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

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

This was the propagandist motive for embedding reporters in the first place: when journalists' lives are dependent on the success of the troops with whom they are travelling, their coverage becomes skewed.

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.

The elder Dempo let it be known that his paper would support the Congress in the elections and, therefore, all news coverage must be oriented towards Congress candidates.

The coverage could not be extensive, nay it was even below average.

However, the poor coverage towards the end saw its readership go down sharply.

He played his reporters one against the other, to fetch desired coverage of stories that suited him the most.

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

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

But then even the coverage of day to day issues in Goa's English-language newspapers leaves much to be desired.

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.

Lethargy runs so deep that there is little coverage of even the staples like society, courts, crime and health that form the backbone of newspapers all over the world.

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

Unfortunately even after the national and international media picked it up, there was little improvement in the coverage by the local press.

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.

Even while skirting controversial issues, the newspaper could have made an impact with a comprehensive coverage of Goa.

With a wide network of young stringers without any ideological orientation spread across the state, Tarun Bharat provides comprehensive coverage of Goa like no other newspaper sold in the state.

Vital ingredients In my opinion, the major requirements for a successful daily newspaper are: a state-of-the-art establishment, a steadfast commitment to the reader, comprehensive coverage of all sections of the society, and the ultimate aim of becoming the voice of the Goan populace.

However, over the years, and as it gained wider popularity, the scope extended to the coverage of social, political, cultural and religious themes.

Besides there are a lot of people who read English as well as Roman Konknni, who want to read in the vernacular and get a different slant in coverage.

Chapter 21: From journalist... to publisher Niraj NaikNiraj Naik, known for his coverage of rural and remote Goa in the 'nineties, is today publisher and editor of the Digital Goa.

There seems to be unanimity amongst the desk staff and reporters that whatever words are uttered by a minister constitute the gospel truth, and that is the hot news worthy of wide coverage.