15 Oct 2010 @ 6:20 AM 
 

A Matter Of Concern – World Illiteracy

 

According to the guidelines laid down by the UN, Illiteracy is defined as “The inability to read and write a simple message in any language.” Let’s first analyze this definition closely. An illiterate person is like a handicapped person who is unfamiliar with the happenings in his surroundings, cannot even do basic day to day things like driving because of his lack of ability to understand the basic symbols and traffic signs, cannot read the menus at restaurants, cannot be on Facebook.

Despite the danger, something in Horia Cretan kept him moving. When he reached the fourth floor, he helped a man get outside through a window and saw a firefighter with a small boy in an apartment. The boy had inhaled a large amount of smoke and was barely breathing.

It’s hard to figure out whether the issues like child labor, population growth etc are consequences of high illiteracy rate or whether the situation is other way round Whatever may be the answer, one thing is for sure that there is a cycle of issues, all interconnected, and fighting against one will definitely affect the chain. To liberate ourselves from the shackles of ignorance, poverty etc, we need to get out of this vicious circle.

Cretan was immediately heralded as a hero. People in his community praised him for his brave deed, and word of the rescue spread quickly. He was asked to tell his amazing story the next day on the ABC News program “Good Morning America”. While there, Cretan did something else that grabbed the attention of the world.

During the show, Cretan talked about how he helped local firefighters rescue the young boy, but he also had something else he wanted to discuss. His girlfriend, a woman named Desiree, was called to the set. When she arrived, Cretan took her hand and got down on one knee.

What if newspapers filled in the quality and trust gaps left by advertising earning the trusted role of each community’s information hub?To become a trust agent of the community, newspapers need to stop accepting advertising checks from disreputable businesses. Being the hub has responsibilities and it’s time for integrity-based journalism to promote reputable businesses on their site. Give the people what they want.

Newspapers can deliver local trust better than Yahoo and Google because they live where they eat.

The cold hard truth is that people can’t vet businesses themselves as sites designed to protect consumers like the Better Business Bureau, State and county licensing, and consumer affairs are out of sync and many times significantly misleading. And referrals aren’t always great because disreputable businesses know how to work those systems too

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Posted By: TheBrain
Last Edit: 15 Oct 2010 @ 06 20 AM

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