Firstpost Editor R Jagannathan does it again - called spade a spade. In this particular context, uncovers bias against Narendra Modi. To understand, see this paragraph: The misreading of Parrikar’s argumental thrust shows how vulnerable we are to our own biases. In a short interview of seven questions published by the NYT, even the balancing parts of the answer to the same question got de-emphasised. And the more important parts of the Q&A, including parts referring to Modi and his popularity, got lost in the heat and dust generated by the singular focus on 2002. Thus, The Times of India chose to headline the interview, “Gujarat riots blot on Modi’s career.” DNA chose to tomtom Parrikar’s alleged boast that he would have done better than Modi in 2002. Firstpost didn’t manage anything different either. The Indian Express managed better balance: even while highlighting the “blot” part of the statement, it emphasised Parrikar’s point that Modi need not apologise. Read more at: firstpost/politics/wilfull-blindness-the-art-of-misreading-parrikar-on-modi-1091923.html?utm_source=ref_article
Posted on: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 06:36:49 +0000
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