Journalist 'Credi(t)'bility

Journalist 'Credi(t)'bility

Here is one of our present electronic media friend story, who is terrorising the banks and financial institutions in Vizag. He use to took advantage of the advertisement of automobile, electronic etc., products about installment facility. This person won't leave the installment products right from Maruti car to TV. Sometimes there will be new car, two wheeler, new electronic goods at his house which had taken on installment.

One fine day our media friends approached a bank manager to open account for their newly started association. By seeing this person name on that association list, manager asked his where abouts and narrated the episode about their experience with him as defaulter. Based on this incident we tried to get further information which revealed whole story of our friend. He use the name of media for his activities. Local bankers in a notion that all media is like this person. May be for that reason banks rejected to give individual loans for accredited journalist sites.

This friend presently working with Vissa channel and earlier worked in Andhra Bhoomi as stringer. He took the products on monthly installment basis. Will pay first two, three months installments without fail. After that he straight away go to the concerned bank manager or financial institution head introducing himself as one of the top media person in Vizag. Further he says that his finance position is not good now and request not to harass for further installments. But assure them that he will clear the amount in future.

He sell the items to the third person for discounted rate. Also went to court on his house owner and enjoying the house without rent from several months. He use to get sponsorships from the top business persons of vizag who want to campaign on the name of Vissa channel programs. (ex. Vizag Defence Academy, Welfare Group etc.,). He collect amount from the people who want to appear on screen.

Unfortunately bankers black listed journalists along with lawyers, as there is no reputation for them, because of the friends who are misusing the opportunities like this. Bankers are very particular in releasing loans, credit cards and other products regarding journalists, even though their pay slip is eligible to get them. Banks are in fear that journalists took advantage with their field and will be wanted default in repayment. Some of our friends got housing loans, personal loans, credit cards because of their relations with the banks and manger positive impression on that particular persons.

Note; Our intention is not to target a person. We want to throw some light, how unfair activities are going on the name of media.

Site 'Stories'

Site 'Stories'

Journalist house sites became hot topic in media community. Government allotted sites for vizag accredited journalists (basing on 2005 list) at Timmapuram. People who had not got these sites are worried very much and trying to pressurise society in all means. This is the story of people who had only 2006 accreditation's.

Observing the allotment of sites for accredited journalist, non accredited journalists (Stringer/ Contributors) also want to move a proposal to the Government in favour of them. Actually the number of Stringers will be five, six times high comparative with accredited journalists. (Now 180 accredited journalists are getting house sites. This number may reach 200)

Like in other working classes, here also some self announced leaders come forward with the slogan ‘house sites for non accredited journalists’. Soon, non- accredited journalists association started by two media friends who are presently running their own monthly magazines. Nearly 250- 300 members joined the association. Membership fee is fixed as Rs.50/- and collected 10,000/- to 15,000/-.

Vizag Journalist Forum (VJF) office which must be restricted to the forum affairs alone is used as venue by these two fellows for fee collection. On behalf of VJF manager member fee is collected. Months are passing, trails towards the sites proposals is almost nil. Now they are proposing to collect Rs.500 each on the name of future expenses. As this amount is little when compared to house sites benefit most of the people are ready to pay.

Till now they had not taken up the house sites proposal to state level. Unless, said a word to district collector in some meetings as a passing remark. Most of the people are not confident about the Government house sites allotment for non accredited journalists. Revenue sources are also not assuring for sites as there is no clause. Every media person support, if these friends got sites.

But collecting money on the name of house sites is nothing but cheating our own friends. So, members first of all ask about; the old amount and progress of the proposal. Then pay the amount to two self declared association leaders. Don’t think further amount is only 500/-. If 300 people pays it will be Rs.1, 50,000/-. Be cautious.

Award for real journalism

Award for real journalism

Entire journalist community felt happy today. We are proud for announcing prestigious Ramon Magsasysay award 2007 to renewed journalist Palagummi Sainath for journalism. Sainath proved himself by submitting agriculture, rural economy and drought stories with human touch. We can reach the people hearts with rural stories, not always aiming sensational and corruption items. Sainath once again proved it. Don’t we realize now? And tune attitudes regarding the story lines selection.

Sainath presented many stories which are heart touching. Reality is the life for those stories. He feels the problems of the rural people, which are narrated in such a way common reader can make note of it. His stories on Ananthapuram weavers, Andhra Pradesh women and drought are appreciated by every one. He also filed several stories touring Maharastra, Karnataka etc., states. Some of the poverty, agriculture, women based stories main briefings are placed on the blog for our media friends.

Vidarbha’s one-litre-per-cow package

By the Maharashtra government's own count, the 14,221 high-breed cows it gave farmers in Vidarbha add just 1.16 litres each to the milk collection in the region. These cows have cost already indebted farmers over Rs.7.5 crore.

Weaving a life in Anatapur

Families left behind by farmers who committed suicide face up to the odds, fighting for the next generation. "It is all for the children, sir. Our time has gone".

Unwilling parents, unwary orphans
In Anantapur, farm suicides are fewer than they were in 2002. But they still happen and could rise again in this fragile region. As elsewhere, agriculture is plagued by uncertainty.

Suicides are about the living, not the dead

In society's eyes, Kamlabai is a `widow.' In her own, she's a small farmer trying to make a living and support her family. She is also one of about one lakh women across the country who've lost their husbands to farm suicides since the 1990s.

No place for single women

Once, Andhra Pradesh's top leaders queued up at Bandi Lachmamma's home with promises. The debate on farm suicides hit the headlines when her husband took his life. Years later, she works as a coolie in Anantapur earning much less than the minimum assured by the NREGP - which turns away single women.

Jailhouse talk a fate worse than debt

After a lull of some years, farmers are being jailed for debt in Andhra Pradesh. Even those in drought-hit districts who cannot repay their loans. Farm unions see the banks as driving a dangerous and explosive process which lets off crorepati defaulters but jails bankrupt farmers owing a few thousand rupees.

Falling farm incomes, growing inequities

When many households spend less than Rs.225 a month per person, you really need to think of how people live. On what it is that they live. What can you spend on if the most you can spend is, on average, Rs.8 a day? And if close to 80 per cent of what you spend is on food, clothing and footwear, what else could you possibly buy?

Know more about Sainath news stories and read his interview on:

www.indiatogether.org/opinions/psainath

Website on tv9 RaviPrakash

Website on tv9 RaviPrakash

Do you know tv9 Chief Executive Officer V.RaviPrakash had a website? This is maintained by his friends. The information is mostly on, ‘what is RaviPrakash after tv9 launch’. There is no single word about Ravi’s journalism career which started from Vizag. He learnt his journalism ‘ABCD…’ at Andhra University Journalism and Mass Communication Department as a student of Bobby master. Ravi got good personal and business attachments with vizag. With his relationship with city, we thought this post will be interesting for media friends and placed on the blog.

We can find word to word interview by Aruna, Venkat which is quite funny to read. This can be titled as ‘routine introductory chitchat’ instead of interview. Photographs of Ravi can be viewed at gallery section.

Know more about 'tv9 linked RaviPrakash' on:

http://www.raviprakashtv9.com

Operation 'Mediagiri'

Operation 'Mediagiri'

Vizag media ‘mudurs’ took Varun motors Prabhu Kishore stand today. They are very much worried about his group construction activity in BeachRoad. Print and Electronic media assured that they are for his rescue. Literally they acted as P.R.O’s and shown their PRO attitude towards Prabhu Kishore. Why they had done all these “chemchagiri”, start guessing..! Yes, exactly... their over action is for peanuts- (either cash or kind).

Coming to this “chemchagiri” episode, Varun group wants to construct a Star hotel in Vizag BeachRoad opposite to hotel Taj. Five associations belongs to fisherman formed as an organization on the name of ‘Keratam’, prepared to go for court alleging that this hotel construction is against Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) act. They had arranged Press Meet in Vizag Journalist Forum venue today morning, narrated how this construction is against to the act and alleged that Varun people threatening them for filing case.

Some media friends want to take Varun group clarification and contacted its MD Prabhu Kishore. All the way from Hyderabad he rushed to Vizag by flight. Meanwhile he contacted media ‘mudurs’ about this issue. Remembering Prabhu Kishore earlier peanuts taste (Two and half years back Varun motors workshop constructed in residential area rather than in industrial zone near Vignan school located near D.I.G. bungalow. At that time media overlooked with his management techniques), these people attended Prabhu Kishore press conference in the evening which is arranged at Fusion Foods restaurant in Siripuram.

Prabhu Kishore is in confusion what to say about this sensitive issue. Our ‘mudurs’ guided him how to talk and what to talk? Jayamuni (Vartha), Narayana (Visakha Samacharam), BabuRao (Cable Vision), ShivaSankar (Gemini News) like people tried to support him saying ‘no problem sir... we will take care...’ Sensational reporter tv9 Sai who give series of stories on issues like this, is silent. May be; Sai aware that Prabhu Kishore is good friend of tv9 CEO RaviPrakash (Somebody campaigning that there is relation between them) or he is "convinced" by Prabhu Kishore.

After coming out from Vartha, ShivaSankar very rarely attending programs is present today. Jayamuni resigned to Vartha yesterday as he is assured an offer in ‘Saakshi’ by his brother Patanjali who is Editor in chief for that news paper also attended. Narayana even working with reader less paper, he popularized himself with journalist union activities very much here. Electronic media ‘mudur’- Cable Vision BabuRao run the show; he trained Prabhu Kishore how to talk in front of cameras.

With our media ‘mudurs’ feeding Prabhu Kishore alleged that- fishermen organization blackmailing him for the sake of money. In fact it may be true also. Because, there are several incidents where these people filed cases and are kept quite by accepting lots of money. Their concentration is always on CRZ and environmental issues. Anyhow, this is not related to our present subject.

No problematic questions posed by journalist who attended to press conference. As usual Eenadu like people limited to the back row without asking critical questions. (Prabhu Kishore may be cornered by leading publications keeping advertisement potentiality of Varun Motors in view). Press Meet completed smoothly and successfully. Prabhu Kishore satisfied with the treatment of media ‘mudurs’. They are eagerly waiting for his peanuts now. What is the value of peanuts? it is not million dollars.. rupees question.. but 1/3 of it. This feeler is roaming in and around vizag media.

That's the power of ‘Mediagiri’???

Some news items are satirical if read in Telugu. One of our team member moulded this story interestingly. Many of our media friends and well wishers are simply reading our posts without responding. We request them to comment on these posts. If anybody got interesting information about their organisations please share with our friends.

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