As much as the media and journalists are cribbing about their rights having been curbed post-February First, they themselves haven't acted to provide any corresponding respite to readers. The size and price of most newspapers have gone in opposite directions with most media houses shrinking the size of their publications. To add to readers' woes the share of advertisements during the same period has hit the roof. One shining example of this phenomenon is your own #250. Out of 16 pages, nearly 6.75 pages (a whopping 42 percent) of space were ads. It is sad to see that the same media house that has been very vocal about the journalists rights has become very insensitive about the reader's right to demand value for money.

Sunil Sharma,
Teku