Guilty of journalism

AS a journalist making a living solely in the industry, the challenging times confronting the profession are rarely far from one’s mind. Navel-gazing has become more than a side distraction in some ways. No wonder then that a new book on the industry by a stalwart, Mazhar Abbas, was on the must-read list. He has been active in both journalism and the trade union politics of media organisations; Abbas is someone who many in my generation look up to for being among the few who have been able to do both journalism and its politics proficiently and with integrity. None of this is insignificant.…