A comprehensive coverage of Goa, aided by a network of stringers spread all over the state, ensured that the Marathi Tarun Bharat was a newspaper of choice for anyone looking for a bird's eye-view of Goa every morning.

Though it is the beach belt that draws all the tourists, there is very little coverage from these areas in the local newspapers.

Even Herald's reportage consisted of allegations and counter allegations from interested parties with out any indepth coverage.

Purely as a marketing play, newspapers here should be allocating resources to ensure adequate coverage of the tourism sector.

bulletin, fresh news, stirring news; glad tidings; flash, news just in; on-the-spot coverage; live coverage.

For instance, there has been very muted coverage of some elements in Parrikar's cabinet like a minister who is rumoured to be pushing illegals into Europe.

Going back to Goa, I remember the one-sided coverage that Navhind Times carried during the month-long campaign for the historic, first general elections held on December 9, 1963.