[icernet] War on candid camera

[Arul Selvan]

It has often been said that the information age is a great leveller  
everyone has equal access to information, and thus to an opinion. There 
is an apocryphal story about a harassed aide asking his general what he 
should tell the journalists. 
Well tell them nothing until its over 
and then well tell them who won,
 said the good general. Intense media 
scrutiny of the theatre of war has completely transformed the criteria 
for adjudging the winner. The generals and their political bosses may be 
tempted to manoeuvre information, but those still cameras transmitting 
live pictures will keep them honest.


Source:
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=20702