5th June,
2000.
I saw a
headline on page one of the Singapore
Straits Times
the other day which proclaimed that low income earners
were the hardest hit by the recession. My immediate
reaction was that the paper was stating the obvious but
after talking with a friend about this I realised that
perhaps it is wise to state the obvious from time to
time. There are affluent members of the community who
live quite a cloistered existence, immune to the
fluctuations of the economic cycles. Newspaper articles
such as these will hopefully awaken this sector of
society to the needs and plight of others.
What is happening in Fiji? Did anyone learn anything
following the coup in 1987? Let's hope that the governing
international rugby union bodies at least ban Fiji from
participtaing in any future Rugby
internationals.
I question myself. What does an editor write? Is it
really the editor composing the comments that typically
appear in an editorial? Is it actually the publisher or
the owner of the newspaper composing the editorial? How
much integrity can one find in an editorial these
days?
When one
considers the multinational media conglomerates, family
publishing empires and state dominated media that is
present throughout the world you really have to wonder
how much freedom an editor actually possesses as they
express their view.
This is not a
vehicle for pontificating or preaching. This is simply a
space for relaying events and communicating
ideas.
Today I saw a very young child earnestly attempting to
tie up a shoelace on one of her mother's shoes. The child
was determined to get it right and so save her tired
mother any effort. The shoelace was tied, although not in
the usual fashion. The mother was happy. The child was
happy. The shoelace was tied. I guess the fact that
everyone was happy is the important thing.
The
Editor
