Only three newspapers amongst those reviewed discussed the possibility of a conflict between Parliament and the Supreme Court.
Only a few newspapers chose to write about the developments in Bangladesh and the two great exponents of foreign policy kept quiet.
Which was more important? Pranab Mukherjee being moved out or Shivraj Patil not being moved out?
Everyone wrote. They had to. But not everyone said anything that added to the Indian readersø understanding of the subject.
A surfeit of events left leader writers confused about their relative importance, and not knowing what to say.
Forget facts and consistency because both are inconvenient if you are covering the respective foreign ministries.
Sometimes, the messenger does deserve to be shot. Only the Business Standard discussed the role of the media in the Pope affair.
Leader writers in general dailies excel in peddling jargon, pomposity and simplification.
The Pioneer took it squarely on the chin, The Hindu was indignant and full of adjectives and The Indian Express dwelt on the quality of Indian universities.
Leader writers roundly criticised the finance minister, rightly so, but failed to deal with the real issues.
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