I am terrified to see what the Indian Media has stuped down to. They can report almost anything under the sun as a matter of national importance. All of us are aware of the breaking news which can be Rakhee Sawant being wipped in the ass or a new comedy show doing the rounds. As the monsoon hits Delhi today, all news channel are glittering with flashes of people in India Gate soaking themselves in rain and croaking as they try to sing on camera.
Generally, news channel have the policy of reporting the "left" part of News where everyone else is reporting the "right" part. They aim to strive and present something new so that people can be educated, know more about their rights and surrounding in order to be moved to mould policies. Whats happening Dude? A news channel is supposed to answer it to the word "T".
Sadly enough, the news on our desi channels do not have any parts, its a useless bundle of shit wrapped in boredom and baseless thinking being aired just to fill the time slot. I am not too sure if the people reporting news are half too educated to understand how their reporting can make a difference in the society. Of all the channels I see, only Doordarshan or Lok Sabha are decent enough to report "News" or have fruitful discussions. The rest all of them are party politics based channels which shall report as the respective high command wants them to.
Come to think of it, how many top slot murder or other cases have met their end. Salman is running free, (I like his movies though), Nawab Pataudi is again hunting, In Maharashtra and Orissa a farmer kills himself every day, Laloo is still making money, Natwar Singh is still singing, Project Tiger was scrapped as Tigers only existed on paper, Maulayam who??...all these news made headlines but every year the monsoons washed they away.
The essence of imparting information can be ascertained by the way we all feel proud of the Right to Information Act. Its a weapon we all have to know what is right based on the facts as they exist. Likewise providing right, educating, fruitful, thought provoking information or "News" is a responsibility which these news channels have. Poking into a mothers life as to how she felt about her daughter or sleazing around to ask stupid questions in an interview is not reporting for Christ sake.
I just hope that the Indian Media comes of age someday and a news channel is worth watching in times to come and "Breaking News" after all means something worth watching.
