PMO replies to Washington Post, slams journalist

[LaBong]

So when will Outlook call Obama 'ineffectual bureaucrat'?

 

[OrionHunter]

The Congress monkey brigade......

 

[Riteon]

The Congress monkey brigade......

Monkey 1 : MMS , i dont see any corruption !!

Monkey 2 : Chidambaran . I have no answers

Moneky 3 :Italian Queen I dont hear any complaints

 

[ahfatzia]

I don't agree.

International protocols and etiquette applies primarily to diplomats, to some extent to responsible administrators with a public interface. Journalists and the press have the duty to report what is happening, as well as, and distinguishable from, why it is happening. Just as Indian journalists would be well within their rights to criticize the government, and do so mercilessly, other journalists have the same right, as they perform the same role.

A lack of understanding of this has in the past led to tremendous unhappiness and even ill-will among foreign officials from states which have a 'directed' model of responsibility and legitimacy. The Indian press has been criticised for sensationalism, for exaggerating minor issues and projecting them as major, and picking on negative aspects of a relationship at the cost of positive aspects. It has earned this criticism due to its refusal to go by the Indian government's account of its dealings with a foreign power, but has usually chosen to form its own opinion. While there is no doubt that the tone tends to get shrill at times, while there is no doubt that these accounts get under the skin of the victim, it is essential for the freedom of the press, our simulation of the freedom of speech, that the press should operate with the utmost freedom. This includes criticizing public officials.

Once we give this freedom to our own journalists, it becomes difficult to threaten and browbeat others.

While your comment was balanced and responsible, it does not reflect the reality of either Indian or American political life, and the relationship politicians have with journalists and the press.

I respect your opinion on this, however it's my opinion the a mainstream media outlet of a democratic country can criticize another similar country about the 'flaws' of its democracy but should labels the head of that state of being weak, knowing his hands are tied by such 'flawed' system. Please be noted I quoted the word flaw because I'm not the judge of such system and neither is Washington Post. Every institution has its own strength and weakness that can not be judged and evaluated properly by a third party. It must be evolves by itself and seeks the right path in accordance to its people.

No system is perfect but for an outside media to be the judge and criticize the leader of that evolution is to undermined the abilities of the people and leadership of that institution and ultimately arrogant at best.

 

[Joe Shearer]

I respect your opinion on this, however it's my opinion the a mainstream media outlet of a democratic country can criticize another similar country about the 'flaws' of its democracy but should labels the head of that state of being weak, knowing his hands are tied by such 'flawed' system. Please be noted I quoted the word flaw because I'm not the judge of such system and neither is Washington Post. Every institution has its own strength and weakness that can not be judged and evaluated properly by a third party. It must be evolves by itself and seeks the right path in accordance to its people.

No system is perfect but for an outside media to be the judge and criticize the leader of that evolution is to undermined the abilities of the people and leadership of that institution and ultimately arrogant at best.

You have a point, of course. You have opted for balance and measure; my own preference is for motion and enlargement. There is no right answer or wrong answer. We are all left to our own devices, to understand what is going on as best as we may.