Behind Bhagwat’s deceptive nonchalance, the message was there for all to read. - Seema Chishti, Indian Express
Monday, August 23, 2010
Outlook Money editor quits and exposes outlook
Monika Halan has quit Outlook Money and in the process has exposed the wrongdoings at Outlook
Test of resignation
Dear All,
I am deeply upset to tell you that I have resigned. For the last three years we've been like a close-knit family and to leave like this so suddenly is not nice I know. But there is an increasing conflict of interest between edit and management and my work ethics do not allow me to be a party to this. As always, transparency is the key word and
I want to share why I am taking this step.
1. The OLM Awards are being used to fulfil the advertising goals of the Group. In fact, we were all part of the meeting where we were told that the award should have gone to LIC despite it not making the cut since it is a large company with many readers as policyholders. In a subsequent mail from the President, I was told that the concern is that LIC has withdrawn all ads to the Outlook Group. I see it as a clear conflict of interest between ad and edit, especially since edit has sincerely worked on the awards in an attempt to make them the most
unbiased awards in the country -- and for which we involved eminent market professionals like Dr R.H. Patil of CCIL and Ravi Narian of NSE.
2. Edit is being blamed for falling circulation. When we were doing 1.5 lakh copies a fortnight there was no sharing of credit with edit by the management. But in the middle of a global downturn when the circulation of a market-linked product like OLM slips, edit is being blamed. I think all of you pull really hard, work sincerely and have re-created a sinking brand to a world class product that OLM is today.
On behalf of all of you comprising this fantastic team as well as personally, I do not accept this blame.
3. There is direct management intrusion into edit now. We are being asked to get our cover stories cleared by the publisher and send our stock picks to Outlook Profit for clearance. I think this is an insult to a team that has proved its worth many times over. I think the Group will be happier with a more pliable editor. I am not that person.
Good luck to you all. And keep in touch -- you guys rock! One last meeting tomorrow at 11? See you.Warm regards,
Monika
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Monika Halan
Editor, Outlook Money
8th Floor, NAFED House,
Ashram Crossing
New Delhi -110014
Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest Rudali Media
It seems YSR’s sudden demise has seriously effected the intelligence and common sense of Indian Media. Some of the news they have been disseminating is bordering to absurdity! Or is it media is playing the role of Rudalis to create an icon for congress.
Dumbest of the pack is The Times of India with their outrageous claim that 67 YSR fans has died of shock. According to TOI
More than 60 people across Andhra Pradesh have died of shock or committed suicide after the death of their chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, prompting his MP son Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to appeal to his late father's admirers to be patient and brave.
Would TOI please enlighten us how this data was authenticated? Whats the source of this data? In the hustle bustle of making money from dead, TOI may have forget following
Crude Death Rate of AP is 7.4/1000 and out of which Cardiovascular diseases is the leading causes of mortality, responsible for 33% of all deaths. That essentially means that AP with a Population of 76,210,007, every day more that 500 People die due to Cardiovascular diseases. I guess TOI is assuming anyone who died due to heart attack on the day YSR died would be due to shock!
When it comes to covering Sob stories how can undie TV be left behind. One of their top honchos(not to be confused by Ghonchus) flew in a helicopter to show the viewers the aerial route that YSR's ill-fated flight had taken. The news unfolded something like below
Honcho(shouting on top of his voice to be heard) : “We are now on top of thick forest one can only imagine the difficulty on that illfateful night”. Camera pans down and shows recently harvested paddy fields. After some time they just gave up and started showing some old footage
Another reporter belatedly told us
“YSR started his political career here, he knows this place like back of his hand... if anyone can survive in there it is YSR”
(errr... did YSR start his career in Jungle)
Then a famous congress leader comes for interview. she played her role very well with a long face.
Myself and YSR had a colourful past(i guess she meant chequered) ... We both were very frank with each other(she meant used to fight a lot)
Its only Indian media which can create a comedy even out of a tragedy
UPDATE:
It seems the death toll is now increasing by hour. Not to be outdone, CNN IBN played the Gladiator tune in background while reporting the death of YSR. They are now leading the race of reporting highest death toll due to death of YSR. According to IBN,
As many as 122 people across Andhra Pradesh reportedly died of shock or committed suicide after the death of Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, prompting his MP son YS Jaganmohan Reddy to appeal to the people to be stoic and brave.
if you would notice the text for both IBN and Times of India report is same except for number of deads. Our sources in media is telling us that by tomorrow we are expecting the death toll to cross the death toll due to Tsunami.
NDTV has its own version of Truth
On August 07, 2010 the right hand of a 24-year-old man was nearly severed by a gang, allegedly to wreck revenge for his questioning one of them for teasing his cousin sister. All media channels reported this as another instance of deteriorating law and order situation.
But NDTV decided to add their own version into “sequence of events”. It seems they altered the original news from PTI and attributed this incident to RSS/BJP.
Coming just one month after shocking incident in which Professor TJ Joseph Moolvattupuzha's hand was chopped off by PFI Goons for allegedly framing a question paperthat insulted the prophet Mohammed, Perhaps, NDTV was trying for a balancing to cater to “secular” audience.
Express reports from same PTI source
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