There is something very disturbing about media houses falling over each other to sanitize the image of [tag]Rahul Mahajan[/tag]. For someone who indulged in an orgy of excesses, with his father’s urn lying in the next room, and who ended up in hospital OD’ing on some narcotic or the other, and in whose party someone lost their life – Rahul Mahajan seems to be treated not as someone who fucked up beyond measure but as a poor lost boy.
The Financial Express tells us that Rahul Mahajan is off to Seychelles on his honeymoon – the FE not page 3 of the ToI. The Bombay Times shows us Rahul Mahajan getting a Rakhi tied on his hand by his sister The BT today carries an interview on Rahul, his life and his take on his uncle.
Any where else in the world, the media does not make excuses for people charged of crimes. While there are many who will argue that drugs should not be banned – and it is a view that i don’t disagree with – for now narcotics is illegal. Lobby to change the law, instead of making a law breaker into a role model. The same happened with Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Fardeen Khan, Sunjay Dutt, Salman Khan – the message that the [tag]Indian media[/tag] is putting out is so long as you are attractive and glamourous, it is ok for you to break the law, and even be caught breaking it. And oh don’t worry, if you break the law and are caught, for the right amount we will set about whitewashing your image. I hope that media houses are getting paid and paid well for this kind of a whitewash job. I would hate to think that journalists and editors were abandoning the basic principals of good & responsible journalism for free.
You are absolutely right.The fourth estate’s news reporting is marred by favoritism,financial nexus,publicity mongering and “I help u – u help me” bias.
It doesn’t help when as a national daily, u also own radio stations,TV Channels,Film magazines all dependent on film stars. Oh, did anyone mention objectivity ? I thought thatz the preoccupation of a few in the Indian media today.
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Exactly….media nowadys has just become a Karan johar show where its all “my frnds-ur frnds” goin on.
You are absolutely right…it boils my blood when i see such business in newspapers and media channels….as a journalism student,i’ve bcum sceptical of wht was my aim in entering this feild and wht sort of world am entering into…its full of muck…dad said ‘u want to walk in mud n nt get dirty’, he laughed.After cumng to Mumbai and having a glimpse at “Da Real Media”…i understud wht my father meant….
Plzzzzzzzz……stop all this…journalism was on of da respected professions earlier but today ppl luk down to u…Papers like Bombay Times shd be burned down..waht journalism is that?Ipity da ppl working for it…they idiots of biggest nature who can even write for a trashy paper like BT…Evrybody wants to earn money but i dnt think by creating such negative role models for our society, which is still immatured n can believe whtever u show….
You are absolutely right…it boils my blood when i see such ‘business’ in newspapers and media channels….as a journalism student,i’ve bcum sceptical;wht was my aim(principles, values,etc.) in entering this feild and wht sort of world am entering into…its so mucky…Dad said once,‘U want to walk in mud n nt get dirty’,he laughed.After cumng to Mumbai and having a glimpse at “Da Real Mediaâ€â€¦i understud wht my father meant….
Plzzzzzzzz……stop all this…journalism was on of da respected professions earlier but today ppl luk down to journalists.Papers like Bombay Times shd be burned down..wat kind journalism is that?I pity da ppl working for it…they are idiots of biggest order who can even write for a trashy paper like BT…Evrybody wants to earn money but atleast nt by creating such negative role models for oursociety which is so intolerant.I wonder whr do the values and principles of journalism v r learning today as students,apply? I guess they r just on black n white……