Times have really changed or we...
Suddenly monkey became racist... to the extent, the news papers of two countries started writing essays and biographies for weeks together on someone being called MAAKI. I remember the times when we used to call someone monkey in school... and sometimes i also hear it from the people who prefer to use these words on me from time to time and I take it as if its a compliment.
Next, I was more shocked when some state banned a film and came out on streets for a lyrics in the song which said "mochi ban gaya sonar". I think people have way too much free time and no real news. It was not just the political figures who would rather spend the day solving peoples problems, but would instigate the population to come out on the streets and voice their anger over something so trivial, our media is the best when they show it as BREAKING NEWS. The previous breaking news according to me was the train blasts in mumbai. But we have news such as a boy slapped a girl or a housewive sent his husband to jail or a horse dying on the race field as all being breaking news.
Recently Shreeshant went to the land of Oz for match and BCCI warned him of controlling his expressions. I heard the news so far. But then the very ol news channel concluded - ruled and passed the judgment on BCCI as being guilty of committing the horrendous crime. The channel even had the background music being played while giving the news to create the sensation - as if we watching a thriller movie and not news. They accused BCCI of spoiling players morale and stealing his fighting weapon and we are all doomed cause of that. Cant they jsut Report news or is that old fashioned now.
The last of the lot coming from our own city on the issue of north Indian spoiling the ethnic values of Mumbai. Yeah and we do call our city the Melting Pot.. irony isn't it? I don't even want to write and give it importance, its simply just &##$###.
Just cause someone thought the news reporter worthy to be given a mic and camera to speak, he/she can say whatever conclusion they derive from the news??? Is this news reporting anymore? Who should teach them what is reporting? Are they even remotely qualified to pass judgment as to what is right and what is wrong for the nation. I remember when news used to be a 30 minutes feature on our DD at 9 and we all used to hear news Reporting. What we now have in our country is at least 15 different 24/7 news channels but not even one Reporting news.
Suddenly monkey became racist... to the extent, the news papers of two countries started writing essays and biographies for weeks together on someone being called MAAKI. I remember the times when we used to call someone monkey in school... and sometimes i also hear it from the people who prefer to use these words on me from time to time and I take it as if its a compliment.
Next, I was more shocked when some state banned a film and came out on streets for a lyrics in the song which said "mochi ban gaya sonar". I think people have way too much free time and no real news. It was not just the political figures who would rather spend the day solving peoples problems, but would instigate the population to come out on the streets and voice their anger over something so trivial, our media is the best when they show it as BREAKING NEWS. The previous breaking news according to me was the train blasts in mumbai. But we have news such as a boy slapped a girl or a housewive sent his husband to jail or a horse dying on the race field as all being breaking news.
Recently Shreeshant went to the land of Oz for match and BCCI warned him of controlling his expressions. I heard the news so far. But then the very ol news channel concluded - ruled and passed the judgment on BCCI as being guilty of committing the horrendous crime. The channel even had the background music being played while giving the news to create the sensation - as if we watching a thriller movie and not news. They accused BCCI of spoiling players morale and stealing his fighting weapon and we are all doomed cause of that. Cant they jsut Report news or is that old fashioned now.
The last of the lot coming from our own city on the issue of north Indian spoiling the ethnic values of Mumbai. Yeah and we do call our city the Melting Pot.. irony isn't it? I don't even want to write and give it importance, its simply just &##$###.
Just cause someone thought the news reporter worthy to be given a mic and camera to speak, he/she can say whatever conclusion they derive from the news??? Is this news reporting anymore? Who should teach them what is reporting? Are they even remotely qualified to pass judgment as to what is right and what is wrong for the nation. I remember when news used to be a 30 minutes feature on our DD at 9 and we all used to hear news Reporting. What we now have in our country is at least 15 different 24/7 news channels but not even one Reporting news.
2 comments:
*peeping arnd to ensure someone is not still angry wid the reporting fraternity*
*ah! all is cool..someone is busy arguing over wis another someone over the IM*
*SIGH - THE RELIEVED ONE*
well, u know in the first session at the journo class we did something cald as defn of reporting - seeing and writing...the nxt imme session was on news worthiness - defining wat can be termed as news rightfully?
i guess they skipped the second session
btw, do we really hav 15 news channel?
i think its time we ammend our constitution!
MEDIA.. just keep it aside..
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