Wednesday, September 7

(Dis)Information ??

I subscribe to a newspaper, which comes with 3 supplements, sometimes 4. All the supplements carry the "horoscope" section. (Not that i believe in horoscopes, but for sake of writing this article lets believe i believe in them)

Anyways one fine thursday morning, i read my horoscope in the main paper, it said : " Take care of health today, especially your stomach. A gastronomic problem is on the charts, could lead to stomach upset."

Then i read the supplement horoscope, it said: "You will be exuding charm today. People will want to comment on you, they will say something like:- I like your smell, I want to be around you" :-) smell,around me ???

I will have a stomach problem today, and people will like my smell and they will want to be near me?? I dont think so !!

This is what i mean by Disinformation. This newspaper has turned into a tabloid. It has a supplement (read as toilet read) which they claim to be a brilliant print article (I too claim to be a Mark Knopfler)
And all it contains is trash.

Note : The next paragraph or two have been dipped in a huge vat of sarcastic liquid and hung up to dry, hence they will be dripping with sarcasm.

The few reasons why i like the supplement :

The supplement has made a huge difference in my life. thanks to all the parties covered in the paper, i have developed a different take on life. The article "Forever Young" has been instrumental in helping me in my concentration. The various articles on the TV stars have built in me lots of self belief.
Also i have recieved tremendous tips in fashion from all the various celebs. Thank You so much BT, you really have made my morning enjoyable and knowledgable.

Thank You.

Well this is only the print medium, the TV media is even worse. Many of the channels go to 24 hrs live even when they dont have the content.
So how to fill the 24 hrs. One option is to repeat the news, but instead they prefer to elongate te time taken to report the news.
They will just chew the news ON and ON till it becomes pulp and the whole point to be reported is lost somewhere. (The ruminating bastards)

When they report on Cricket, the channels get in a ""expert" who is a failed ex cricketer, who is free because no team wants him !!
And they keep on rambling on and on till the next match starts..

Is this what has happened to journalism in this country? In the bid to win over viewers is it right to sensationalise the news. Do responsible newspapers have to resort to "tabloidism" to get in the readership (btw forgot to mention that the paper is currently holding the record for maximum number of spelling mistakes which includes the Editorial also)

Sensible reporting sure has gone down the drain, and replaced by (Dis)Information

6 comments:

Maverick said...

Just type "failure" in google.. and see the first match

Freelance bloger said...

tht's a gud one. u raise a really gud point abt the tv news. especially wen there's a bad news like a massacre & the reporter in studio asks the guy on the spot abt how the conditions r it sounds just pathetic. if they wnt to give the latest updates they shud take thm bfore hand & then read out to the viewers.also showin crying relatives further degrades impression. thr's no sensitivity left in media. all they want is news bytes

Freelance bloger said...

sorry i cudnt keep the comment short.

Anonymous said...

the failure in google was really a cool one ;-)

Anonymous said...

believe it or not, i've stopped reading the newspaper.
and somebody please tell Ekta Kapoor to cast Barkha Dutt in her next serial!

Shiva said...

there's no paper like Indian express. one hundred percent no nonsense newspaper. i'm a hardcore indian express fan. anyway so where's garfield?