FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
From 50 Years Ago famous simian trio, or otherwise affect a pose of
godlike impartiality in all matters — assuming,
of course, that god can be impartial — news-
papers would soon be reduced to telephone
directories. Yet a journalist makes his choice
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with discrimination and without rancour, or is
Many Faces of Objectivity expected to do so. For, though there is nothing
in the Constitution or the ethics of his own
Nireekshak profession which debars him from being as
Journalists, like everyone else, have the right to fierce a partisan as any salesman of a particular
political choices as between parties and person- brand of toothpaste, a journalist is none-the-
alities, and even between factions within parties. less expected to keep objectivity as his watch-
Were editors and reporters to emulate the word at all times. …
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While a diplomat or an insurance agent may
choose to remain tight-lipped in moments of cri-
sis, and even enhance his credibility thereby,
newspapers — and that means editors in this
context — are expected to exercise their right of
free speech, especially in times of crisis. …
On the morning of November 3, which was a
Monday, following the weekend meetings of the
Congress Working Committee which the Prime
Minister and her associates boycotted (thus for-
malising the split in the party), neither Indian
Express nor Hindu had a word of comment in its
editorial columns.
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