Newtertainment or Kaun Banega News Idol ?
March 24, 2010· Category :Desi Pundit| India| Media| News| Society· tags : Dumbing Down, India, News, Newtertainment· 8 Comments
And, finally that day has arrived …. the day we were all waiting for with bated breath. The day entertainment and news jointly mutated to become a completely different entity … newtertainment, perhaps ? As the name suggest Newtertainment , a term i just coined out of sheer boredom, to describe the heady mix of sensationalist headlines, fluffy features, and celebrity mutterings that are shown on most 24 hour news channels – that ends to end up neutering the senses and possibly the brain !
Star News is conducting a national hunt for news anchors .
From their FB page
STAR Anchor Hunt is first ever talent hunt on news platform. Star News will choose best talent of the country to anchor news shows on STAR channels through STAR Anchor Hunt
The eminent judges are:
Deepak Chaurasia – from Star News :
“one of the smartest political minds in Indian television who would often offer the most provocative take on the day’s news from the campaign trail and beyond.”
Tisca Chopra.
Kushwant Singh’s niece, is an actress who has worked in theater, television and movies.Tisca Chopra topped Hindu College, University of Delhi in English Literature.
Chetan Bhagat
the author of four blockbuster novels, Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of life (2008) and 2 states-the story of my marriage (2009).
(all the descriptors are from the Star Site )
I guess if the world’s largest selling English Language daily can have a car shaped hole through its masthead, a news channel can hunt for anchors !
I am hoping that April 1st has come early, but i fear that it is not the case !
