Why so many

Why so many
inaccuracies?

The Jakarta Post, usually known for its accuracy in reporting,
misled the readers, at least on a couple of occasions,
particularly, on its Sports section, recently.

On Feb. 28, 2003, in your Sports page, a headline stated Nehra
gives England six of the best in W. Cup. This gives an impression
as though that Nehra is an England player and he was instrumental
in England winning the match in the World Cricket Cup. The fact
is that Nehra is an Indian bowler who, with his impeccable
bowling, captured six of England's wickets and bagged the win for
India on that day.

Again, on March 3, 2003, another headline in the Post
mentioned, We are shattered, Waqar admits after India defeat.
Here, it is not clear who won against whom. Actually, India won
handsomely against Pakistan and ensured India's emphatic entry
into the Super Sixes.

We could observe that you are only publishing such sports news
from syndicated columns, in this instance, from Agence France-
Presse (AFP), Johannesburg. I was wondering how AFP could come up
with such distorted headlines, and so, I checked on the internet,
as regards your news item on March 3, 2003.

I'm an Indian, yes, but I don't mean to say that you should
show India in a better light. I only wish that you report the
facts in the right manner, please.

D. CHANDRAMOULI, Jakarta