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When the media doesn’t play ball

When I think of interactions between the media and sportsmen, the first one that always comes to mind is a hilarious cross-fire I witnessed between an American journalist and Venus Williams in the middle of a rather serious press conference at the 1999 US Open. Journalist: Venus, you get asked ....Read more

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Wrong questionBy: Gajanan Netravali | Thursday , 11 Jun '09 10:07:11 AM Reply | Forward One can gauge what is wrong with our media by the question asked at the end of the article? The correct question should have been "So, MSD, when was the last time you went to Saravana Bhavan?"

Media accountability ??By: Commoner | Thursday , 11 Jun '09 9:27:48 AM Reply | Forward Mr. Pradhan, When was the last time someone from the media was hauled up for reporting irresponsibly ? The media, in the name of freedom of the press, has never subjected itself to any regulations - the existing bodies are toothless and there has been no worthwhile action against the media.

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