tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post7878439399809627860..comments2024-03-29T11:12:25.046+05:30Comments on Ground Reality: "Want Press Coverage? Give Me Some Money"Devinder Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867902048509662981noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-86383316319067286232009-05-14T14:27:00.000+05:302009-05-14T14:27:00.000+05:30Respected Sharma Ji it is true that media prefers ...Respected Sharma Ji it is true that media prefers to ignore the real issuses confronting the society. During freedom struggle, media played a significant role. In those days, country was dependent and a number of restrictions were imposed on media. Now, the country is independent and media is free. Unfortunately media has became a " Toy of Market". It is engaged in Bhoot-Pret, Nag-Nagin, Cricket, Politics etc. while ignoring important issues like farmers' sucides, malnutrition, dowry, child labour, social reforms etc. <br />Ramesh DubeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-49548892711795558312009-05-14T11:30:00.000+05:302009-05-14T11:30:00.000+05:30Good! very Good Devinder!! Better late than never....Good! very Good Devinder!! Better late than never.Doordarshan and Mandi house days,then the Zee jamboorie...well it never was about serials,cultural sops,it always has been 'who owns more ambience space, the airwaves, kaun se INSAT SE KITNA TIME KHAREEDNA AUR BAAD MEIN KIS KIS EKTA KAPOOR KO KIS MOL PAR BECHNA...if doordarshan guys initiated it Subhash Chandra perfected the art of selling telecast time nd spaces.<br />And why MIND it,why feel BAD at such an erosion of values.The Editor, in print media is second,third fiddle to this suave Marketing guy who would rather put THE HUNK mobike or this SIZZLING BABE or NIMBOOZ on the front page,TORREX on the mast by selling his ass.The bania malik is happy while the Real Guy, the Editor sulks driving his team of reporters,correspondents all over his 'territory'.<br />Have a look at most of the engineering ,IT, Nursing colleges that have mushroomed.Most of the reporters KNOW that they are violating norms,horribly lack in infrastructure....still they go on producing doctors,nurses,engineers IT graduates.<br />There is this ban, emanating out of some sort of 'Self denial', not to go after 'human' stories wherein so many people are doing amazing work in their anonymous archipelagoes.<br />Let us remember Sahir Ludhiyanvi once again :<br /> uss sham mujhe maloom hua'<br /> kheto'n ki tarah iss duniya mein<br /> paison ke kehva khano'n mein<br /> behno'n ki jwani bikti hai <br /> kissi ke sunehre khwabo'n ki<br /> anmol nishani bikti hai.......<br />Mind you he was writing this more than 50 years ago.And things have changed....for the worst.You write and I read and I try to follow...is'nt it satisfyingly meaningful ?Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575266989548389041noreply@blogger.com