नाम:श्री सोमनाथनिर्माता:शिवलिंग:चंद्र देवता,
मूल मंदिर निर्माण:अज्ञात,
वर्तमान :सरदार वल्लभ भाई पटेलजीर्णोद्धारक:कई लोग, (पाठ देखें)निर्माण काल :देवता:शिववास्तुकला:हिन्दू वास्तुकलास्थान:वेरावल, सौराष्ट्र गुजरात
मूल मंदिर निर्माण:अज्ञात,
वर्तमान :सरदार वल्लभ भाई पटेलजीर्णोद्धारक:कई लोग, (पाठ देखें)निर्माण काल :देवता:शिववास्तुकला:हिन्दू वास्तुकलास्थान:वेरावल, सौराष्ट्र गुजरात
problems faced by rural people.
“Today’s media, especially the mainstream media, if I am not misunderstood, is more pre-occupied with urban issues and lifestyles of the rich and affluent,” he said on Sunday after giving away awards to ‘Best Telugu Rural Journalist’ instituted by the Foundation for People’s Journalism on Sunday.
R.M. Umamaheswar Rao of Andhra Jyoti bagged the best rural journalist award, carrying a citation and cash of Rs. 25,000. V. Udayalakshmi of Sakshi and freelancer G. Srinivas won the two other awards each carrying Rs.10,000.
The Speaker said problems of the common man and rural poor were not matters of serious concern for such “market-driven media world. It is said that the marketing managers and not the editors decide the policy of many newspapers. This is undoubtedly a matter of grave concern.”
Rural Affairs Editor of The Hindu P. Sainath, who is instrumental in instituting the awards, quoted a recent survey report of the Centre for Media Studies, which monitored six news channels for three years, to state that entertainment got nine times more coverage than health, education, environment and agriculture put together.
Explaining his experiences in covering farmers’ issues, Mr. Sainath said he felt “depressed” for getting awards for covering farmers’ suicides. “I did not want to use that money.”
