So the last year's rains in Mumbai was a big news and Star had picked up enough TRP to get numero uno in Indian TV News industry. Naturally this year the rains were the Big News.
And you could see the excited reporters screaming about rains. The lady reporter of Channel 7 was shouting and yelling. So if a train (not local) was five minutes late, it was a Flash and that Airservices were not disrupted was also News.
Mr Ashutosh (former Ajtak) who now heads Channel 7 has truly energised his team. The lady who does the Crime Reporting show is surely horrifying. And it is the channel Rajdeep owns. Is he nuts! Or jus to give a competition to Ajtak, the Hindi Channel ought to be so shabby!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Media ignores Middle-East, Kashmir and Hard News
The national press and electronic media in particular largey ignored the events in Middle-East. The bombing of PM's office in Palestine by Isreal was not given its due in columns or bytes.
Unfortunately, the killing of a physically challenged musician in Kashmir also got ignored. He was killed in firing by security forces. Inayatullha, 25, was a familiar name to those listening Radio Kashmir.
Is it that the editors feel enough of real news. That's why any story about NRI like Mittal or the 'sizzling' Rakhi Sawant would fetch more eyeballs!
Unfortunately, the killing of a physically challenged musician in Kashmir also got ignored. He was killed in firing by security forces. Inayatullha, 25, was a familiar name to those listening Radio Kashmir.
Is it that the editors feel enough of real news. That's why any story about NRI like Mittal or the 'sizzling' Rakhi Sawant would fetch more eyeballs!
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