I was flipping through news channels today morning to get as many angles into the terrorist story as possible…..

And, I came across a rather interesting remark on the channel Times Now..

The anchor was saying : ” Here at Times Now, we make sure that we do not compromise the safety of the commandos who are carrying out the operation, or the people they are trying to rescue. Unlike other news channels, we do not believe in giving the terrorists a forum to air their views, and hence, have not tried to establish contact with them.. etc etc.. “

Thing is, the guy had a very valid point…

I remember seeing the footage on lots of the news channels, and wondering how compromised the security forces would be if the terrorists had managed to get a feed…

Make no mistake though, the Times Now people are not the angels of the media sector or anything..

They were just taking a stand and saying ” Hey, look, our product is different !! Screw HT and CNN IBN !! ”

I recall vaguely, a time when there was Doordarshan, and Doordarshan.. Nothing else..

How dramatically has our country’s media sector changed.. Though, by some counts, this is hardly a positive aspect..

Cut throat competition has lead to a dramatic decrease in work ethics….

A friend once told me that if something wasn’t different, it wasn’t marketable.. Though, when it comes to issues such as these, one has to draw a line and decide how far they are willing to go to be different…..

Channels like, Headlines Today for example, have become the national Malayala Manoramas… Unnecessary dramatisation is their forte….

How come such irresponsible people have the jobs of informing and educating the public??