Pageviews past week

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

News of the "News" !!!!



Cameras,fake ascent,lights,mikes,tickertapes,prime time, bulletin board,interviews.conference ...these are not some mere keywords but some snaps from the most powerful profession in India...the Media.Like one philosopher once sadly lamented that news has been sold not published truly this scenario correlates with the current Indian media.
I still remember the good old days when electronics media doesn't symbolize the today's high T.R.P rated news channels,media celebs,polls and all this but simply Doordarshan. Every evening my father used to tune sharply at 7 o'clock for news at Doordarshan. The selection,choice and presentation of news although is very simple and straightforward still even at that age i can feel the sublime appeal in those news. The focus used to be more on the events rather than creating media celebs.

NDTV 24x7,BBC NEWS,HEADLINES TODAY,CNN IBN,TIMES NOW,NEWSX and the list continues...[sorry if i have missed your favourite news channel],and it's also never too late or important to mention our "unbiased" local news channels. Everyone is ardent to offer you with crispy news which when served you with garam chai and hot pakoda can land you up in ecstasy. You may have skipped any news but i am sure you haven't skipped the names of modern news "gurus" like Barkha Dutt.Even if you watch carefully  some news channels are also enlightening you with much awaited info and "secrets and myths" of your favorite tv serials. I knew this situation is bound to occur since they have had tried and exhausted all the possible permutations and combinations of link ups between bollywood celebs [irony is in fact some channels had even tried to link up Boman Irani and Shabana Aazmi after "Honeymoon Travels"] 





Sadly the gossips and all those chatpati news and "z" label celebs they are irritating to the core of my heart still they are harmless. Issues must be laid on the manipulated news. Irony is in the fact that these days even some channels take their dignity to be in favor of a specific alignment. Media do bring publicity but i think it is the wrong interpretation which have brought us to this conclusion that publicity is being famous. I strongly disagree.publicity means to be publicly criticized for your work,the appreciation part comes much later.


Well as of being optimistic i wish a future when some "Partho chattopadhyay"/"Rakhi Sawant"./...... wil be broadcasted less on our 4:3 world.


1 comment:

  1. Good observation... I think you are r8. What you said seemed right... and is actually right!!!

    Really we can very well do away with the trills and frills tht come with today's news...

    gr8 going... enjoyable read

    ReplyDelete