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Slanting the Linden Issue
Dear Editor,
I would like to express my profound disappointment with the news reporting of Kaieteur News and Capitol News on the Linden’s visit by President Donald Ramotar. I am certain that President Ramotar did not expect a red carpet treatment from those who have been carrying out the violent protests since July 18.
But there were several groups of residents who met the President and discussed various issues. Anyone viewing the Capitol News on August 16, would draw the conclusion that the entire Linden community was hostile to him and wanted him to get out.
Mr. Editor, if you viewed other newscasts and photographs in newspapers, you would conclude that there were many persons who held friendly discussions with the President.
The Editor of Capitol News, Gordon Mosley, is the President of the Guyana Press Association (GPA), which places an onus on him to be impartial in reporting the news.
For the past month, Capitol News has been slanting the Linden issue in a one-sided manner, which is against the ethics of journalism.
On the other side, Kaieteur News has been taking the same one-sided approach in reporting the Linden issue. Consider the negative page one lead in the August 17 edition of Kaieteur News, “President Ramotar rebuffed by hostile Lindeners.”
This, Mr. Editor, is a negative, false and unbalanced headline. The reporting was also very unbalanced. The whole objective was to make readers and viewers feel that the entire Linden community was hostile against President Ramotar.
This is totally untrue. Come on Kaieteur and Gordon, turn a new page in journalistic life. This does not prevent you from supporting the Party of your choice.
Dean Williams
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