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Written By Bangalore is Mine - 16 January, 2013
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murali772 - 17 January, 2013 - 04:03
I don't think the issue here is how good ToI is compared to The Hindu, DH, NIE, or DNA. The issue is about the "so-labelled sensitive" ad, which all of the other papers would have also carried had the client approached them, since, in actuality, there is nothing sensitive about it. Publishing such comments will only aid the cause of chauvinists who are waiting in the wings to manufacture issues out of non-issues.
I subscribe to ToI, particularly for the number of highly readable columnists who are enlisted with them.
Bangalore is Mine - 24 March, 2014 - 13:45
Hi Mr Murali,
I am hurt over your remarks. I respect you and fellow contributors for your views and healthy interaction.
As a senior contributor, if you feel my views are tending towards being parochial and chauvinistic, you have the right to inform me of this concern and , if needed, request to have no further discussion on this.
When I joined this forum, which is strictly on invitation, the idea was to share and contribute views and action for a better development of the city. You could be right in your views , but do state it.
Each morning I go to play badminton using my cycle from Nirguna Mandir to NGV club. On my return, I take abt 45 mins to reach home. Do you know why? I park my cycle and prohibit vehicles from driving on the foothpath towards Sony World signal (Earlier, I used to verbally caution. now with experience, I do not say a word, just lead the vhicles back to road. Till now, only 2 elderly folks have thanked me personally for doing this and it is their appreciation which has motivated to keep going)
Post that, I take a ride from Sony World, all the way to Wipro park jucntion and rip the posters stapled to the trees (only trees not the electric poles).
There are other things I do to and am planning for more orgaised campaign for betterment , but probably mention it sometime later.
My point is, unles we do not interact, make yourself heard and have people telling you your shortcomings, you cannot grow. Involving a third person to forbid , only reflects my lack of patience and is not very healthy exercise to do.
Probably you do not remember me, but I have accompanied you, Major, Sushant and other folks durng the meetigs with BDA commisioner and also meetings of Koramangal 1st block RWA for issues pertaining to Shanti Nagar Coperative Society land.
Anyways, I would defiantely want each one to be candid of ones views and share it directly
Thanks
haven't seen the frontpage, but ..
silkboard - 16 January, 2013 - 17:58
Seriously, if you don't like ToI, why not just switch. I keep circling between Hindu and DNA, in between DH. Stopped TOI long ago.
I think a lot of us here have given up on TOI during last few years. May be a poll could help settle that.
dvsquare - 16 January, 2013 - 19:02
I don't have a liking for TOI, but sometimes I feel, it also gives a lot of coverage to bangalore civic issues, but yes only sometimes. Many times, it has just a small column here or there.
But yes overall, TOI is not a good in terms of news publication, yes they sensitize issue, they only publish one view, make headlines look attractive by writing things out of context, like how a sentence can be written by interchanging punctuation marks, or by leaving some start or end words.
For the particular instance, in today's world, there is no newspaper, who is going to compromise on issues you mentioned, they get advertisement revenue and they publish it wherever client wants.
Deepak
@ Vimal - For all the good that anybody has done or may be doing, if I notice the person upto something I consider objectionable, I won't hesitate to point it out. My earlier post in this thread was a cautioning exercise. If you can't take heed, I am sorry to have to be a bit direct, whether it causes hurt or not.
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