Network : Jefferson Fellows Newsletter, 1989, No. 3

~NETW JEFFERSON FELLOWS ER No.3 1989 New Jeffersons Arrive April 9 An outstanding class of Jefferson Fel lo\\'s is on its way for a 1989 program be ginning April 9 and concluding June 9. Six American fellows and five from Asia and the Pacific will make up the 1989 class. Asian nations represented this year will be New Zealand, Taiwan, China, Indone sia, and Pakistan. A Japanese fellow withdrew after selections were made, to take up a university post. Building on past experiences, the American fellows will again be overnight guests in Hiroshima homes, arranged by Katsukuni Tanaka, director of corporate development for Hiroshima Home Televi sion and a 1985 Jefferson Fellow. Trips to The 1988 Jefferson Fellows met at the East-West Center between April 4 and June 1. Back row Kanazawa and Kyoto will also offer con (left to right): David Molpus, NationOiI Public ROidio; Edwin Bayley, Editor-in-Residence; trast to the intensive briefings in Tokyo. Thomas McClanahan, Kallsas City StarlTimes; Marcia Stepanek, Detroit Free Press; Richard leonard, Senior Fellow; Bruce Melzer, KSKA radio; David Tong. Fellow 0987 Jefferson Fellow); Our colleagues at China Daily are again Robert Hewett, Curator. First row: Meg White, Program Officer; Reita Gurung. Nepal Tdevi· assisting on the China travel. sion; Richard lim, SillgapoTt? Strtlits Times; Armin Sethna, Christiall Science Monitor; Sein Hla Asian fellows travelling in the United 00, Botaht{///IIg Daily; Kavi Chongkittavorn, nil! Nation; Xiong lei, China Feature Service; States have also found visits to "heart Kazuhiko Omoya, Daily Yomiuri. land" communities are a valuable con trast to Washington and New York, and similar trips will be arranged this year. Survey: With veteran curator Bob Hewett now wearing a second hat-since March of Personal Contacts Rate High 1988 he has also been interim director of :he Institute of Culture and Communica by Floyd McKay was that comments did not vary greatly 'ion-an additional senior fellow has Senior Fellow between those of the early fellows and )een added to help organize the 1989 those participating in recent years, al efferson Fellows program. "The long range benefits to me of the though the earlier programs were longer Floyd McKay, a Jefferson Fellow in 1984 Jefferson Fellows program are intangible and predominantly for Asian journalists. IS news analyst/commentator with KGW rather than specific. I just feel the sense There was universal agreement on the -v in Portland, Oregon, joined the East of growth and expansion as an individual Jefferson Fellowships' strongest point: Vest Center on February 1 as senior within myself, even though this may not The opportunity for professionals from ~I\ow in journalism and will be at the be visible to others." (From an Asian edi different baCkgrounds and nationalities to :enter until July 1. McKay during 1987 tor, class of 1969) meet and learn from each other. The ex nd 1988 was administrative assistant to "Excellent contacts .. they are still use perience of sharing was rated tops by all )regon Governor Neil Goldschmidt, ful." (From an American editor, class of who responded to the questionnaire. ~signing that position in December. 1982) "Helped decide our adding a half Direct results of the fellowships includ 1cKay is a former Nieman Fellow at time trade reporter." (From an American ed changes in jobs or career path in Iilrvard University and reporter and editor, class of 1987) several cases, and in most cases more ac )Iumnist (1960-1970) for the Salem (OR) These responses, from the philosophi tive writing on issues of Asia and the '1lII'S1I1/l1l-}OI/ mal. cal to the practical, were typical of Jeffer Pacific. Richard H. Leonard, who joined the son Fellow alumni comments on a 1987 Indirect benefits included heightened enter in 1987 as editor-in-residence after survey of alumni, in which we asked for understanding of the problems faCing tiring as editor of the Milwllukee Journal, comments on a program that has journalists on the road and increased 'came senior editor in journalism and changed in several aspects since 1967. personal travel. Several American news II/ill/led Oil I'Il~e 5 Perhaps the most interesting finding contillued all pa:;:e 5 Page 2 Institute of Culture and Communication East-West Center Honolulu, Hawaii No.3 1989 Where editors are an endangered species... India's Punjab: A Tough Place To Report The News By V. N. Narayanan ('85) Needless to say, the police were disin Editor-in-Chief terested onlookers. The Triblllle, Chandigarh At The Tribulle the policy adopted is to "mute" press notes from militants and The telephone rings at night. "Hello, is present them in inconspicuous places in it the Tribune editor? This is just to in the newspaper. Whenever the editor form you that you and your family will decided not to use reports-as a rule we be blown up tomorrow." publish only 10 percent of the highly ten It could be a practical joke anywhere dentious "press" releases we get every except in India's Punjab. It is a very cruel day-the correspondent is told to inform joke-on the press and the people of the callers that he had sent the item but Punjab-perpetrated by a totally new the editor in Chandigarh had not pub force outside the ambit of the law and lished it. the constitution, rendering it impossible V. N. Narayanan The publication of these reports render for the threatened to seek legal protection the newspaper editors liable to imprison or constitutional safeguards. har does not stir out of his house, which ment under the Terrorists and Disruptive The terrorist threat to the freedom of is guarded. by armed men all 24 hours of Activities (Prevention) Act. Recently, the the press has assumed more than sinister the day. He cannot go to his office for Home Department of Chandigarh and dimensions. Newspaper editors and cor work because he cannot take different Punjab sent a circular to all the news respondents here work under tremen routes to his place of work-a precondi papers in the region drawing their atten dous pressure and constant tension. The tion for this endangered species being tion to the publication of news items imposition of direct rule from Delhi has provided security accompanied by the which "promoted" the cause of terrorists in no way reduced the danger, and the State government's "dds and don'ts" and warned that the editor was liable to killings average over 10 a day. manual! five years' rigorous i.mprisonment for this The pressures come every day in a va The office of the Hind Samachar group crime. Even the readers accuse the edi riety of ways. Sometimes it is a phone of newspapers at Jalandhar is a besieged tors of "deliberately" providing free and call. "We are holding a press confer fortress guarded 'round the clock by Cen extensive publicity to terrorists, funda ence...you come...send your man.... In tral Reserve Policemen with machine mentalism and separatism. any case, if the news does not appear on guns, sten-guns, rifles and hand page one prominently tomorrow, we will grenades. All the roads leading to the kill you and your family." office and the residence of the editor, Police presence means nothing to them. Mr. Vijay Kumar Chopra, have been They walk into the newspaper office to effectively barricaded. There are C.R.P. Senior Editors give ads-glorifying their colleagues killed men posted on the roof of the office. The in encounters with the police. There are editor himself sits in a room the win Hear IPI Head phrases such as "martyrs to the cause of dows of which are shielded by a huge Forty senior editors and reporters from the Sikh nation," etc. in the ad .. .. There sheet of steel. J the United States, Asia and the Pacific. can be no argument. Correspondents and photographers and Latin America gathered at the East Recently two menaCing-looking men who are not endowed with this facility West Center in January for the annual walked into my room. They objected to security guards-face innumerable Pacific Basin News Development Seminar. our editing the ad copy. "We pay for it ." I problems. One Tribulle correspondent Asian journalists presented topics, fol politely told them not to pay and take based at Amritsar survived two attempts lowed by discussion with seminar par back their ads. They were polite too, but on his life; he was suspected to be a ticipants. Richard Leonard, senior fellow the message was ominous. "No good police informer-the most unforgivable in journalism at the East-West Center and would come to you if you continue such sin in the eyes of the terrorists. Rather retired editor of the Milwaukee Journal, an attitude." "You have a duty to the than keep him in fear, the office decided headed the seminar. people of Punjab," et al. to transfer him to a safe spot out of the Among the presenters was Enrique I stood my ground~'I can't take adver State. Zileri, editor-in-chief of Caretas, Lima, tisements which go against the national On March 4, 1987, Mr. Karam Singh, Peru, and chairman of the International interest'~but the voice quivered and the staff photographer of The Tribune group Press Institute. hands trembled. of publications, was assaulted by proces Also presenting topics were Raul There is a patrol of eight paramilitary sionists who accused him of trying to Locsin, publisher and editor of Business men guarding my residence round-the provide the police with proof to identify World, Manila; George Shen, editor-in :Iock. I have two armed security guards them as militants.

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