We live in those times where the media is faster than the speed of light. Within few moments we get to know what happened where! Even our lives are so fast that we don’t have time to sit back and give it thought to what’s happening around us. Media heavily influences our opinions, media has got the power to create the revolutions but is the current media creating revolutions? Does anyone guarantee we are getting right and true news? These days media has merely become a puppet in the hands of gangsters and double faced powered politicians and so-called powerful citizens of the country.
Recently I was watching a Journalists’ conclave on a leading News channel of the country where all the senior and respected journalists of the country were present along with some young MPs like Sachin Pilot, Deepender Hooda and Union Minister Kumari Shelja. What they told was completely shocking. They told “During recent Lok Sabha Polls, they were approached by some of the leading newspapers and asked for Rs 50 lacs in which they’ll cover the Candidates’ whole election Campaign and favor them in the elections through their columns”, no doubt these 3 respected MPs refused to pay them to which Mr. Hooda further told that his whole election campaign are spoiled by local media and their columns published articles against him, although he won the elections.
I wish to share one more thing you which haunts me. 2-3 years ago, AAJ TAK news channel aired a video in which many Bollywood personalities were found dancing and singing in Dawood Ibrahim’s Party and this video was about 10-12 years old. Now my question is WHY this news channel did not air that video when it was recorded, WHY its telecast was delayed for 10-12 years?
My purpose of writing this article is to make the readers think over WHAT we see, hear and read. When the audience will be aware and responsible, media will also get responsible and will uncover and unhide the whole scene behind the story.
A well done job !! I agree ...media is using their freedom way beyond the ethics !
ReplyDeleteyes i agree wid u. the media isnt taking the way it shud.. but according to me its basically due to the changed taste of the viewers who r always in search of some masala gossip. if we come to think of it how many ppl wud actually be intrested to watch the news if they dont show the latest clothes worn by the celebrities, or the latest mobiles being used by them?? so the media is modifying even the simplest of event to make it intresting as its just become another source of income for them.
ReplyDeletehighly appreciated!!!!!!well the media thing needs a big concern....i dont feel ashamed in calling it the money show.....highly insensetive and mere reckless attitude.....no importance to the root cause....puppets in hands of big people....why not sale themselves infact???.....i dont know when would the media start working the way it should have been......for them the saying "its never too late to mend" may also prove wrong some day.....
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