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Watching news on television is one of my favourite pastime activities. With the advent of various social media platforms I enjoy keeping myself updated with the latest developments. Of late I am grappling with few questions like :
1) Are all media interpretations always real or are they just one sided interpretations and far from the reality?
2) Is all news always "breaking news" ?
3) What difference does it make by adding background music to every news bite?
4) Does adding sensational elements to the news make it more marketable?
Above mentioned questions sometimes make me more curious to know the truth but I am aware of the fact that these so-called questions are in fact the commercial practices followed by almost every news agency to survive in the business.
In the name of commercialisation have the facts been distorted? Why only certain segments of society receive attention while the vast majority of the section in the society is always left uncovered by the glaze of the camera.Not just television but even on social media I have come across end numbers of such practices.
It will be unfair on my part if I don't mention that there are few media houses who air the grievances of common people on their channels but do such news bites get prime time slots?
When we say that the media is the fourth pillar of this democratic system, it has to keep its ethics intact rather than getting drifted in the wave of commercialisation and sensationalization. Loyal spectators will always appreciate hearing the facts rather than witnessing some theatrics.
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