To stay in the news

As Chinese Whispers noted yesterday, many ministries in the current government are going to great lengths to highlight their achievements in the last one year through media interactions (see "Anniversary plans", Chinese Whispers, May 20). This is particularly true of those ministries that haven't been in the news too much. Just recently, a ministry, which was part of a larger one, changed the time and venue of a press conference three times, to ensure maximum media coverage. In the end, it settled for the original choice, Shastri Bhawan. If the briefing was to be held at Shastri Bhawan only, why scout for an alternative place? Or was the move meant to garner some pre-conference publicity?