NIRVANIKA SINGH
Arthur Sulzberger Jr., an eminent American journalist has very rightly said,” Newspapers cannot be defined by the second word – paper. They’ve got to be defined by the first word – news.” In accordance with this principle, I have been reading, one of India’s most trusted English newspapers, ‘The Hindu’ for the past one year. This particular newspaper was already being read by numerous family members of mine, hence, I was no stranger to it. However, a thorough and in depth reading of the newspaper made me truly appreciate its commitment to publishing, ‘to the point’ and authentic news articles. Apart from the news stories, it has excellent, thought-provoking and pragmatic editorials. The Hindu often makes a clear distinction between ‘facts’ and ‘opinions’ (most newspapers habitually blur the lines between the two), which is a feature I’ve grown to admire more and more. The newspaper is perfect for enriching one’s vocabulary. However, it is by no means flawless. Lately, the newspaper has been flooded with advertisements and its opinion page is evidently one sided. Nevertheless, I continue to appreciate its spirit of enquiry, the conscious absence of ‘nonsense news’ and its tendency to uninhibitedly question, dissent and interrogate.
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