An NRI journalist learns his profit

By John Cheeran
Terrible are the consequences of aiming for quick bucks in life.
Chances are that you lose yourself, including freedom and self-respect.
I’m not surprised by the experience Mr. T. G. Jacob, a senior Indian journalist, had with an English newspaper in the UAE.
Jacob has written about his humiliation inside the office in his blog www.marchofdisgrace.blogspot.com
But the point is who was responsible for Jacob’s plight?
Was it fellow journalists or the management? Or Jacob himself?
Freedom has a premium, self-respect has a premium and I’m happy and proud that the journalist in Jacob was man enough to resign the job.
But Jacob has not explained why he allowed himself to be humiliated in his blog.
I guess it was the fear of incarceration by authorities. Fear is the cutting edge philosophy for management in some societies. Journalists have sold out to the management even in India so it should not surprise us that journalists are treated on equal footing with page-makers.
Do journalists deserve any better?