[Assam] symbol of cruelty

[Alpana B. Sarangapani]

That's the main point. I agree.
 


 

“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass”
- Lakshmana
 
 
 > Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:37:47 +0530> From: dasmk2k at gmail.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] symbol of cruelty> > but for these journalists we would never have seen such a horrific> picture and symbol of mens' greed. journalists should show what we> are. i dare to differ.> > -manoj> > On 1/21/08, Dilip/Dil Deka <dilipdeka at yahoo.com> 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.> >> >> > *** 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.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > 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> > >> > >> > >On 1/21/08, Chan Mahanta wrote:> > >>> > >>> > >> I have never seen a newspaper with a modicum of journalistic> > >> discretion publish something like this horrific picture on their> > >> front page.> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> >Oh my Country!!!> > >>> > >> *** Indeed!> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> 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.> >> > >> >-manoj> _______________________________________________> assam> > >> >mailing list> assam at assamnet.org>> > >> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > >> >_________________________________________________________________> > >> >Tried the new MSN Messenger? It's cool! Download now.> > >> >http://messenger.msn.com/Download/Default.aspx?mkt=en-in> > >> >_______________________________________________> > >> >assam mailing list> > >> >assam at assamnet.org> > >> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________> > >> assam mailing list> > >> assam at assamnet.org> > >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > >>> > >_______________________________________________> > >assam mailing list> > >assam at assamnet.org> > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > assam mailing list> > assam at assamnet.org> > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> > _______________________________________________> > assam mailing list> > assam at assamnet.org> > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> > > -- > Manoj Kumar Das> C 172 GF, Sarvodaya Enclave> New Delhi 17 India> 0091 9312650558 (HP)> > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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