Put the cartoon back on the front page of newspapers and bring a smile to the face of the reader. This was President A P J Abdul Kalam's advice to the Indian media.
"On the first page, when you see a cartoon, it puts a smile on your face. The rest of the news is about things like rape, theft and killing. The man or the child or the woman is happy to see the cartoon. You must bring back the cartoon on the first page," Kalam said during an interaction with journalists. "A man or a woman should smile in the morning. Don't make him or her unhappy," he said.
The President recalled that as a young person, the first thing he would look at when he picked up a newspaper would be the cartoon on the front page. "What I loved on the first page was the cartoon," he said. Kalam said the editors might love political news, but people hate it.
The President also said media persons need to see beyond the capital for news. Delhi is not the only place where things are happening," he said.
As an example, he cited the case of Kali Bein river in Punjab that was cleaned with the people's efforts but has not received adequate publicity. "Yamuna is not the only river that is polluted," Kalam said
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Former President Gerald Ford dies at 93
News Blog - Wednesday, Dec, 27th, 2006
By JEFF WILSON, Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES
Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th president and the only one never elected to nationwide office, has died. He was 93.
He died at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at his home in Rancho Mirage, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, his office said in a statement. No cause of death was released. Funeral arrangements were to be announced Wednesday.
"The American people will always admire Gerald Ford's devotion to duty, his personal character and the honorable conduct of his administration,"
President Bush said in a statement Tuesday night. "We mourn the loss of such a leader, and our 38th president will always have a special place in our nation's memory."
Ford was the longest living president, followed by Ronald Reagan, who also died at 93. Ford had been living at his desert home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., about 130 miles east of Los Angeles.
"I was deeply saddened this evening when I heard of Jerry Ford's death," former first lady Nancy Reagan said in a statement. "Ronnie and I always considered him a dear friend and close political ally.
More details at : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_re_us/obit_ford
On the Net :
Gerald Ford presidential library site: http://www.ford.utexas.edu/
Full Coverage: Gerald Ford, 1913-2006
By JEFF WILSON, Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES
Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th president and the only one never elected to nationwide office, has died. He was 93.
He died at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at his home in Rancho Mirage, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, his office said in a statement. No cause of death was released. Funeral arrangements were to be announced Wednesday.
"The American people will always admire Gerald Ford's devotion to duty, his personal character and the honorable conduct of his administration,"
President Bush said in a statement Tuesday night. "We mourn the loss of such a leader, and our 38th president will always have a special place in our nation's memory."
Ford was the longest living president, followed by Ronald Reagan, who also died at 93. Ford had been living at his desert home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., about 130 miles east of Los Angeles.
"I was deeply saddened this evening when I heard of Jerry Ford's death," former first lady Nancy Reagan said in a statement. "Ronnie and I always considered him a dear friend and close political ally.
More details at : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_re_us/obit_ford
On the Net :
Gerald Ford presidential library site: http://www.ford.utexas.edu/
Full Coverage: Gerald Ford, 1913-2006
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