Comments on: Free media

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:16:00 +0000

This is not the first time, our PM already gave warning to media people long time back as not to write anything bad about DPT indirectly in a meeting if I am not mistaken.

By: tans

tans — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:02:00 +0000

This is a serious issue, thats redicilious!!!…how can the media be chased…..

Media should do something about this..where is the constitution which guarantees the freedom of press and media….

And our journalist might have the moment they were chased…If i were there I would have throw my shoes on their faces..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:25:00 +0000

Also media should look into how justified it was to “bail out the steel industry” whether it was necessary or not? Someone had brought out the issue in kuensel “no bail out please” read it and ponder on it. It made be ponder and I finally concluded with the connection between JYT and Damchoe Dem. JYT sure has a huge share in it.Media needn’t do anything just bring out the facts and who owns it and who are the sahre holder and how much percent of profit is hidden to aviod tax and obviously it is a fronting case.
The other one is PNB and the facts…
The other one is copper and fronting……. many mnay more….. media don’t just keep lying to yourself that you are doing a good job….
You are not doing your job but just barking……. you desrve a bankruptcy by doing a good job.

By: Sautay

Sautay — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:10:00 +0000

yes...that was the exact thought that struck me when i read that piece of useless article (i am being very generous here).

Why? Because, there are so many things wrong in it.

It defied the very principle of transparency
It is against the right to information
Most importantly, media is treated like a pet, and in return all the media does is lower its tail, walk away and whine

But most importantly, if that whole incident was 100 percent, the reporter covered 5 percent and complained that the 95% was missed because they were shooed away.

Well, i don't say the fault lies entirely with the reporters who were there. Perhaps, a systemic issue.

But kindly be aware. We dont want to hear about a meeting being called, or a conference being started, or a house been constructed, or a black necked crane been killed. Everybody sees that, for god sake.

Please give it a thought. I don't say Nu. 8 or 10 is too much. Its noble on your part to justify. Who knows. Perhaps, your thought at this point could lead to a major and well deserved reform in the media industry.

And Di, use of information and access to information boils down to the same thing and that is, it is the responsibility of the media. You cannot simply blame the agencies concerned (what business do they have anyway). There are always means and ways to make them want to cooperate with you. There are always incentives, perverse or otherwise.

I think the challenge is for the media industry to clearly understand the scope of its responsibilities and the power it assumes. Once they feel strong enough, things will fall into places.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:17:00 +0000

There isn’t yet freedom of press and expression in Bhutan! Anyone has doubt about it, including Di?

If you call Brazilian football and Bhutanese football the same, then you can also say that we have freedom of press and expression as in a full-fledged democracy, say USA!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:25:00 +0000

Yeah! di! it is true that media is not being responsible in its duty otherwise there is nothing to hide. You don’t ned to invent beither fabricate just say it right on the face. When it comes to the government nothing is exposed. You go and talk about feeling who has no powers to implicate you and the minute its got to do with power and the powerful you do back out. Then expose the appointment of the CEO of Bhutan post, go dive into the beninger story, go get the truth out of the medical grant, go talk about the many affairs the ruling govt has been into. Go talk about the powers that PM has over its MPs, go talk about how DPT won over PDP……. many and many more… just do it and then we will say wow! the change has come

By: di

di — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:08:00 +0000

“sad but true our media is not ethical and scared of the government”
Well, i don’t beleive so. We are trying our best to give out fair and balanced stories out, if the people want to hear about shattering secrects of the governmnent, well, sorry, the only way to provide them is to invent them……they are either non existant or very very far from the media eye. We would be unethical if we report something incorrectly, fabricate information, deliberately distort news…….international media will give fine examples of what an unethical media can be like….and i beleive that we are not there yet. Also not ‘scared’ of the government. The fact that kuensel reported that the media was chased out is proof.
lets say that the real hindrance to the media is not actually ‘freedom of expression’ as such, we report the truth as we know it and no one stops us. The real problem is access to information “because the spokesperson is on leave.” We cant report on what we dont know…and most of the time, even for issues that are not at all controversial, there aren’t people to answer.

By: Bhutanese youth

Bhutanese youth — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:38:00 +0000

With a few more of Dawa’s kind, Bhutanese media will have more life.
Mr. Dorji Wangk is also doing good.
Others aren’t bad either…but still media is not so active..they have more rights to make the govt more transparent.
DPT,you too, Walk the talk!
Go media..go

By: Palden Drukpai Paw

Palden Drukpai Paw — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:47:00 +0000

Free media.... May be only the lips... The govt actually wanted to keep media under their power.

Get up media and speak out aloud.

BBS on the eve of 16 got wrong guest on their panel discussion on govt grant for the medical students in SA and other 2 countries.

But Dawa you did well

Hope to see Lyonpa Zanglay, Thakur and OL live on the screen soon. If not you can request PM and OL on the live.

PM already said they can come and speak to media.

So it is high time to come and speak why and how your govt managed to decide the matter.

Dawa keep it up and go after PM and OL for this will be a best LIVE show.

But let the telephone line be open to the public

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:24:00 +0000

Lyonpo, as somebody mentioned you are too humble and I think this is not correct. You have to assert you prescence since you and Dasho Damchoe are the only hope for change. You got to start doing something and we public are behind you. You and Damchoe have a huge responsibilty of saving the Nation from tryanny and dictatorship. Save Bhutan and save the citizens. This can’t go on and on, there has to be an end somewhere or else we all live in fear. I am very scared of the situation. Atleast we have your blog to express our dissappointment and I hope our Kings do visit your site because this is the best forum where people do express freely what they think.