Comments on: Esther Ducks and Runs http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html Like a Police Boots on Yuh Corn Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:22:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Mahalia http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2738 Mahalia Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:09:43 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2738 I honestly think that while there were some grammatical errors in the news paper article regarding Esther Le Gendre and her refusing to answer the media on the issue of 103 pupils at Cap-de-Ville Government Primary School were hospitalised for food poisoning on that Wednesday, we still need to remember that people in these times prefer sensationalism rather that facts. This is not only an issue with the media, but rather an issue with people in Trinidad in general. We prefer to listen or read someone's interpretation of something or someone rather than the facts. I believe that we can get persons to appreciate facts and statistics rather than making speculations and making assumptions, we will ahve a more productive people in Trinidad and Tobago. Mahalia 23 February 2009 I honestly think that while there were some grammatical errors in the news paper article regarding Esther Le Gendre and her refusing to answer the media on the issue of 103 pupils at Cap-de-Ville Government Primary School were hospitalised for food poisoning on that Wednesday, we still need to remember that people in these times prefer sensationalism rather that facts.

This is not only an issue with the media, but rather an issue with people in Trinidad in general. We prefer to listen or read someone’s interpretation of something or someone rather than the facts.

I believe that we can get persons to appreciate facts and statistics rather than making speculations and making assumptions, we will ahve a more productive people in Trinidad and Tobago.

Mahalia
23 February 2009

]]> By: The Liming House » Do they regret their errors? http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2185 The Liming House » Do they regret their errors? Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:18:36 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2185 [...] a recent post over at the Manicou Report noted, in connection with a Guardian story about Education Minister [...] [...] a recent post over at the Manicou Report noted, in connection with a Guardian story about Education Minister [...]

]]> By: Kayode http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2149 Kayode Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:47:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2149 I'm sorry I didn't see this post earlier. I was offline for a while.<br/><br/>Mani, I agree with your sentiments regarding that story. I was shocked myself when I first read it, and I wondered how it got past the EIC's desk.<br/><br/>To answer the question above, a news story should not carry the sort of tone or make the sort of assumptions that the story in question does. <br/><br/>A news story should contain the facts, and any logical, formal questions/conclusions that those facts raise.<br/><br/>As a journalist (or a thinking Trinbagonian in general), it's difficult to refrain from commenting on issues. But the journalist's job is to remain objective.<br/><br/><br/>Also, I'll add that there are journalists in Trinidad. The problem is that due to the problems listed by abonymous above, journalism itself is seldom encouraged.<br/><br/>Good post either way, Mani. I’m sorry I didn’t see this post earlier. I was offline for a while.

Mani, I agree with your sentiments regarding that story. I was shocked myself when I first read it, and I wondered how it got past the EIC’s desk.

To answer the question above, a news story should not carry the sort of tone or make the sort of assumptions that the story in question does.

A news story should contain the facts, and any logical, formal questions/conclusions that those facts raise.

As a journalist (or a thinking Trinbagonian in general), it’s difficult to refrain from commenting on issues. But the journalist’s job is to remain objective.

Also, I’ll add that there are journalists in Trinidad. The problem is that due to the problems listed by abonymous above, journalism itself is seldom encouraged.

Good post either way, Mani.

]]> By: Anonymous http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2148 Anonymous Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:20:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2148 http://news.bn.gs/article.php?story=20071129181138288<br/><br/>How about this photo on news.co.tt? Shocking... http://news.bn.gs/article.php?story=20071129181138288

How about this photo on news.co.tt? Shocking…

]]> By: TRINI http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2147 TRINI Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:19:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2147 By 2020 :-<br/><br/>T&T would be one big massive traffic jam<br/><br/>Streets would be deserted after sundown<br/><br/>Nightlife would be non-existent<br/><br/>People would pay to play mas in enclosed areas like the Stadium, since the streets would not be safe<br/><br/>Small business would close and send staff home because people would not be able to afford to eat out<br/><br/>Then the Syrians will buy out their properties<br/><br/>Murders and kidnappings will continue<br/><br/>People will return their cable boxes, and antennas on top of homes will reappear<br/><br/>Price Smart will introduce a Gold Card for PNM friends and family and CEPEP contractors<br/><br/>The Water Taxi project will be promised by 2025<br/><br/>Everyone under 25 will be a graduate of the University of T&T, but will be unemployable anywhere in the world<br/><br/>UTT will still be spending millions on God knows what<br/><br/>A Panday will still control Indian votes<br/><br/>The sugar workers will still be waiting on their lands<br/><br/>Most of their lands will be bought by Syrian businessmen<br/><br/>The Police Service will introduce credit card and ATM facilities at Police Stations for easy payment<br/><br/>High rise buildings in POS will remain unoccupied<br/><br/>The Interchange Project will be stopped until the Commission of Enquiry into corruption is finished<br/><br/>Belgroves will open a kiosk at the Casualty Unit of all the main Hospitals<br/><br/>A doubles will turn into a singles, and be a once a week treat<br/><br/>Kiss Bakeries will introduce a sliced hops<br/><br/>The US and Canada will stop issuing visas to Trinis<br/><br/>Natural gas reserves will run out<br/><br/>Three smelters will be killing our people, but the environmentalists of the NW Peninsula will only be concerned with re-afforestation and landing some big UN job<br/><br/>There will be a demand for Jamaican and Guyanese dollars<br/><br/>The Piarco Airport corruption trial will enter its 2564th day of hearing<br/><br/>Dookeran will write newspaper columns from his home in Canada<br/><br/>Indians will be purged from the public service and Jennifer Baptiste will be smilingly silent<br/><br/>All persons south of the Caroni will have to buy a monthly pass or pay a toll to drive into POS<br/><br/>Manning will be Executive President for life<br/><br/>The rich will get richer<br/><br/>The poor will get poorer<br/><br/>The middle class will disappear<br/><br/>The PNM will continue tiefing and denying that we are a failed State<br/><br/>WE IN DEEP SHIT !! By 2020 :-

T&T would be one big massive traffic jam

Streets would be deserted after sundown

Nightlife would be non-existent

People would pay to play mas in enclosed areas like the Stadium, since the streets would not be safe

Small business would close and send staff home because people would not be able to afford to eat out

Then the Syrians will buy out their properties

Murders and kidnappings will continue

People will return their cable boxes, and antennas on top of homes will reappear

Price Smart will introduce a Gold Card for PNM friends and family and CEPEP contractors

The Water Taxi project will be promised by 2025

Everyone under 25 will be a graduate of the University of T&T, but will be unemployable anywhere in the world

UTT will still be spending millions on God knows what

A Panday will still control Indian votes

The sugar workers will still be waiting on their lands

Most of their lands will be bought by Syrian businessmen

The Police Service will introduce credit card and ATM facilities at Police Stations for easy payment

High rise buildings in POS will remain unoccupied

The Interchange Project will be stopped until the Commission of Enquiry into corruption is finished

Belgroves will open a kiosk at the Casualty Unit of all the main Hospitals

A doubles will turn into a singles, and be a once a week treat

Kiss Bakeries will introduce a sliced hops

The US and Canada will stop issuing visas to Trinis

Natural gas reserves will run out

Three smelters will be killing our people, but the environmentalists of the NW Peninsula will only be concerned with re-afforestation and landing some big UN job

There will be a demand for Jamaican and Guyanese dollars

The Piarco Airport corruption trial will enter its 2564th day of hearing

Dookeran will write newspaper columns from his home in Canada

Indians will be purged from the public service and Jennifer Baptiste will be smilingly silent

All persons south of the Caroni will have to buy a monthly pass or pay a toll to drive into POS

Manning will be Executive President for life

The rich will get richer

The poor will get poorer

The middle class will disappear

The PNM will continue tiefing and denying that we are a failed State

WE IN DEEP SHIT !!

]]> By: Deigo "Ricky" Martin http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2146 Deigo "Ricky" Martin Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:01:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2146 Mani I saw this article and thought of you!http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161245958<br/><br/>FYI the link on the Express front page says:<br/><br/>"Policeman loses job for stealing paper<br/><br/>The theft of four sheets of paper worth eight cents each has cost a police constable his job."<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>So the reader thinks, oh lord these people wicked, they fire the man for ripping some pages out of a notepad.<br/><br/>Is only when you read to the end, you see is blank form for gas receipts he take....so he was probably going and scam the station.<br/><br/>Is not like hoss take a couple ah post it notes!<br/><br/>STEUPS<br/><br/><br/>What a misleading headline, it trying to make the HONEST police that report the incident look foolish Mani I saw this article and thought of you!http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161245958

FYI the link on the Express front page says:

“Policeman loses job for stealing paper

The theft of four sheets of paper worth eight cents each has cost a police constable his job.”

So the reader thinks, oh lord these people wicked, they fire the man for ripping some pages out of a notepad.

Is only when you read to the end, you see is blank form for gas receipts he take….so he was probably going and scam the station.

Is not like hoss take a couple ah post it notes!

STEUPS

What a misleading headline, it trying to make the HONEST police that report the incident look foolish

]]> By: AC http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2145 AC Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:01:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2145 I doh even think we have journalists anymore. <br/><br/>Me and my bionic eye tired picking up dem people and dem mistakes.<br/><br/>Tres horrible. I doh even think we have journalists anymore.

Me and my bionic eye tired picking up dem people and dem mistakes.

Tres horrible.

]]> By: sinistra http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2144 sinistra Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:26:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2144 Manicou, thanks for this. The decline of media in Trinidad is something I find particularly upsetting, both as a journalist and as a Trinidadian. Manicou, thanks for this. The decline of media in Trinidad is something I find particularly upsetting, both as a journalist and as a Trinidadian.

]]> By: Anonymous http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2143 Anonymous Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:58:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2143 If we had won, we would have Green Papered them. If we had won, we would have Green Papered them.

]]> By: 'rah http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2142 'rah Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:20:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2142 I guess both Express and Guardian's recent 'Internship Programmes' are really a way to get cheap/free unskilled labour for the news desks. <br/>"Want to be a journalist? Went to school? You're hired!" I guess both Express and Guardian’s recent ‘Internship Programmes’ are really a way to get cheap/free unskilled labour for the news desks.
“Want to be a journalist? Went to school? You’re hired!”

]]> By: Shivonne http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2141 Shivonne Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:28:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2141 Mani...have you seen this? What do you make of it?<br/><br/>http://trinidad-justice.blogspot.com/ Mani…have you seen this? What do you make of it?

http://trinidad-justice.blogspot.com/

]]> By: D Trini in Me http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2140 D Trini in Me Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:50:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2140 Boy we in a bad state of affairs in TnT....20/20 vision here we come! Boy we in a bad state of affairs in TnT….20/20 vision here we come!

]]> By: Indar http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2139 Indar Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:05:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2139 Whatever happened to people like Wesley Gibbins, Elizabeth Solomon and Dennis McComie? Whatever happened to people like Wesley Gibbins, Elizabeth Solomon and Dennis McComie?

]]> By: Shivonne http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2138 Shivonne Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:12:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2138 oh gorsh anon, thanks for the inside info oh gorsh anon, thanks for the inside info

]]> By: Anonymous http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2137 Anonymous Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:50:00 +0000 http://themanicoureport.com/2007/11/esther-ducks-and-runs.html#comment-2137 Sounds like the journalist could be writing for the Macco channel. All macco all the time...no need for fact checking. Totally irrelevant what Ms. LeGendre was wearing. Sounds like the journalist could be writing for the Macco channel. All macco all the time…no need for fact checking. Totally irrelevant what Ms. LeGendre was wearing.

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