PRIVATE MEDIA

Private Media, in India, is unfettered. Especially, TV Channels are going over-board. They’re commenting, on some of the topics, without any, expert’s view, that is obnoxious. Even, in the presence, of experts, they make outrageous statements, which, the subject experts, are not really capable of skillfully handling. They are ever ready to make are or mar, a person or an idea. As the Media should be, they are never neutral, even in, non-political matters. To give you, an example, please view the STAR NEWS channel, at 7.30 p.m.,
about Cricket. You have a very good expert in Sandeep Patel. Also, watch the anchor and his team, making outlandish statements, for long periods and then asking the expert to comment on it, in few words. If he tries to cover, all points, to counter them, they butt in cut him short. The way, sometime, the expert, squirms, is really pathetic. Even while interviewing, some persons, few interviewers do not allow him to put his views, but go on forcing, their own words and opinion.
TV media, in recent times, have come-up with many exposé’s, which is, really very good. But, it does not give license for them to pass judgement, on any matter what so ever. That is the domain of Public & Judiciary.
We are still, in the stage of believing, the Media, what ever, it says & shows. At out-set, we should, formulate some guidelines. Although, censorship is not advocated, the TV media themselves can, operate, under certain parameters, drawn by themselves, like Advertisement Council, Press Council, etc.