Sunday, June 01, 2008

The Madrassa Guardian

The Times of India is not very happy with the current state of political opinion in the Guardian(via Coffee House)

In theory, all news reportage in a credible paper should meet the criterion of objectivity. However, in its commentaries and analyses (generally but not always confined to the editorial, or comment, page) the newspaper not only can, but is expected to, express its opinion on political and other matters, and the more cogently and forcefully the better.
says the paper but

however, the separation of what is sometimes called the 'church and the state' in newspaper jargon (i.e. the editorial page and the news pages) sometimes gets blurred.


But

The Guardian,is far to the left of not just the Tories but also of New Labour, the paper's constituency seemingly that of the 'Londonistan' of mullahs and minarets. The Guardian used to be called the Manchester Guardian; today it might well be called, by fans and foes alike, the Madrassa Guardian.

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