To the media
This post is directed towards the media of the land, especially to the newspaper editors and all the directors of News channels.
Respected heads of media,
The past week has had both the print and visual media, filling their media space with the account of the attack on Mr. Pramod Mahajan. As much as I respect the man, and the service he has rendered to our land, I sincerely opine that the coverage given to this was grossly exaggerated and, at most instances, quite unnecessary. Here are reasons why:
1: It is quite distressing to a family that is in the hospital, praying for a member of its own, worse still the patriarch, to have images of the patient splashed all over any form of accessible media. It is hard enough on them as it is, because the perpetrator was highly trusted. So to have the case be dissected, especially before the proceedings can actually take place in court, is quite unwarranted.
2: The method of reporting was, to be polite, distasteful. It was almost inciteful, and despite the fact that the attacker be punished for his sin, sadly the impact of the report shall be borne by his immediate family. Pravin Mahajan's children shall not be able to go school now. Just to remind you, they are all of 16 years of age. Forget being able to stand on their feet, they are not matriculates in all probability. His wife, who has been rendered practically a widow by the madness enacted out by her husband, shall not have any social life. As it is she might not be in a position to forgive her husband, let alone society forgiving him. Think about the impact that your coverage would be doing to them
3: Heads of the media, think about that mother who has lost two children. At this point of time, seeing images of her passing out on the coffin of her dead son are surely not on her mind. Also, detailing how callous her son was of his brother's death, is not going to be very comforting to her. Remember that her age has crossed 70.
4: Think about the target audience. I cannot speak for the whole land, but having hour long coverages of a funeral, are not exactly my kind of news. Mr. Pranoy Roy, I respected you and your channel. Its sad that you too have resorted to pandering through sensationalism.
Please remember sirs, that an overdose of medical brandy, leaves you intoxicated.
Respected heads of media,
The past week has had both the print and visual media, filling their media space with the account of the attack on Mr. Pramod Mahajan. As much as I respect the man, and the service he has rendered to our land, I sincerely opine that the coverage given to this was grossly exaggerated and, at most instances, quite unnecessary. Here are reasons why:
1: It is quite distressing to a family that is in the hospital, praying for a member of its own, worse still the patriarch, to have images of the patient splashed all over any form of accessible media. It is hard enough on them as it is, because the perpetrator was highly trusted. So to have the case be dissected, especially before the proceedings can actually take place in court, is quite unwarranted.
2: The method of reporting was, to be polite, distasteful. It was almost inciteful, and despite the fact that the attacker be punished for his sin, sadly the impact of the report shall be borne by his immediate family. Pravin Mahajan's children shall not be able to go school now. Just to remind you, they are all of 16 years of age. Forget being able to stand on their feet, they are not matriculates in all probability. His wife, who has been rendered practically a widow by the madness enacted out by her husband, shall not have any social life. As it is she might not be in a position to forgive her husband, let alone society forgiving him. Think about the impact that your coverage would be doing to them
3: Heads of the media, think about that mother who has lost two children. At this point of time, seeing images of her passing out on the coffin of her dead son are surely not on her mind. Also, detailing how callous her son was of his brother's death, is not going to be very comforting to her. Remember that her age has crossed 70.
4: Think about the target audience. I cannot speak for the whole land, but having hour long coverages of a funeral, are not exactly my kind of news. Mr. Pranoy Roy, I respected you and your channel. Its sad that you too have resorted to pandering through sensationalism.
Please remember sirs, that an overdose of medical brandy, leaves you intoxicated.
posted by Sunil Natraj at 5/05/2006 06:44:00 AM
3 Comments:
i agree with u..
the mother has to bear the most pain as for her he victim and the assailant both are her children...
even pravin mahajan's wife has been subjected to so much slander for no fault of her own...n his children may be scarred forever..
salla now the news channels hv become like mtv... they show the hot and happ news all around.. i say u watch the animal planet and they hv better and certainly more informative news to offer..
pranoy roy was once a good newsperson ..not anymore... cause his ndtv --both hindi and english hv missed the mark with the audience.it aint doin grt mate!!.. his own proteage.. rajdeep sardesai.. has left him.. a lotta other good fellas hv left him.. too.. on top of that his channel is painfully monotonous, leave apart the quality of news... u watch it.. i am amazed!!
--the devil
I disgree with the reasons given by u.So much of coverage wasn't reqd because in the end Pramod Mahajan was just a high profile,media savvy minsiter of the erswhile NDA govt.Agreed,that it was a traumatic experience for his family and relatives,this doesn't qualify so much publicity for him because he was just a minister not a social worker or leader in the true sense.There are far more pressing issues which need to be given coverage.
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