Indian media has poor journalistic standards as is evident from their coverage of this case. Most of the so called news channels are masala channels with 90% of Hindi news channels coming in this category.
Most of these channels have employed fresh recruits from UP and Bihar who come to Delhi to prepare for Civil Services but join journalism after failing to make the grade in Civil Services. Their mindsets are same as that of UP police and they can go to any extent by poking thier nose in personal life of others.
Do we really need such channels who seem to have decided that Dr. Talwar is the killer? It is unbelievable for any human to kill his only child and that too who was born after 5 years and a result of IVF treatment. Imagine what the parents have to go through while they go through such treatment and ask those who do not have kids. People who come from backgrounds where 5-6 kids in a family are normal cannot really relate to the emotions of a urban professional family having one kid.
Media has done more harm to the dead girl than UP Police. It is surprising to see the heads of Hindi News Channels shamelessly trying to justify their act of blaming Talwars who are altready going through the agony of losing their only child.
As a parent, I find it impossible to believe that a parent can be involved in murder of child. And even if it has happened in a fit of rage, the parent would have broken down in a day.
RE:Masala Channels
by Guest on Jul 11, 2008 07:57 PM Permalink
Dear Amandeep,
I am agree with your feelings from the bottom of my heart. Till few months back (before Arushi's murder case) I was found of News channels. But now a days all these news channels are propagating False information's to us. I strongly recommend to ban this news channels. They have no rights to telecast false stories usually called " Natya Rupantars" of any incident. All there reporters are posing they are blood relatives of Sherlock Homes, they pose and speak with so much confidence that they are above from all these big investigating agencies working in this field since so long. All these channels are fighting with each other to become No.1 news channel. These days, I think all these channels are affected with virus of showing" False Video" shoots at unknown location from different countries. Each and every News Channel now a days having Shoaib Illyasi alive in one or other form for serving simple accidents into big "masala " stories. What they are trying to convey ? God knows . They even playing with the sentiments of the common public by claming some accidents turned into "miracle" and it happened because of "Shri Sai Baba" and other Gods. Again I am concluding by saying that we all should come together and fight against such news channels.
RE:Masala Channels
by nimit patel on Jul 08, 2008 02:16 PM Permalink
I am agree with u 100%, yesterday night on head lines today they were showing BIKINI HISTORY and oh god, all models in bikini.. how rubbis.. they are telling them self media and news channel and providing entertainment like fashion TV and adult TV.
what Govt. is doing all the time?? we are feeling shame in even watching news channel at home right now with family, day before yesterday they were showing young lover to kiss at narimaan point.. and this footage they were showing at least 10 times in one min... and 1000 time in a day.. now think with 7-8 year child in home.. what u feel by that footage???
sensor bord is announcing cuts in the movies... and channels are showing that cuts 1000 times on news and telling see this scene cut by sensor bord.. then what its meaning yaar??
they are never showing some good things done by NGO or some good people, they are jsut showing criminal, and their language oh god.. even they not know how to read.. for example..
YE HAI ARUSHI KA ROOM, ARUSHI ISI ROOM ME REHTI THI.. ARUSHI KA KATL ISI ROOM ME HUA THAT. ARUSHI US RAAT ISI ROOM ME SO RAHI THI.. ARUSHI KA ROOM BAN GAYA USKA KARBRASTAN... its irritating..
he can say like ye arushi ka kamra hai jaha us ka katla hua tha... but he just repeating above words ten times..
when govt will stop them?? even we can expect anything from govt... but we can expect from supreme court or not???
RE:Masala Channels
by Smita Chaudhari on Jul 08, 2008 02:34 PM Permalink
In that aspect Doordarshan (DD) IS THE BEST! They do not show any such news that isn't 100% accurate. A MATURE and responsible channel.
Though sometimes it is comical in a way that the DD news readers go on rambling about the goings on of the day - many times without any visual coverage. And sometimes also waiting endlessly and hopelessly for the visual to come up on screen. Then eventually with a whispered apology they move on to tell us of the next news item on their list.
