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Nytimes does that fairly often. Theres always an undertone of negativity about Indias space program. But they're just responding to market needs cant really blame them.

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The markets need to undercut the indian space program?

The market need to undermine progress made by other countries to feel good about themselves. Its a type of thinking that says we can only be great when others don't make any progress.

I'm pretty sure that snarky tone is standard in NY Times reporting and they'd have said the same thing if it was a US space launch.

I do not know if it would be different had it been a US launch, but know for sure NYT has a history of trying to undermine any/all progress made by India, especially during the last term and the existing term of Narendra Modi Government.

It appears the NYT journos know more about India than Indians, who elected Narendra Modi by landslide majority (last and this term). NYT regularly tries to highlight isolated incidents as communal rift (standard playbook on India).

Lynchings need to be highlighted regardless of the govt. So does the space program in good light. It doesn't have to be either / or .

>> But they're just responding to market needs

you don't seem to have journalism high in you r opinion

I have incentives high up in my opinion. There's a huge segment of population that loves to undermine progress or those taking bold decisions. There's an incentive to feed pessimism and of course NYT as a business will tap into that. There aren't many people who will be excited when somebody else makes progress and NYT is just cashing in on it. I don't judge them, its just what it is. I would rather be mindful of their bads and take their goods than impose unreasonably high standards on NYT.

I doubt Journalists hold present-day journalism in high opinion.

NewYrokTimes is perhaps the biggest offender who gets away with this. All I can say is after reading Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent, I can never trust NYT.

100 agree. Although rather unclear, my comment was hinting at the fact that even if we all think that journalism is not what it used to be, cynicism shouldn't win over idealism...

not just the space program

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