Recent announcement by INDIA alliance to boycott fourteen news anchors spewing venom misinformation campaign maligning and tarnishing the reputation and credibility of the said leaders is a right move and a welcome step.
Over the last ten years, mainstream Media has been quite callous, casual and selective resisting to mend it’s conduct becoming non committal and less of a champion representing fourth estate of the democracy.
Turning it’s back behind the wall with honesty, integrity and probity becoming jewels of the past. Do we get to see a crop of journalists with a promise and mandate acting as torch bearers upholding the civic virtues and values?
Instead an unholy nexus exists between media houses and conglomerates with those running the show from the behind the scenes. Daring to go past can invite the wrath and ire of the bosses handling and noticing every small act.
For NDTVs Sohit Mishra decision to put down his papers was fraught with hiccups and obstacles still he went by his instinct. How many more will have to sacrifice with their precious career for the sake of being narrow and confined to a particular trait or territory.
Can this be imagined for the tremendous potential, genius and intelligence of a lot that has been speaking truth to power. Scroll down YouTube and you will find a plenty from Akash Banerjee’s Deshbhakt to Pragya ka Panna I personally prefer it over any other regular news medium.
Our news anchors and their news rooms has become yet another space for harakari hankering to get TRPs at any cost with a costume that is totally farce and fictious. From, a Chitra Tripathi to Rubika Liyaqat all have been major beneficiaries with an audience base that can endorse reel for a real.
I understand IB Ministry has its own set of excuses to not act sternly but we as conscious citizens are very much in our right by not letting these sensational thugs infiltrating our drawing rooms. No, pls high time to get above this. Already we had enough of it in our heads and minds consuming more would be injurious for our physical and mental wellbeing.
Hmmm!!!!