Dear Editor,
I write to applaud the work of management, editorial board and reporters of the Chronicle. A general manager’s job is not an easy one —to raise revenues and hold the staff. An Editor-in-Chief, any editor’s task, is also no easy walk in the park. They have done a remarkable job over [the] last two years.

I served as editor-in-chief of several Caribbean and Guyanese community publications and as managing editor of my job’s publication in New York over many years. It was extremely hard work with no thanks for doing the job. The roles of general manager or managing editor or editor-in-chief vary but it is usually multi-dimensional and multi-tasking. The GM has to procure and manage revenues to pay bills and has demonstrated competence in this area. The EiC’s roles include proof-reading and oversight to guard against libel or foul language in addition to addressing content, style, and meaning. The EiC has been outstanding.

The issue of effectiveness of a GM or an editor or managing editor can’t only be determined by the quality (personality) of the person in the role. It’s also the structure and support given by the entire organisation around the person performing the role. Everyone must work in synthesis towards success and not at cross purposes. Such type of professional management style provides good editing and media reporting and work camaraderie in the news organisation.

I browsed through the state newspaper almost on a daily basis and read every line in some articles for decades. The state newspaper has come a long way from two years ago when it was used primarily for propaganda purposes libeling people in the process to defend and promote the-then undemocratic government. It used to publish a lot of untruths and attacks against people and organisations during the coalition tenure. Such types of reporting, commentaries, and editing have been absent over the last two years since it got a new editor in chief in August 2020. The GM has performed well. I commend the management of the paper and its editing. The EiC and GM get the job done. They are true professionals.

Many of the paper’s editorials are outstanding. The editor-in-chief is deserving of praise for the professionalism and balance on display in his role. He is a fine editor with many years of experience. Management, the public, other media colleagues, and the government must support the paper and its staff. It is hard work to manage and or edit a state media house.

I salute the hard [work] of management, editor in chief, editors, reporters and those who seek to boost the standing of the newspaper.

Yours truly,
Vishnu Bisram