Gone are the days when one used to watch movies for refreshment. Now the entertainment has got cheaper with cross functional avenues being explored by Hindi NEWS business. The cheapest form of entertainment has come in anew avatar called STAR NEWS, AAJ TAK, INDIA TV (Indian Hindi news channel). You cannot make out the difference between any of them. As each of them has got great entertainment quotient, the leader of the pact being INDIA TV. However with the exception of DD National news, which has kept up to its reputation of being a news channel.
Their main news sources for the news channels are some men with 2 pieces of saffron clothes making sagacious comment. Daily soaps, Youtube, the national game cricket, bollywood, a bit of politics, and business. With maximum on screen display of Rahul Gandhi, Anna hazare, Sachin tendulkar. As of now they are challenged by the likes of Digvijay Singh. Who is trying hard by making absurd comments? Not to forget the new anchor in the making, the beard man Amar Singh, close confidant of Big B.
These mad junkies changed news definition by spending entire 15 days in Ramlila ground catching crowd reaction. Forgetting everything and using entire workforce for the purpose. This exceeded the time spent by the Anna’s team on the ground. They showcase an idiot in the name of Rahul Gandhi good for nothing (certainly not a youth icon as projected). Who would never make comment on matters of national interest? Who wound just meander across different region staying with poor families in the state of UP. Said to be contender to PM’s post gets hidden when any allegation on his party is made, he has never commented on rampant corruption which his team members have been found to be involved with.
Only politician left is the CHOTA MOTA HATHI aka Ms. Mayawati and an old man with day night glasses on having verdict on every matter anytime (Digvijay Sing). They have bypassed the great man L.P.Yadav with their onscreen presence. Further the man who ate the bandwidth of 1,76,000 Cr of the telecom industry.
So called first citizens, the prime minister makes 1 statement in 3 days and president in 30 days. Don’t know why their involvement remains hidden if they are really involved in country affairs.
Of recent some bald cricketer has come in shouting as if being the mentor to Sachin. They are waiting to go gung ho about his 100th century. Sure once its achieved the next 5 days would be spent daily on flashback of his career. As they always go on screen after every century. Sure many of them are already prepared with the videos. Which would be showcased for an entire week, may extend to months. Some astrologers are brought on news channel to do a workship so that he completes the century. They even told when should Sachin put his first footstep in new house with the timings. . ALL these seems just ridiculous and pathetic state of our so called news channel.
Coming to the daily soap which are the cheapest source of news. Story of daily soaps are repeated on news channel. As if these are the most important things. How would people on fighting screwing each other on B.Boss help the country economy? Or the absurd love stories based soaps help in reducing the poverty rate or provide moral education to the society.
Youtube, the web mogul is also a major source of news. Just browse and download and show, its that simple requiring no effort. Further, the Bollywood comes up with their promotions on news channel. Recent release movie cast going from one city to other driving, the whole family of the actor/actress from generations come up for promotion. Coming up with pathetic movies with Ra one leading the pact for this year, a complete disaster. The Bollywood child getting maximum publicity from birth of junior B. Fortunately the information was revealed after few months otherwise they would have got news for entire 9 months with all developments being updated every day. Might have run an entire weekly show showing the reaction and development of Aishwarya Rai. From what she ate and the doctor who did the delivery.
Where is the economic crisis, the inflation and may other matters of common interest? The petrol prices are part of discussion only on the days when they are announced. Where is our so called national sports hockey? Where are the news related to sports where India have been made proud of in Olympic?
The news of other parts of country other than metros. On daily basis news about 60% of news is fro metros. As if there is no problem in other parts of the country. Ronit Roy rash driving finds a place, while the problem of farmers committing suicide remains hidden. The forthcoming problem of population which is already impacting the economy is not answered. The problem of flood, illegal mining from Goa(exporting ores greater 50% of total Indian export). Issue of bringing back the black money, the happenings of G20 meet, development across South China Sea which will impact our water woes, other international news which affects us in many ways are not addressed.
It seems the time has come where the Hindi news channel needs to change themselves. Hindi news channels should learn from DD news along with some English news channels which are going great. The news of national interest should get priority over Bollywood. Otherwise they are to remain as source of entertainment rather than a source of information.
All of them can contribute in much better way to the economy and thus to the people of India. They should not be confined to some region but should move in all corners, directions i.e North, East, West South.