Not that I have any liking or sympathies for any Tharoors or Modis or the Nityanands or any of the famous or infamous people now crowding & strugling for various TRPs with their deeds or misdeeds, I search for the news value in the whole lot of print and the bites.
The model code of conduct for the value based journalism has always been under debate and various reputed journalist have been time & again pulled up by the professionals for violating the thin line separating the research based or inventive & interventional journalism.
Now more of interventional journalism is seen every where. I am not against 360 degree scruitiny by media but the thin border line is never meant to be crossed. But what I am trying to say is excess expose of stories is taking toll of the essence of the story. Stories cannot be cooked.
The journalism cannot & must not be personal or against any person. Personal integrity must be questioned only after somebody has been found guilty by the court of Law. The constitution also does not give right to anybody of trial except the courts.
The journalism must connect to the public in general. Cooked issues do not touch the day to day lives of people. In place the media can become an effective tool for ending injustice, cleansing public life & promote developmentalism.
The era of complementary or cue journalism i.e. taking cue of same story and publishing in different papers/channel is a syndome which can be seen every where, each of the story tells about research by the paper's corrspondence. The condemnative journalism starts with one paper or channel and spreads to others.
I may sound like too much of an idealist in propounding my views about selective & objective journalism. But I am not the only one who has these views . Constructive journalism is still awaited. Criticism is never barred but issue based criticism is the key.
Strange things like media blackouts of important events & Distortions also happen.
The price rise issue, the environmental issues, eradication of forests, polluting the drinking water resources, ever increasing population, attacks on cultural heritage are some of the issues hitherto waiting adequate media attention.