Quality reporting
Kaila targets the young minds, when addressing such impressionable minds we ought to be more diligent in giving them information that would foster positive characteristic whilst being researched and correct, literally.
I fail to understand why Kaila reporter, Kerela Serelini, was allowed to publish an article with such poor writing standards.
Her first sentence has a repeated ‘a’ (when is a, a boy). In paragraph 4 “Society is aware of such this but are not capable”.
The writer goes on to say that girls are ‘tomboy’ if they cut their hair short and display tough ‘guy’ behavior. Ms. Serelini should go out and observe the female athletes.
They display ‘tough’ behavior. Are they ALL than gay?
It is appalling that the writer used a very demeaning tone while addressing a sensitive issue.
The writer dominated the topic with her own opinion. Responsible reporting requires an unbiased, researched approach of both sides of the argument which she clearly did not do.
Also the (only) reference made to Ms. Serelini’s article was that of an American publication, we are not Americans and do not live in an American society, therefore their research do not relate to us 100%.
ALZIMA BANO
[Published in the Fiji Times in June 2011]
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