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Nishantrathi82
November 29th, 2008, 11:57 AM
Hi all i would like to start a discussion on the role played my media in today's world.
As we have seen in the latest incident of mumbai terrorist attack there r certian things hat can can be get avoided if the media would have supported the government by not telecasting the exact positions of the soldiers that has been easily viewed by the terrorists in hotel on TV, in a same way they were disclosing the plans of fighters.
Even from last 5-6 years in India specifcally media is involved in creating hype on certain matters. I m not denying the importance of media but what i like to say is that there must be certain checks on media too. Many times they have disclose the privacy of big names that I think is not good.
So isn't that media is working like puppet of the owners and they r doing what they want to do whether its correct or not. They do work for the people who give them good money and media start working for those guys whether they is correct or not.

sidchhikara
November 29th, 2008, 12:28 PM
Hi all i would like to start a discussion on the role played my media in today's world.
As we have seen in the latest incident of mumbai terrorist attack there r certian things hat can can be get avoided if the media would have supported the government by not telecasting the exact positions of the soldiers that has been easily viewed by the terrorists in hotel on TV, in a same way they were disclosing the plans of fighters.
Even from last 5-6 years in India specifcally media is involved in creating hype on certain matters. I m not denying the importance of media but what i like to say is that there must be certain checks on media too. Many times they have disclose the privacy of big names that I think is not good.
So isn't that media is working like puppet of the owners and they r doing what they want to do whether its correct or not. They do work for the people who give them good money and media start working for those guys whether they is correct or not.

I think the security agencies like NSG, army should hold a meeting with media and tell them not to give sensitive operational information because it is their men who might be in danger because of this information.
There should be clear laws established and dispensed to all media houses.
This should not be hard to do.

devdahiya
November 29th, 2008, 12:35 PM
Nishant,every channel is busy in outdoing others........they feel if things are not grabbed first they will loose out on TRP.This makes them very cheap at times....when some of them START NAMING A CHILD WHO IS NOT YET CONCIEVED by the parents.Indian electronics Media is very immature and lacks the ethics..it seems free for all and a MACHHALLI BAZAR of KOLKOTTA most of the times.And here they sound and appear very irresponsible too.


Having said that,media coverage has brought most of our citizens face to face with realities of life about politicians,corruption,opportunities,education,mon ey matters,travel,facelities and many more valuable services almst free of cost sitting in our bed rooms.It is tough and challenging task and very expensive too.Yes commercialization because they need money because every thing is so expensive what they use and hence at times they get purchased by some business houses and political parties....which they should guard against.....as greed will surely ruin them one day....know that JAIN TV....bandd ho gaya..because that MP JAIN was doing this business.Some channels like NDTV and ZEE are better managed and more independent.

brahmtewatia
November 29th, 2008, 03:35 PM
when the dust settles... i feel, our media will come to its maturity.

freedom of expression through media is at very initial stage, still a learning stage. but overall they are doing a good job, rest they will learn and i hope it should be sooner then late. i strongly feel that the best answer to our root cause of all concerns (i mean these politicians) will come from this media only and i hope that will be "in not to far distant future". if ekta kapur can rot the minds of millions in our households, then why cant this media take ON with these corrupt nd stinking politicians.

i was appalled to see the poster showing 3 bombay police heros issued by congress party worker with its party logo and name at the bottom. in ka bas chale to ye murde ka bhi maans kha lein... pathetic. http://www.jattworld.com/forum/images/smilies/banghead.gif http://www.jattworld.com/forum/images/smilies/banghead.gif http://www.jattworld.com/forum/images/smilies/banghead.gif

Rmandaura
November 29th, 2008, 07:16 PM
Hi all i would like to start a discussion on the role played my media in today's world.
As we have seen in the latest incident of mumbai terrorist attack there r certian things hat can can be get avoided if the media would have supported the government by not telecasting the exact positions of the soldiers that has been easily viewed by the terrorists in hotel on TV, in a same way they were disclosing the plans of fighters.
Even from last 5-6 years in India specifcally media is involved in creating hype on certain matters. I m not denying the importance of media but what i like to say is that there must be certain checks on media too. Many times they have disclose the privacy of big names that I think is not good.
So isn't that media is working like puppet of the owners and they r doing what they want to do whether its correct or not. They do work for the people who give them good money and media start working for those guys whether they is correct or not.

Nishant,I strongly agree with you on the subject. While all channels were showing the details all through, I wished why they can't just shut up and let the security personnel do their duty. They don't stop at reporting, they start giving their own versions, opinions and assumptions and boasting all the time that they are the first to show the live coverage inspite of restrictions by security personnel.

This is the result of competition among so many 24 hrs news channels. There certainly should be a strict code of conduct. Any layman can understand that live coverage can be used by the terrorists to their advantage but in their competition the media totally ignores this.

Hope sense prevails on media and they start responsible reporting keeping National Interest on top.

Nishantrathi82
November 30th, 2008, 12:35 PM
when the dust settles... i feel, our media will come to its maturity.

freedom of expression through media is at very initial stage, still a learning stage. but overall they are doing a good job, rest they will learn and i hope it should be sooner then late. i strongly feel that the best answer to our root cause of all concerns (i mean these politicians) will come from this media only and i hope that will be "in not to far distant future". if ekta kapur can rot the minds of millions in our households, then why cant this media take ON with these corrupt nd stinking politicians.

i was appalled to see the poster showing 3 bombay police heros issued by congress party worker with its party logo and name at the bottom. in ka bas chale to ye murde ka bhi maans kha lein... pathetic. http://www.jattworld.com/forum/images/smilies/banghead.gif http://www.jattworld.com/forum/images/smilies/banghead.gif http://www.jattworld.com/forum/images/smilies/banghead.gif

Brahm G agreed with u upto some extent but as u know its India here everyone plays with the rules and i think Media can be the worst if they r going to do same. Many times i see that because of media many incidents has taken place which can be avoided otherwise, like if some one has killed a person they shows like Rehamn has killed Ram, that's it its enough to cause a communal fight. And i can tell u many incidents like one has happend here in Ghazaibad. Last year here in private colleges at the admission time colleges has asked for donation from the people around 5lacs per admission then the media has decided to do sting operation once its completed the media asked the college management for 50lacs money to not telecaste the episode some colleges has given that money some not those who doesn't gave that money there name has ben revealed in the episode so they r not fair at all.
So Media is doing good job but on otherside they r playing with our emotions too they do what they want they can change a hero in a vilain and vice-versa.

cooljat
December 1st, 2008, 02:10 PM
Notice issued to India TV for showing conversation with one terrorist !!

http://www.bhadas4media.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=747:media-india-tv&catid=27:2008-07-19-05-58-47&Itemid=29

Btw, check this site : http://www.bhadas4media.com

anilsangwan
December 1st, 2008, 03:47 PM
Both pros and cons...!!! I guess only experts or people related to this industry can tell better !!

What I liked in last 2 days is.... Two "patils" quit just because of media.. :D dandaa aa gya donua k er poori congress k..... unke statements ki ek ek line ka disection kar diya media ne.... R.R. Patil apne ek bayaan ki wajah se maara gaya... "Badey badey sehraon mein ek aadh chhoti chhoti ghatnayein hoti rehti hain"... This is power of media!!

These politicians are shameless... do you think R. R. Patil / V.R. Deshmukh resigned because they took the responsibility?? No way.... they and their manager ( sitting in delhi) were pressurised by Media whcih was showing everything clearly!

But, media sometimes takes extreme steps... which should be regulated...

But believe me guys.. who can regulate? ...If these leaders are given a chance to regulate... they will really kill the liberty media has today.....

Only option is that media should learn on its own and shouold become more mature day by day..!! Even court can define some code of conduct... Lekin media should be away from claws of politicians... !!!

ritu86
December 2nd, 2008, 12:31 AM
I’m appalled by the way this holier-than-everyone else on this planet- media is fixed on shattering our trust in the Indian institution!! I mean they’ll serve anything to increase their T.R.P.! Whatever happened to the work ethics?! And if you think N.D.T.V and the likes are bad, you have to have to watch the Hindi news channels, they are far worse! It feels like Ekta kapoor is writing the scripts for them! The news ‘shows’ are nothing short of ‘nautanki’ , with music, drama, action, love angle, you name it and it’ll be there.

The Indian media has forgotten its ethical responsibility; it’s all about sensationalism and tawdry reporting. In the recent Mumbai terror attacks, the T.V channels disclosed the whereabouts of the hostages and the operations of the N.S.G and army. And Barkha Dutt epitomizes all of it! I mean how one can be so unprofessional in their approach and win an award for it ( I’m referring to her ‘brave’ reporting in Kargil , which helped disclose the location of our troops) .

Media has nothing to do in the process of nation building all it does is make sensational ‘news’ out of anything and everything. Police, politics, institutions –Academic, family and otherwise, sports; there is not even one aspect of our society that we are not made to question by the media. What we as people need to understand is that the moment we start to question our institutions, we begin to question our existence ,our values; and which is what makes us so vulnerable to the evils that exist within and outside our society.

dkumars
December 2nd, 2008, 12:51 AM
Hi all i would like to start a discussion on the role played my media in today's world.
As we have seen in the latest incident of mumbai terrorist attack there r certian things hat can can be get avoided if the media would have supported the government by not telecasting the exact positions of the soldiers that has been easily viewed by the terrorists in hotel on TV, in a same way they were disclosing the plans of fighters.
Even from last 5-6 years in India specifcally media is involved in creating hype on certain matters. I m not denying the importance of media but what i like to say is that there must be certain checks on media too. Many times they have disclose the privacy of big names that I think is not good.
So isn't that media is working like puppet of the owners and they r doing what they want to do whether its correct or not. They do work for the people who give them good money and media start working for those guys whether they is correct or not.

I agree that Indian media is still immature but there are many other ways to avoid such situation. The very first thing is they shud cut the power supply to check such possibilities and I guess they did. Infact I heard water supply was also cut. Then without current how could they get our plans and position??? Was that information conveyed by some external source thru phone?

For media, I agree with what others said above.

anilsinghd
December 2nd, 2008, 04:27 PM
1)The news ‘shows’ are nothing short of ‘nautanki’ , with music, drama, action, love angle, you name it and it’ll be there.

2)The Indian media has forgotten its ethical responsibility;


3)Media has nothing to do in the process of nation building all it does is make sensational ‘news’ out of anything and everything.

I just made small points out of your posts to better refer to them. I hope you would not mind it.

There is not an iota of doubt that some of the things shown on the media are crap , unethical , playing with emotions , sensational-ization out of nothing! 1) and 2) are correct but not with the kind of genralisation that you concluded in 3).

What i mean to say is that we must also not forget that generalisation is a difficult process and without having all the facts one should avoid generalising. I believe most processes are self-feeding in nature unless there are processes/checks in place to counter them. Use of emotions is one such thing, it is easy to be swayed by emotions , so is the case with the media , once they get something to be "shown" they cannot resist themselves and look for each and everything of it.
After all equanimity is hard to profess!

Meanwhile it is a bit immature to say the media has nothing to do with nation building ( again a generalisation of sorts ! ). The easiest example i can say is the change in the approach of judiciary and its ways these days. Any crime is reported , and big political figures cannot twist things at their will and judiciary cannot act in haste / act with biasedness.
Ofcourse there are a lot of things to improve / add on. Constructive criticism is the way out , my friend! :)

Maniisha
December 3rd, 2008, 04:49 PM
Well I think .. Media is all about showcassing... Now days there are many news channels intruding our privacy. Also they are vying for 24 hour top slot then they are left with no options other than creating hypes. They are more in to yellow page journalism which exploits every detail out of others lives. Indian channels sometimes try to cash from unnecessary things like Rakhi Sawant ne kal abhishek ko kya kaha and all, whereas real news item is sometimes ignored. Also these channels have to match pace with commercialisation so to find right footing they are left with no choices other than attacking others privacy. Also most of these media houses work for protecting someones interest. So they may tarnish some people today and very next day they may even praise them. So I think its purely to us what we should grasp from media and what should be left out.... :)

devdahiya
December 3rd, 2008, 06:52 PM
Well I think .. Media is all about showcassing... Now days there are many news channels intruding our privacy. Also they are vying for 24 hour top slot then they are left with no options other than creating hypes. They are more in to yellow page journalism which exploits every detail out of others lives. Indian channels sometimes try to cash from unnecessary things like Rakhi Sawant ne kal abhishek ko kya kaha and all, whereas real news item is sometimes ignored. Also these channels have to match pace with commercialisation so to find right footing they are left with no choices other than attacking others privacy. Also most of these media houses work for protecting someones interest. So they may tarnish some people today and very next day they may even praise them. So I think its purely to us what we should grasp from media and what should be left out.... :)



Apt and correct...good one Moni...keep it up!