Whenever i happen to see the 'news channels' e.g. NDTV / Times Now / IBN / Star News / Zee News. I see that all of their programs are long... too long in fact. Go into too much of detail, yet somehow i feel i still do not have enough information on subject. There will be people from all walks of life debating into all kind of topics, at the end of which you will feel what the hell did i just watched. Every chunnu, munnu and sunnu seems to be an expert these days. And how can news channels do not know what should be classified as news?
Can we have news 24x7 ? The thirst of presenting the 'breaking news' first is taking away the morality and integrity aspect of journalism. Irony of all this is that, when a common man writes his views against one of the modern day journalists in his blog. The 'freedom of expression' advocating journalists file a defamation case against the common man. Poor man's condition is like caught without umbrella in the sudden rainfall. BTW i am not defaming anybody (I said rainfall not barkha)
When i started watching DD news since last few days. I have got some relief, it shows 'news' in stead of gossip. Covers the subject and is just half an hour long. So, DD news is the news which is just like an ideal skirt.
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What you say is so true Vivek. Until a few months back, I was a great fan of these 24x7 channels but then I realized the futility of the content. Most hindi news channels offer "under the table purdahfaash" or "over the top reporting" type of news. I do not blame them though because they cater to the needs of the non-urban elite in providing instant and happening news in a more widely understood language. On the other hand, most English news channels irritate me just as much. They set up worthless panels and inconclusive discussions on every topic. They have a Simi Garewal and a few more Bollywood actors talking about how to tackle terrorism! Such discussions serve no purpose and only end up being petty cat-mouse fights. Off late the news websites are also loaded with advertisements so much so that it becomes hard to locate the news snippets. Have a look at www.ddinews.com- a clean website for a contrast.
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