tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post7241216180340510263..comments2023-11-03T18:44:02.277+05:30Comments on THE WORLD IS SQUARE: Truth Hurts?Sherry Wasandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070127948095554465noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-34366315105633570272009-08-01T08:35:03.540+05:302009-08-01T08:35:03.540+05:30Agreed. And it is sad that we, the people are the ...Agreed. And it is sad that we, the people are the audience and let the shows have the high trps.Diwakar Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147833883439575794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-65387838900440224842009-07-28T20:14:51.689+05:302009-07-28T20:14:51.689+05:30@ Mer-curial-maiden : EXACTLY! I couldn't hav...@ Mer-curial-maiden : EXACTLY! I couldn't have said it better myself..! <br /><br />As for the CTRL+C.. well, it sort of became a necessity after someone started ripping entire posts off my blog and pasting them on to his. <br />After a fair share prejoratives hurled and fury expressed, I managed to get him to delete it. <br /><br />Plagiarism is just SO wrong. Even on a level as tiny as this.Sherry Wasandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02070127948095554465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-36903058528272150872009-07-28T08:19:01.696+05:302009-07-28T08:19:01.696+05:30Oh and I just noticed:
"CTRL + C? Think Aga...Oh and I just noticed: <br /><br />"CTRL + C? Think Again."<br /><br />- Hahahahha :DDeboleenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734391499100611920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-22849714635463504552009-07-28T08:18:06.889+05:302009-07-28T08:18:06.889+05:30What these people want to drown with their shouts ...What these people want to drown with their shouts of outrage is the sheer, uncomfortable fact that thousands of people set aside time to watch these unsavoury programs. <br /><br />It disgusts me to see the holier-than-thou relish with which people watch others squirm their way through uncomfortable truths - both parties complicit in this disgusting trade. "I'll let you see my dirty secrets if you give me money and air-time" & "We'll all sit and gawk as long as you can keep it really slanderous"<br /><br />Sick.<br /><br />And the fact that they want to ban it is a most pathetic re-affirmation of the hypocrisy that this country just can't seem to get rid off. You find it immoral and distasteful? Don't watch it. Period.Deboleenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734391499100611920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-84775556566170828262009-07-27T23:11:05.064+05:302009-07-27T23:11:05.064+05:30I completely agree with your sentiment of not thro...I completely agree with your sentiment of not throwing away self dignity and worth for a measly(or any) sum of money. However, I also believe that any choice regarding the same lies only with an individual. If they themselves choose to sell their lives as scandal, media has every right to make what they can out of it. <br /><br />During my brief stint in journalism, I too held very strong opinions regarding ethics and their importance in media. I still do. But I also see that an industry based entirely on public perception and opinion, will tend to steer towards what sells. Ethics are considered flexible by most, be it business, media, or anything else for that matter. It's wrong, on a personal level. But you can't blame society for being a certain way. If a majority is, you term it as human nature. Baser instinct, maybe. But the voyeurism does sell. And the media needs TRP more than anything else.Sherry Wasandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02070127948095554465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-9812525385800225472009-07-27T23:02:18.799+05:302009-07-27T23:02:18.799+05:30Being a very opinionated media student who is bein...Being a very opinionated media student who is being made to study Ethics & Responsibilities these days, I think the only reason that the houses stand against the issue of truth is because they are confused.<br /><br />As to what they happen to be confused about, a sense of belonging to a very antiquated culture and the need to understand a developing sentiment supporting media scrutiny.<br /><br />For many reasons, I support the nature of the move. I.e. to remove the infringement of one of the last things that define us as a civilization. Self dignity and worth. Something, that by all means should not be thrown away for a measly sum of money. The media has become a hungry dog, just barking away till thrown a piece of meat. Hopefully, a stay of the show will curb it.<br /><br />Other than that, I would agree that we must start to give up the pretence that our country will not be able to withstand any sort of declaration of the truth.Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178126540536815154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-77694047674507642602009-07-27T23:00:59.358+05:302009-07-27T23:00:59.358+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178126540536815154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-72253930149773594822009-07-27T21:54:24.398+05:302009-07-27T21:54:24.398+05:30Fact : The people in the show have voluntarily cho...Fact : The people in the show have voluntarily chosen to be answerable. They have chosen to let their lives be used for mass entertainment. They are getting what they signed up for. Where does "poking" come in, in that case. It's completely solicited. <br /><br />Media is for variety. Not just news, social issues, politics, reporting, critique and giving a "voice" to the people and influencing public psyche. Everything is commercialized. And anything that finds an audience, works. <br /><br />As for Doordarshan, I party agree with you. But I also think that the programming needs major amends. For the record, CNN-IBN might surprise you. In a good way. Rajdeep Sardesai knows his job. Knows it well..Sherry Wasandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02070127948095554465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-74181694676995269642009-07-27T20:29:24.954+05:302009-07-27T20:29:24.954+05:30But these days,these news channels are daringly ju...But these days,these news channels are daringly jumping the limits and gains ratings by showing the things that are meant to be private.They poke their nose in unwanted matter rather than acting according to the term "media"!<br />A media should reach the public about what their state is doing actually,but it is not so,cos every businessman is behind a news channel(party in case of south india).Moreover,media is turning into fearmongers,spreading fear among the people.<br />The best news channel,according to me,is Doordarshan.It is the only news channel that deserves the name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com