tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post113679332010764582..comments2023-10-30T17:07:19.996+05:30Comments on Don't trust the Indian Media!: Tippity, tap, tippity, tap!Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06885651813993966354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-1136968563126654622006-01-11T14:06:00.000+05:302006-01-11T14:06:00.000+05:30why is it that we 'fire' 11 MP's who took money bu...<I>why is it that we 'fire' 11 MP's who took money but people like Shahbuddin are allowed to carry on in Parliament?</I><BR/><BR/>Simple! Shahbuddin's cases are in court. He's innocent until proven guilty. The 11 MP's on the other hand, were on video for all to see. They took money for asking questions in Parliament, and the Parliament found the video evidence irrefutable, and sought it best to expel them. Shahbuddin's criminal activities were not to do with something in Parliament but outside Parliament - so we'll have to wait for the courts to call him a criminal and only then can the Parliament have reason to expel him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-1136929286635596832006-01-11T03:11:00.000+05:302006-01-11T03:11:00.000+05:30If only it was so simple. I've come to the conclus...If only it was so simple. I've come to the conclusion that it is impossible to make such broad generalizations about the media in a country as vast as India. And you're not even talking of the newspapers with the biggest circulations. <BR/><BR/>Why should we be overly concerned if HT wants to be a pro-government stooge? There are so many other newspapers and TV channels to get your news from. Something for every viewpoint.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9917432.post-1136842773358046362006-01-10T03:09:00.000+05:302006-01-10T03:09:00.000+05:30What consitutes truly "independent" media ? Is it ...What consitutes truly "independent" media ? Is it merely an unattainable aspiration mired in idealism or is it actually possible ? At the core, media is a business that cannot exist without ad revenues which bring with it vested interests. Lessons learnt from the West seem to indicate that there is no such thing as an "independent media". Even the scientific publications are increasingly colored with one hue or another. Instead what we have is a mish mash of right leaning and left leaning media each at others throat at every hours of the day and night, over TV, radio and newspapers and all other forms of knowledge transfer. In India media is mostly centrist (an inch right of center or left of center doesnt count). The herd mentality follows. They all report (or more importantly, donot report) essentially the same things in nearly the same tone, and can actually get away with it. We have to have a wider spectrum of media if media is to realise its full impact on society.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com