The pleas of the Valley’s media persons that, at least, their broadband connections be restored seem to have fallen on deaf ears.. All this has made the job of a journalist in Kashmir all the more difficult and challenging. Each of the deaths has had a profound impact on the local press community.Lately, there has also been a trust deficit between media persons and the average Kashmiri. Pre-paid mobile phone, Short-Messaging-Service (SMS) and Internet services remain suspended, however.However, about a week later, the government set up a facilitation centre for the media persons in a Srinagar hotel which made access to Internet possible.As many as 18 media persons fell prey to violence — some of them were killed by militants and some by security forces or unknown assailants and others died in bomb explosions or shooting incidents. In contrast, “media persons” with dubious credentials are being encouraged to take the limelight for obvious reasons. Two low intensity bombs exploded within the premises of Srinagar Club and (city’s) Central Telegraph Office during the intervening night of July 31 and August 1, 1988.
Many Kashmiris complain that sections of local media including major Srinagar dailies China automatic spray gun Factory have post-August 5 failed to reflect the ground reality of Kashmir and overwhelming feeling of its residents.The militants intensified their campaign and the revolt became spectacular, making headlines in the international press.With intensifying violence taking a daily toll on civilians, militants and security forces and causing huge destruction, the work of journalists has become increasingly difficult. But it was our choice to live with the contending forces in the Valley, even realising soon that none of whom were satisfied with our efforts to simply tell the truth about events.Subsequently, the number of access points was increased and since the centre has been shifted to the summer headquarters of J&K’s department of information and public relations along Srinagar’s Residency Road, comparatively better Internet facility is offered to media persons. Some reporters landed in prison or their graves for writing the truth; others worked under a state of siege and lived in fear of security forces, armed militants, and in later stages, counterinsurgency forces, renegades and “unidentified” militants or the invisible gun. Security forces responded strongly to crush the rebellion, termed by New Delhi as terrorism unleashed from across the western borders.
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