I mean the way most trivial issues hyped up and re-runs after re-runs... How the hell is sane audience expect to react to it?
The last weekend I was browsing through the so-called news channels and came across this Telugu news channel… It seems a student was trying to jump off some high edifice. The rescue operations were on in full swing and the relatives and friends were all tensed up. And this nosy journalist keep shoving the mike into their noses asking them awkward questions like,” Did he ever discuss his love life with you?”, “Was he suffering from some secret disease?” and e.t.c. The poor friend already petrified of all the din around yelled at the journo – “Please leave us alone! Right now our main concern is for his safety.” The boy was literally sobbing and the unapologetic journo did not even apologize. THAT was being broadcasted LIVE to the entire world!!! Wonder what things like that do to your integrity?
Switch to a Hindi News channel. Ok, I enjoy the Great Indian Comedy show immensely. I watch it religiously on Star ONE all the time. But isn’t that a right place and a right channel for it? Why the hell do you need to air the same show on a NEWS channel for God’s sake?
DITTO. Cyrus Broacha is an extremely funny guy. Keep him to MTV ZEETV SAB V whatever. What’s the need for him to air an dig at the famous The World This Week?
And if this is what the e-media is busy with, the print media is not left behind either! The HOT item in TOI today was the Ash-Abhi drift thanks to few intimate scenes she did with Hrithik in Dhoom-II.
REDIFF.com did a full article of the “secret” poojas that Abhi Ash offered at Varanasi. The poojas that only “married” offer it seems… Like hell it matters!
Don’t know who is to blame? The media or the audience to whom they claim to cater?
Can someone please hand me over ONE decent newspaper and switch on ONE decent NEWS bulletin please!
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One news channel in Telugu has played duets and romantic film songs in the background while broadcasting a similar incident a couple of weeks back throughout the day every half-an-hour! From then there was one such incident every other day. The same channel aired a discussion on those incidents last weekend! Shame!! These unscrupulous journalists and media first create sensation and then make ado about it. The Aishvarya-Abhishek episode hogged the limelight in telugu media as well. Why is the media worried about her marriage? ఆమెకు పెళ్ళి కానంత మాత్రాన ఆమెకు గానీ, దేశానికి గానీ వచ్చిన నష్టమేమిటో నాకు అర్థం కాదు. Also see my reaction to the Telugu TV channels here.
Who is to blame for all these? The media, The media, The media.
Honestly, I don't know who this Cyrus Broacha is or what that gt Indian comedy show is about.
OK! If you are seriously asking for a decent newspaper I suggest The Hindu!
I very much agree about the Abhi-Ash news, if at all we can call it one. Now some people are so very unlucky that they can't even offer prayers to god without the media's intervention.
Hey thanks Seema and Trivikram for the comments!
Yes, Its sad indeed that the art of journalism is getting lost in the vain pursuit of hot juicy tidbits.
Its an interesting point that the two of you have bought up. Journalism and proffessional on one hand the private life of some people is being ruined thanks to the snooopy nosy reporters.
When the Diana mishap happened at that point of time I couldn't help feeling proud that the Indian journos werent that irresponsible! Now I am not sure anymore...
Archana,
Switch to blogs! this one for instance: http://hindudharma.wordpress.com/ !
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