Where Is The Information?

October 30, 2009 by Taran Rampersad

One of the problems I have with the local media is that, generally speaking, I don't think the public gets what it needs for informed discussion. When I glanced over the debacle over the '2 million dollar flag' on the Trinidad Guardian, I wondered where that figure magically sprang from.

Who said that the flag cost 2 million dollars? Where's the source? Was this number dreamed up at the taxi stand or the PTSC terminal? 

La Diva's comment was pure platinum. Go read it here.

I can understand when politicians don't answer questions - but publish the questions that they don't answer and say they didn't answer them. I can understand that sort of thing.

But what I cannot understand is why the media doesn't give the public more facts. Come on, bring us facts. That's what the media is supposed to do.

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