Comments on: The Pits of Reporting http://calamur.org/gargi/2006/07/25/the-pits-of-reporting/ A Point of View Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:25:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sameer http://calamur.org/gargi/2006/07/25/the-pits-of-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Sameer Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:06:09 +0000 http://calamur.org/gargi/?p=561#comment-1109 About that episode about the two girls who attempted suicide... it was reported on a news channel yesterday that their father died of a heart attack brought on by shock of hearing about his daughters' suicide attempt. But this wasn't reported widely in broadcast, print or online media. It seems that only 'reality news' worth covering is the one which can be milked for a long time... like a soap opera dragging endlessly. When government talks about the broadcast bill, media cries for self-regulation. But when it comes to actually putting it in practice, no one wants to self-regulate. The other channel is doing it... so I will do it too!! About that episode about the two girls who attempted suicide… it was reported on a news channel yesterday that their father died of a heart attack brought on by shock of hearing about his daughters’ suicide attempt.

But this wasn’t reported widely in broadcast, print or online media. It seems that only ‘reality news’ worth covering is the one which can be milked for a long time… like a soap opera dragging endlessly.

When government talks about the broadcast bill, media cries for self-regulation. But when it comes to actually putting it in practice, no one wants to self-regulate. The other channel is doing it… so I will do it too!!

]]> By: cogito http://calamur.org/gargi/2006/07/25/the-pits-of-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 cogito Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:46:56 +0000 http://calamur.org/gargi/?p=561#comment-1108 well said ! well said !

]]> By: Reality News?! | The Opti Mystic http://calamur.org/gargi/2006/07/25/the-pits-of-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Reality News?! | The Opti Mystic Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:34:36 +0000 http://calamur.org/gargi/?p=561#comment-1107 [...] Reality news, it seems, is the latest buzzword. Gaurav recently spoke about the phenomenon and there’s an interesting discussion here at POV. [...] [...] Reality news, it seems, is the latest buzzword. Gaurav recently spoke about the phenomenon and there’s an interesting discussion here at POV. [...]

]]> By: gargi http://calamur.org/gargi/2006/07/25/the-pits-of-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 gargi Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:02:50 +0000 http://calamur.org/gargi/?p=561#comment-1106 Patrix There is no journalism per se in the Indian context. There is only reportage. Place the camera and speak around the visuals! There are a few magazines like Tehelka - but by and large it is completely celeb oriented. And, there is no respect or regard for any of the norms/rules followed by western media. For example when the NYT found that one of its reporters was making up stories, there was almost a 6 page angst ridden apology. Here there is no such concept. Newspapers and news channels break all norms and rules about reportage so blatantly. Seriously, unless they get their house in order the Government will impose rules. And that would be a very, very dangerous thing. Patrix
There is no journalism per se in the Indian context. There is only reportage. Place the camera and speak around the visuals!
There are a few magazines like Tehelka – but by and large it is completely celeb oriented.
And, there is no respect or regard for any of the norms/rules followed by western media.
For example when the NYT found that one of its reporters was making up stories, there was almost a 6 page angst ridden apology. Here there is no such concept. Newspapers and news channels break all norms and rules about reportage so blatantly.
Seriously, unless they get their house in order the Government will impose rules. And that would be a very, very dangerous thing.

]]> By: gargi http://calamur.org/gargi/2006/07/25/the-pits-of-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-1105 gargi Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:55:36 +0000 http://calamur.org/gargi/?p=561#comment-1105 Sunil Lol, truly LOL. as sameer pointed out - it won't surprise me if people started jumping into pits ore the sea to get this kind of attention. Did u see the news item about the two girls who ran away to participate in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - and when they ran out of money, and couldn't find the studio - jumped into the sea! This is really going out of control Sunil
Lol, truly LOL. as sameer pointed out – it won’t surprise me if people started jumping into pits ore the sea to get this kind of attention.
Did u see the news item about the two girls who ran away to participate in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa – and when they ran out of money, and couldn’t find the studio – jumped into the sea!
This is really going out of control

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