Ah! Those hidden cameras. Many a swamy caught cavorting on the web. Leading film stars and the proverbial “casting couch”. Politician underworld nexus.
Tales that elicit collective disbelief and gasps… A peep hole that shows us how dirty indeed is life. While we are left with a bad taste in the mouth the selfless journalists who did it all to merely bring the true state of affairs to the aam junta is laughing all the way to the bank.
What has our world been reduced to? Do any of these journalists act according to what their profession once stood for, namely honor and integrity?
For the sake of high TRPs are we barging right into the lives of the rich and famous…? Are we intruding into the breathing spaces? Ok! You, some gung-ho journalist do not believe in horoscopes and other superstitious crap. That is your private wish. If I believe it does it harm you? No? You respect my opinion of what I choose to believe and what I choose to ignore, right? Then why does that same right hold true for Aishwarya Rai or the Bachans. Must you do a full length documentary on how silly it is for her to agree to do a grahashanti pooja?
Then there was nude MMS of Mallika Sherawat doing rounds. In both print and electronic media, not to forget individuals who were furiously forwarding the dope through SMSes. Ultimately turned out to be a cleverly computerized hoax. Poor babe! Already over-exposed and under-covered, did she really need this one? On a serious note though, does any of those journalist verify the authenticity of the shots taken? Or are the ethical issues washed over the slezometers?
My journalist friends must be cringing at every word here. “How dare you abuse our honorable intentions? We do it for public awareness? With selfless intentions. And you accuse us no end?” Yeah right! Public awareness indeed. For the sake of justice indeed. How many of the catchy headlines has the media pursued till the end? How many of the journos have strived with the not-so-hot anymore news? Why is Aman Varma still such a big star? Why is Shakti Kapoor moving around as if nothing ever happened? What happened to all those army officers implicated in the arms dealings?
Does the common man need the info which is loaded on him? Was Shaheed Kareena smooch actually of any relevance to any of us?
Stories that lack sense, shows people in bad taste and creates spiteful scenes causes undue loss of faith and credibility on the journalists. Serious viewers are skeptical about tuning into news channels. Sleaze, unwanted re-runs on stories of little relevance tend to put them off.
What is it the media is trying to gain with the sting journalism? What is it that it is losing in the process? Is the trade-off worth it?
10 comments:
Were u making references to the "first" sting operation - Tehelka expose ?
I certainly feel sting journalism has its relevance in the society today - take the cash-for-questions scam.
But what u're apparently talking about is the porn-paparazzi. They use the same technology, but for totally different purposes.
Don't mix the two. The 'true' journalists have risked their lives for these projects.
Risk there lives and all is ok re... But more often than not TRPs and not justice is the driving force for these people from media. How many of those scams - Army, Aman Varma etc have held the interest of those very channels till they reached a logical end? Count it out!
hey bad news!
with a new law tht states that things stated by a person to the media can be used as evidence in a court of law, "stings" have gained more power! :(
Oh! Did not know that piece of news. Maybe missed it one of these days.
That means peeping toms are now backed from the legal angles as well...
But in a manner this might JUST be good news. A few gory criminals can be prosecuted with the evidence gathered by zealous journos. One of the pet peeves I have had in life is that media throws open a can of worms shocking the people, the culprits issue a vehement denial and judiciary is unable to take any action as the recordings were not deemed to be a proof enough. Hopefully, with the new ordinance THAT will change.
Though something tells me that the number of defamation lawsuits filed against journos shall now be on a rise... Nothing better than a legal hassle to get out of another one...
yep in tht way this law maybe helpful!
and politcians will start thinking twice before issuing reckless statements to the media...
Yes, let us hope so. Though me thinks the politicians of this great country will not be cowed down by a few dictates of law :)
malika mms ..did i miss that ;)
all said and done .. it is we who are responsible for all this ..
TRP's means us ..who are more intrested in kareena smooch than plea of kashmir people..
we are the people who drive these paparazzi..we are not limited to just filmstars ..we want to know a swimmer wears off the record than how they prepare.
people talk about who hooked up with whom and who broke up and y
until we change ourself's these TRP's will remain so will these cases
Hmm you have a point there Franky. But then arent there mags like Filmfare and Stardust for them not to mention a COMPLETE page number three for this kind of an audience. Why spoil the fun for people who want some kind of relevant news items?
BTW, first timer to my blog? Wlcm! :)
yes u r right
i am first timer .. but din't take long to become another fan of u r blog
u r write good, relevant and much required stuff in a great way
Thanks for the kind words and encouragement Franky. Just getting started :)
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