The
root cause of the problem is that the news providers – TV news channels and
print or electronic media — seem to be taking sides instead of reporting the
news. On the other hand, news gatherers – reporters and anchors have to take
sides — to satisfy the owners of the media houses.
By Col (Retd) Shiv Om Rana
I have been thinking for some time about
the growing number of ridiculous, inane, and otherwise nonsensical
absurdities that fill the daily TV news channels and print or electronic
media.
Wondering if it was just me….
I think we started to simply accept them without much thought and the news media grew on to them.
The absurdity of this uncontrolled
media is showing in the nation’s psyche. And if I may say so, the
phenomenon is worldwide. The space for “Centre – thinking” seems to be
shrinking fast in all countries and not only in India. Trumpism started
it openly, BREXIT followed it and now it has started to open and spread
in many parts of the globe – Germany, France, Scandinavian countries,
Spain and so on.
The absurdity when becomes disrupter is
when it really becomes a point of concern. Disrupters have found many
ways to convince and attract people in all walks of life. I have been
the victim of this disruption in thinking for many months, maybe more
than a year now. And therefore I have avoided writing anything lest my
feelings show up in my words.
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