On "THE NEWS MEDIA", in general ...

Well, the topic of this post is a bit misleading, actually ... This post is more of a ferocious lashing out on the so-called news media that are supposed to be specifically only for providing us with "quality news". Blowing-up. Disproportionate. Misleading. Out of context. Commercial. I could go on with such a list of phrases and words that directly describe the

news media, that includes those news channels (there are umpteen news channels) and some newspapers as well. Some "news magazines". One good thing about these news channels is that they're innovative enough to think up eye-catching phrases that go along with their name. Sharp news for sharp people. Very funny. But, attractive. That's the whole point, though, ain't it??
The first thing you'd notice about these channels is that they're hideously oriented towards their commercial gains. Again, here i'd wish to emphasise upon what i've already done in my previous post - Money. The whole point of everything is this. Journalist's conscience, or sincerity?? What a joke!! They absolutely do not possess any of these qualities even in the nano-amounts. Their job is to get a great story that would boost up the popularity of their channel. And they would go to any extents to get one, even to the extent of fabricating a story.
Since competition abounds, there is a dire need for each of these channels to bring up supposingly innovative new programmes that turn the viewers away from their competitor. For how long can the pretty newsreader keep on repeating the same headlines that don't change for atleast half-a-day? So .. enter the shows. That gather groups of those people who belong to the important-but-jobless category - uh...primarily to discuss and heatedly argue about things .. er.. that are of no importance. Even if they productively discuss the even unimportant topic and give some practical suggestions, the "experts" they are .. it would be wrong on my part to have a go on them .. but more often than not .. it's not even close to a solution. In a program from 9 to 9.30 PM, they will provide an "overview" of the topic from 9 to 9.05, introduce those selfless 'personalities' who have spared their 'precious' time with the channel, taking time off their 'unforgiving' schedule to appear on the program, from 9.05 to 9.10. Then comes the first break, supposedly a short commercial one, the later part of which is true. But the word short is as far away from the truth as California is from New York. What next? 9:14:30. Welcome back after the break. The first guest speaks some crap. Then the guest on the exlcusive videoconferencing link from some foreign country says some bullshit. Then the anchor says something. Ok, vaguely related to what they're supposed to be talking about, but still .. Then ... the second break. We come back at 9.25. Almost time to wind up and begin the next, similar kind of program. The anchor says something like, We're running out of time, but lets just get a final word of comment from our esteemed guests and thank them for ... blah blah .. Then the show ends. Wow.
I ran into a graphical representation of how people's trust in the "Mass media" has dwindled over the last few decades ..

Lets some to the newspapers. Again. Heavy commercialisation. That's necessary, but well, the job of a newspaper it to provide news. There are newspapers only in India, perhaps, that are sold at Re.1, contain 76, yes, can you believe that, 76, pages of printed matter, but effectively only 8 pages of news. The rest of them .. Advertisements, useless crap on those celebrities, whose photos in the paper look as though their nose is off-centre (Come on, what else can you expect for one buck?), and around 40 pages of classifieds. They even contain spelling mistakes!!! I have been reading The Hindu ever since i learnt to read, and i'm yet to find spelling mistakes in it. Maybe its a bit of an exaggeration, but of course you would agree that spelling mistakes are very very very rare in The Hindu. But of course, its a quality paper. Chuck it.
The whole point of what i'm trying to say .. is .. well .. nothing. There's absolutely no point in what i'm saying. I know that whatever i go on for pages and pages about over here will not change anything i wish to. If i say stuff like "The point of what i'm saying is .. blah blah .. this should be done for the betterment and development .. blah blah .. ", there would be absolutely no difference between those bespectacled, brainless "experts" who come on TV everyday, and me. And i sure as hell don't want to be one of them. So .. adios. Until i come back with another rip. Don't bank on me to provide conclusions or solutions. You shall be disappointed.