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Tag: media

  • between the newslines.

    The net is screaming from the roof tops about the intellectuals, someone is ridiculous enough, no I have respect for the author who is a senior journalist he refers to Chetan braggart as an intellectual!! Well woe to my countrymen. Yet as we read the declarations, and statements the underlying truth is scary. We are…

  • Whose’s funeral is it anyway?

    My husband I decided to watch the evening news. The headline screamed,”Arushi murder parents convicted.” The glowing teenager’s snap popped up. Then there was Bacchi Kakaria, some other journalists all dissecting the issues. They are absolutely sure that the culprits are the parents despite of acknowledging that the evidence is circumstantial. Whatever be, if the…

  • the cat calls–ring the bell

    The campaign is about domestic violence. The church bell rings when the town is in danger. The rats think of belling the cat to become aware of danger. For me ringing the bell is more about becoming aware of something that needs attention. Over the past week I have been hearing hysteria over Modi. And…

  • Denying democracy

    Bhishma on a bed of arrows, screams The Telegraph. Shishya coup screams  TOI Pro Modi- Pro Advani warriors calls The Hindu The media having a ball, Arnab Goswami hitting hysteric heights, I don’t dare  turn on whatever channel BakBak Dutt is on. For the past year International Centre Goa has been having debates and interactive…

  • Wither dost thou wander?

    Wither dost thou wander? http://www.firstpost.com/living/hyderabad-shame-how-the-media-framed-innocent-women-699360.html http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-15/people/38555281_1_footage-petition-channels Looks like we take the word revolution quite seriously. The police have turned perpetrator, the media turned vigilante, and the news reporters have taken investigative journalism to newer heights.  Or maybe it is just creative writing There are a few law students from Hyderabad who are taking an online…

  • who is to blame?– We the people

    The shoot out somewhere in the US of A—yes I did not follow that news as I was caught up with something else. The Delhi violation, which created national hysteria, and candle light marches. Within a week of that a girl committed suicide in Chandigarh because the cops ridiculed her instead of taking her complaint.…