>Perhaps my expectation is misplaced.
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>At 8:02 AM -0600 1/21/08, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>>C'da,
>>
>>In India this journalistic discretion is absolutely different.
>>Maybe Indian news media is going thru a phase, and such standards be damned.
>>
>>Some examples:
>>The Beltola incident - many newspapers & TV were not ashamed to show a naked
>>woman running around.
>>
>>In the tiger attack in the Guwahati Zoo, last month, it seems a number of TV
>>channels showed live footage. There was only one newspaper (The Hindu) which
>>said 'after a discussion with the editors', it was decided to publish only a
>>black & white photo, not color'.
>>
>>And now this gory & sickening photo of the unfortunate rhino. But in this
>>case, maybe, just maybe, it will wake up the Govt, and others who seem
>>hell-bent to capture the limelight at the first opportunity.
>>
>>--Ram
>>
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>>On 1/21/08, Chan Mahanta wrote:
>>>
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>>>  I have never seen a newspaper with a modicum of journalistic
>>>  discretion publish something like this horrific picture on their
>>>  front page.
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>>>  >Oh my Country!!!
>>>
>>>  *** Indeed!
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>>>  At 6:02 PM +0530 1/21/08, mc mahant wrote:
>>>  >Manoj,
>>>  >When I opened the Tribune in the morning- I thought-the beast/s who
>>>  >did that needed to be castrated. Later on --more rational thoughts
>>>  >came. To teach every citizen/human how vivisection needs to be
>>>  >practised onto ones near and dear ones first.
>>>  >And more thoughts ----
>>>  >I never opened the paper again .
>>>  >Oh my Country!!!
>>>  >Oh for the Indian Rupee!
>>>  >M'da> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:58:22 +0530> From:
>>>  >dasmk2k at gmail.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: [Assam] symbol
>>>  >of cruelty> > http://www.assamtribune.com/jan2108/Photo.html> >
>>>  >heart cries out to this wounded rhino at kaziranga national park.> >
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