Monday, April 23, 2012

Mainstream media caught with their pants down...


Yeh Unki Asli Chaal, Charithra & Chehera Hai.... (This is their Cunning, History & Face)

We all remember, Abhishek Manu Singhvi quoting the above, when unsubstantiated allegations were made about BJP MLAs in Gujarat Assembly. Mind you he didn’t wait for validation of the video, even wait for forensics to certify it but just blasted out. Now, today a video of him in compromising positions as well as a “casting couch” for aspiring judges has made it out. He is literally caught with his pants down !!! When the video was broadcast to the world in the social media he had no option but to resign…

What is most disappointing is the fact -- that the mainstream media hasn’t covered itself in glory at large and blatant partiality of the English TV channels that have been thoroughly exposed by this episode. The media houses that shouted that a Swami Nithyananda, or BJP MLAs should be hung -- tried to hide behind the cover of “injunction from the court” and tried their best to blackout this news. The court injunction was for the broadcast of this video and NOT for reporting on it -- as news. How come this wasn’t glaringly obvious to them is a point I want them explaining to the nation. What was so special about AMSinghvi that they had to show this extraordinary restraint ?

Time and again, the mainstream media is getting caught with its pants down by such blatantly obvious prejudicial/partial stances favorable towards their benefactors. If anything, the social media has corrected this imbalance and restored integrity (albeit on balance) to the fourth estate…

More power to social media…

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