tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post8133596779262253511..comments2023-10-30T17:07:19.996+05:30Comments on Don't trust the Indian Media!: Je Na Sais Quoi...Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06885651813993966354noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-65339699176037487462007-09-13T16:19:00.000+05:302007-09-13T16:19:00.000+05:30Oheraldo claims to be Goa's Number One newspaper, ...Oheraldo claims to be Goa's Number One newspaper, though most of us journos think the paper is neck and neck with Navhind Times which also claims the Number One slot.<BR/><BR/>As far as I know neither of the two papers are ABC certified though they both produce certificates from some chartered accountants in order to obtain government advertising.<BR/><BR/>Both papers are chock-a-block with ads - around 40 per cent of the 20 or 24 pages they put out every day. And both pay peanuts. Veteran journos earn barely 5000. <BR/><BR/>The last editor of Herald is on record saying his last pay check was 18000 odd rupees per month (abt two years ago) after more than a decade of service.<BR/><BR/>And with ToI foisting a one-day old Mumbai edition in Goa, the two papers are having a gala time...Shiv Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848873785777244097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-63818144664165697302007-09-12T21:30:00.000+05:302007-09-12T21:30:00.000+05:30Mumbai Journo, before we condemn the paper - I wou...Mumbai Journo, before we condemn the paper - I would like to know the finances of the Herald - if the paper is in dire straits - heck, I understand in a weird sort of way why they did what they did. Capitalism rules right? You can't run a paper in an altruistic form unless you're Father A who started the Observer. Anyway, I'm not condoning what they did, but I might know what inspired the move.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885651813993966354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-40074743287520211232007-09-12T21:24:00.000+05:302007-09-12T21:24:00.000+05:30Mr Chopra, I just deleted your comments because wh...Mr Chopra, I just deleted your comments because while I understand your 'hurt' at someone appropriating your name, this is not a forum to release press releases. A comment where you encapsulated your thoughts is OK, but for god's sake... Anyway, a banner link at the top of your page. <BR/>And that Piggy Chops page needs serious help!Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885651813993966354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-52830115718407756452007-09-12T11:50:00.000+05:302007-09-12T11:50:00.000+05:30A Goan blogger has done the impossible - carried o...A Goan blogger has done the impossible - carried out a sting operation on a local newspaper!<BR/><BR/>As journalists covering the<BR/>June assembly elections in Goa, many of us were aware about the misuse<BR/>of editorial space in local papers for advertising various candidates.<BR/><BR/>Now a blogger, I suspect a journo of Goan origin who used to do sting<BR/>operations for national media, has done a sting on the Herald, which<BR/>claims to be the number one paper in Goa. <BR/><BR/>The blogger posing as a<BR/>marketing executive negotiated a deal to sell editorial space at a 400<BR/>per cent premium over ad rates.<BR/><BR/>check out the story on:<BR/><BR/>http://penpricks.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Shiv KumarShiv Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848873785777244097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-32190728324933193602007-09-12T10:39:00.000+05:302007-09-12T10:39:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-32340985483863400652007-09-11T16:04:00.000+05:302007-09-11T16:04:00.000+05:30maintaining the facade of perfection is what the f...maintaining the facade of perfection is what the fashion industry does best. geetanjali's disheveled hair, bad skin, vacant eyes could easily be staring at us from a glossy mag. and as my designer friend would derisively say: 'oh look, there goes another fashion victim'.simranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01035926076329654524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-21858190873659775562007-09-11T09:21:00.000+05:302007-09-11T09:21:00.000+05:30K, is it the same as in the US and Europe where mo...K, is it the same as in the US and Europe where models do drugs to keep their weight down (and smoke like chimneys too)?thalassa_mikrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942716364297839680noreply@blogger.com