In was indeed a great feeling to
watch the honourable Prime Minister of India speaking about media and its
current scenario at the Platinum Jubilee celebration of The Assam Tribune,
North East India’s oldest and the most circulated English daily.
The motive behind this post is
not adjudicate Modi’s speech during the ceremony (which was brilliant) instead
capitalize on the fact that his speech has made Assam Tribute treading on
internet across India, and this seems to be the perfect opportunity for me to probably
express my gratitude to this organization which was established 75 years ago by
Radha Govinda Baruah.
They say there always has to be
an inspiration behind everything you do, and what inspired to probably attempt
a career in Journalism is The Assam Tribune.
During my school days, though the
Cable Television era was well in its full colours, but my access to exclusive
News channels was not at all measurable. Fortunately till 2010, I had just two
sources of News consumption, Doordarshan and The Assam Tribune. Of the two
sources, the later played a key role in developing the taste of news that I
have today.
Let me describe Assam Tribune; it
is one of those old school newspapers that believe in the power of language. It
is probably one of the most orthodox newspapers in India, which follows every
standard format and guidelines. More importantly, even in today’s age of advertorials,
The Assam Tribune still looks and functions like a newspaper.
The language used is very formal
with no experimentation. English is crude yet impactful. What makes the
newspaper further interesting is that it never loops around a topic; the
writing approach is very straight and to the point. It also keeps its target
audience in mind, with the main newspaper being perfectly balanced for all
sections of the society to love it. Supplements on the other hand give a
separate treatment to the news and features which keeps the youth and the elitist
of the audience glued to the newspaper.
The reason why I am such a big
patron of the media industry is The Assam Tribune. During my school days in
Guwahati, every time I used to pass the yellow building of Assam Tribune in
Chandmari, it used to give me thrills. It was only a couple of years later that
I realized that it is probably the media industry where I wanted to peruse a
career, and here I am today specializing in Journalism.
My only contribution to Assam
Tribune so far has been only through poems. As a heartbroken teenager when I
was sent to Delhi for studies, this 75 year old newspaper was my only platform
to get my thoughts published. Hence it’s still my dream to actually write a
proper feature for The Assam Tribune.
75 years, I would say this is just the
beginning, you still have a long way to go The Assam Tribune. At a time when
the line between advertisement and news is getting blurred day by day, you
still remain an organization which upholds the true journalistic ethics.
Thank you for your service The Assam Tribune.
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