Some days back, I had written a somewhat impulsive post-
Its a concern that has been bothering me for sometime now. I am glad the media is taking it up now.
The comments in both posts are a good read.
When will these Indian news channels learn?
Just read a blog on Reuters:Does Indian media go overboard with breaking news?
Its a concern that has been bothering me for sometime now. I am glad the media is taking it up now.
The comments in both posts are a good read.
I doubt it is going to change any time soon unless channels like New Today, Times Now are recognized for what they are - sensationalist tabloids. Till the time their TRP ratings dip to 0 and there is no money on bad journalism, such channels will continue to thrive. Again that comes back to the fact that people seem to think that the news being reported on a newspaper which provides breaking Bollywood gossip is the real deal. Damn free market & democracy! some times I wish we were ruled by a benevolent tyrant who is capable of cutting down crap.
Posted by Madhan Kumar on September 18, 2008 at 01:47 PM IST #
I would like to comment that, most of the Indian Media is politically biased, especially when it comes to BJP rules states they are surprisingly misleading the readers and viewers in this country. Infact, in my true knowledge BJP ruled states are doing well in all aspects compare to other states.We know that there is not a single news paper or visual media which is not run by a family in this country.If you consider CNN-IBN it is the most visibly biased visual media channel ever India have seen, so obsessed with Gandhi dynasty,Rajdeep and his Wife Sagarika is totally after Narendra Modi and BJP. If Modi sneezes it is a headline story in CNN-IBN!.if you consider NDTV PRANNOY ROY is trying his best to be a pseudo-secularist. But if we closely watch each of their programs it is increasingly getting biased and a person with common sense can understand what is going on behind the scene.Prannoy Roy and Barkha Dutta believes they are the only intellectuals left in this country!.If you look at the news papers, we know the history of Indian express. What role Goenka played in Indian politics utilizing his family run news paper business.Vir Sanghvi of Hindustantimes ( Late KK Birla is a staunch congressman) is all the way praising Sonia as if his career itself is pledged for that cause. A fair exemption can be made for Times of India ,I don’t know If I am correct.Otherwise there is a serious conspiracy going on this country by these new founded intellectual Pseudo Secularists.We must be able to differentiate what is right and what is wrong as these channels are targeting young urban population mixing news with bit of masalas and Tabloid. They are not aware that their credibility and neutrality is being lost infront of the masses.In India Media ethics is a neglected truth.It is the era of family run businesses for personal and political gains.Who care where this will lead the country to?????
Posted by Renjith Nair on September 19, 2008 at 11:46 AM IST #