Media looses objectivity
Ratheesh Kaliyadan
Did you listen today's ( Nov 21, 2011) Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhoomi? The impartial and independent research oriented journalists of these two news papers investigated in the same field and brought out contradicting findings. The ordinary people who are addicted to the newspaper argue in street for their 'own' newspaper's view.The subject of inquiry is CPI(M)'s area conference in Nileswar, Kasaragod district.
Malayalamanoram here brought a first page news with blue title in a blue box. It says the Pinarayi fraction caught Nileswar area committee. strong supporter of Pinarayi became the secretary in a cleverly attempt of Pinarayi fraction. The reporter elaborates their reasons with 'credible and authentic' sources. They are supplementing the story with future impact of the election.
Mathrubhoomi's reporter ascertained that the Nileswar area committee sustained by the VS fraction.The committee members elected, extracts of discussions and support of various local committees used to support their view.
The contradictory versions of the two gigantic news papers itself make a threat to believably of these news papers.Fraction is a reality in CPI(M) is a reality. This does not means all conferences and election procedures are part of it. Such a generalisation of the issue of fraction does not help any news media for a large extent.Objectivity, the paramount value of reporting is a line drawn in the water tub. Though you can't be objective, don't try to mislead and cheat your readers. At-least keep a minimum level of professional ethics in making stories is our liability.
Monday, November 21, 2011
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climate change
CSE's South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change
The stage is getting set for the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP) in Durban. This is also the year which might sound the death knell for the Kyoto Protocol. In which direction would climate change negotiations and action head in the coming years? What more evidence has the science and study of climate change thrown up? And would the debates and discussions on mitigation and adaptation be a little more transparent, coherent and comprehensible this year?
Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) Media Resource Unit, think these and many other similar questions might find an answer at our Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change. The workshop is scheduled on November 16-17, 2011 in New Delhi.
Selected 80 journalists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lankawill participate. the selected journalists are interested in getting some insights into the existing and future horizons of the climate debate. Join national negotiators, policymakers, climate change experts, civil society representatives and other journalists in digging for the real dirt.
Poznan to Durban: the state of climate negotiations and politics,The science and impacts of climate change: new evidences, Expectations from Durban, REDD and REDD+: Carbon sticks or trees, Trade and climate change: is this the new lever for climate actions? CDM – Subsidy to fossils or leapfrog to technology? Low carbon growth: future of renewables? The future of climate negotiations: Durban and beyond etc will be majour theme of sessions.
Four journalists are invited for the workshop from Kerala. They are: Ratheesh Kaliyadan, editorial advisor, Eureka, K Rajendran, news editor, Kairali TV, Jayakrishnan S, news editor, Deepika, K P M Basheer, special correspondent, The Hindu.
Ratheesh Kaliyadan is the only independent journalist selected for the South Asian Media breifing workshop. He is working as a Higher Secondary School Teacher in Journalism at Govt. Girls HSS, Thalassery, Kannur and Editorial board member of Eureka, the only children's science magazine in Malayalam. Ratheesh Kaliyadan is the Director of Media Analysis & Research Center. We are proud to be part of the climate change negotiations.
The stage is getting set for the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP) in Durban. This is also the year which might sound the death knell for the Kyoto Protocol. In which direction would climate change negotiations and action head in the coming years? What more evidence has the science and study of climate change thrown up? And would the debates and discussions on mitigation and adaptation be a little more transparent, coherent and comprehensible this year?
Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) Media Resource Unit, think these and many other similar questions might find an answer at our Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change. The workshop is scheduled on November 16-17, 2011 in New Delhi.
Selected 80 journalists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lankawill participate. the selected journalists are interested in getting some insights into the existing and future horizons of the climate debate. Join national negotiators, policymakers, climate change experts, civil society representatives and other journalists in digging for the real dirt.
Poznan to Durban: the state of climate negotiations and politics,The science and impacts of climate change: new evidences, Expectations from Durban, REDD and REDD+: Carbon sticks or trees, Trade and climate change: is this the new lever for climate actions? CDM – Subsidy to fossils or leapfrog to technology? Low carbon growth: future of renewables? The future of climate negotiations: Durban and beyond etc will be majour theme of sessions.
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| Ratheesh Kaliyadan |
Ratheesh Kaliyadan is the only independent journalist selected for the South Asian Media breifing workshop. He is working as a Higher Secondary School Teacher in Journalism at Govt. Girls HSS, Thalassery, Kannur and Editorial board member of Eureka, the only children's science magazine in Malayalam. Ratheesh Kaliyadan is the Director of Media Analysis & Research Center. We are proud to be part of the climate change negotiations.
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