It’s pathetic to see the television these days. It just reminds me of the lowly state that we have gone to. Watching the 24 hour news channels, just repeating stories of sex and violence makes me crave for the good old 1 hour news that we used to get on DD. Due to the need to fill in the 24 hour slot, everything is now becoming news. Reporters have now entered into the personal lives of many and nothing goes unnoticed or non-debated.
It is sad to see how the news channels have now sensationalized reporting. What with programs like ‘Vardat’, ‘Sansani’ and the like, the only picture painted in the minds of the people is that of a society full of barbarians, cannibals and rapists.
Another effect of these channels is that now everyone in India has got a voice; be it through sms, calling in, being part of the live audience or emails. Maybe this is a good thing; afterall this is the ultimate aim where everyone gets to say what they want. The flip side however is that in this era of everyone’s voice, even the voices which spread hatred and divide the society have found ways to shun the limitation of time and distance and reach out to like minds across the country and the world. We can often see politicians calling out to certain sections to weed out other sections. We can now easily listen to what women in Bhopal are saying about Priyanka’s marriage to Omar and chose which side of the debate we are on. Things that should have been a concern of a locality or a city become a national matter dividing the country into differing camps. A national debate is good but on what issues? On issues like a Bhopal Sindhi girl marrying a Muslim boy? First of all, it is a personal choice and should not be news! How does that affect someone in Bangalore? And should it affect someone in Bangalore? Do we seriously think that when a similar incident happens in Bangalore we will bother about what people in Indore chose to do? So why do we have to go through the torture of a national debate on such a local issue? Why should the media hype stories so much (mostly through repeating them to make sure everyone has seen them) that they appear bigger than what they actually should be?
When news was only for an hour on DD, only issues of actual merit (the most important of the most important ones) only used to get a mention.
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3 comments:
BHaiye tum bhi aa gaye market mein.. sahi hai... Keep blogging. :)
I agree......it gets so repetitive...sometimes they devote hours to what should have been a news item of 5 minutes
But atleast they show reality...switch to STAR and gang and you get to see Ekta Kapoor's serials which are as unreal as can be and utterly mindless
But in the end this is what works, what viewers want....there may be some like us but we are a minority
I agree with U man...but support this a bit on 2 rationale-
a) People who tune in to a channel at different times, the repettion is useful
b) It helps in Brand Building as well- hello I earn thru this route...
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