What we missed on these days: So many things, I guess...and over a period of time I have been seeing that Television news has been corrupting and narrowing the intellectual skills of the country. I am writing this blog after so many days because somewhere in this world at least one person will be happy to see me back on this sphere of writing. The issue today I have chosen is the "Breaking News" concept of Television Channels.The nation saw two major controversies breaking in these days -- corruption in Indian Premier League and Phone Tapping of telephones -- Stop and think for a moment, whether this was something new. While the Indians were seen debating and passing the buck or stopping the buck somewhere, 500 kilometres from Raipur in India's Chattisgarh state, nearly 120 jawans were sending SOS messages to their headquarters for ration, drinking water and mosquito repellent cream as they have been encircled by Naxals, who are only blocking essential supplies to them.
No buck was stopped or braking the news was done for these hapless para-military personnel who are ready to shed every drop of their blood for their "Mother Land" ( I guess this word has lost relevance). Ah there is a noted socialite from Mumbai whom you can find on a prime television channel discussing everything -- Nuclear issues, rape, mowing down of people in BMW, IPL, Phone tapping as if there was an intellectual bankruptcy in the country.
The other was about closing down of airport in Kashmir between June 20 to July 10 because of the Indian Air Force wanted to carryout the resurfacing of the runway. This decision meant that over a lakh population in Kashmir would have suffered. From hoteliers to an ordinary Shikara wala would have suffered. And silently away from the flashing TV channels was seen Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah walking from one ministry to another to ensure that the tourism season did not suffer. He succeeded and ensured that the plan was deferred till the tourism season was a little low. His reason was that both tourism and Amarnath Yatra would have suffered as not only tourists but pilgrims used the air travel. This news was never seen on any television set. After all the suffering of people does not bring them at TAM or TRP ratings. A big man or woman has to be involved.
Phone tapping brought another scam of auction of 2G in which a prominent PR personality has accused of lobbying for a minister. Ironically, the PR personality phones have some intercepts with a prominent TV English News Anchor (any guesses) and a former Editor of a major English daily. Wonder whether anything is ever going to happen. At least that TV news channel has given it a decent burial, I only wonder how soon the newspapers would also stop it.I will try and bring this blog to life...With love and now let me keep a watch on further breaking. One day I may end up breaking the TV itself. But I guess the cartoon below explains our TV channels the best...please do down load it.(courtesy toondo.com)
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You are right in fact today’s electronic media (news) has become more of a circus.. or you may say that they are into the business of controlling the mind of viewers.. none of them are following any journalistic ethics.. They prefer to do the stories which is good for the channel TRP.. Believe me 24hour news channel is a myth as none of the channels are able to gather news which would run for more than two or three hours.. i feel pity when they try to fill the half an hour slot with 5-10 mins footage?? which means repeated shots and lines.. i think these channels are inspired by the astonishing circulation of Manohar Kahania or Satya Katha.. sometime the viewers prefer to watch a reality show rather than any news channel and guess what these frustrated Clowns even try to make the reality show ka drama a Breaking news??
very impressive thoughts undoubtedly truely things u worte..but some where we r responsible..we should stop blaming to goverment and others..pen is mighter than sword...now we have forgot this line...so whatever it is u have gr8 sense of writing n u hav support frm us so do something gr8 frm your pen...may godbless u
Few corrupt minds are running this entire show of money making in the name of news channels. And a crowd of untrained-unprofessional-unethical journalists (sorry to say but few of them are even morons) making the situation pitiable. In my opinion parliament of india and indian news channels are the real and rare source of entertainment.
And as far as Kashmir issue goes so Kashmiri's have already suffered economically as well as socially in past 20 years of insurgency, now closing the Kashmir airport means whatever little tourism comes to the valley will be effected, its an indirect attack on lakhs of unemployed youths wanting to earn their livelihood. I would like to appeal the care takers of Kashmir to do something for the people of Kashmir, specially for the youth who desperately need a right direction, self-confidence, employment and a faith on India and the people of India!
breaking news kaho ya BARKING NEWS hardly matters.however good piece of thoughts:)
If the print media works with such a responsibilty, with jus giving the news and leaving the rest on the readers to decide what is good or bad, why then the electronic media is so TRP hungry for making any news a BREAKING NEWS.
"Yeh lipstic aapki jaan le legi...."
We as common man are fed up of threadbare investigations of news, discussions and finally analysis of news.
One prince fell in the deep ditch, it was so glamorized that there were so many in the making, as we all know the status and plight of common Indian man.
It is high time we need to tighten rein and draw a line on the on the Breaking News of the electronic media.
Nice post.
Nice post.
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