tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post1653059492621596961..comments2023-10-30T17:07:19.996+05:30Comments on Don't trust the Indian Media!: What's up at Sakaal?Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06885651813993966354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-48248960478924509002008-07-22T16:07:00.000+05:302008-07-22T16:07:00.000+05:30Not at all surprised to read about the Sakaal Time...Not at all surprised to read about the Sakaal Times. I am referring to its Pune edition, and don't know what the Delhi one looks like. It's a scrappy newspaper and I've seen it from the time it used to be the Maharashtra Herald. One thought it would be an improvement on the MH but it's as bad. At least the MH, in the early days, before it was acquired by Pawar, could take refuge in the fact that it was a local newspaper with not too much finances to back it up. But one thought it would improve post-acquisition. The problem lies with the kind of people who work there. Except for a few exceptions, the rest of the guys are pretty mediocre. And btw, Paddy cut his teeth at the Poona Herald, which later became Maharashtra Herald!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-81684100492179648232008-07-20T10:12:00.000+05:302008-07-20T10:12:00.000+05:30I live and work out of both Pune and Delhi, and ha...I live and work out of both Pune and Delhi, and had a regular weekly signed column at MH/Sakaal for years, along with a dozen local Pune people of various leanings. I can say this - MH/Sakal never ever interfered with what we wrote about, even if it was pithy hometruths about The Families That Are Relevant In Maharashtra. Give the Bossman and his Brother that much credit, if not more.<BR/><BR/>The new dispensation, "Paddy" and "Badshah" or whoever else, have destroyed a perfectly decent (and powerful) regional newspaper. Hopefully they will not be allowed to go anywhere near the Marathi language edition.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, DNA (199/- rupees a year), TOI (better vaue by weight on resale), Indian Express (The Pune edition is still their best in the country) and now even HT (lands up from Mumbai in time for the early morning distribution) are all providing very strong competition in a city where newspaper reading - and dissecting - is an art form.<BR/><BR/>You have to see the early morning newspaper round robins - half a dozen guys buy one different newspaper each after their morning walk, then sit down somewhere with their limejuice/tea/coffee and swap the newspapers for about 30 minutes, then they dissect them.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the columnists, some of whom are national names too, are all being snapped up by other publications. With far better internet exposure, which is the real name of the game, if you ask me.<BR/><BR/>"Paddy" and "Badhshah", sounds like an Irani Restaurant on East Street, if you ask me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-56449519790325917412008-07-20T07:26:00.000+05:302008-07-20T07:26:00.000+05:30Will the govt survive the trust vote? What do you ...Will the govt survive the trust vote? What do you think K?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com