WAY NEWS/EVENTS ARE HANDLED.

Take the case of PM Modi opening Kashi corridor. So many debates in our country as to how 'can a Prime Minister do this or not?'. The reporters run to an opposition politician seeking his opinion. Quite naturally he will say something distasteful. With this the reporters will run to some pliable ruling party politician, who will say something to counter. Is this not waste of time/pitting one against another and thereby having some fun/gossip filmy style/a job reporter not indulge in?. Well, this is what most of the TV channels do. And then, in the name of primetime debates, they have some kind of nonsense going for one or two hours. Are they pandering to the lowly taste of the people?. In the debate, various opposition and a ruling party participants are called. What can you expect an opposition speaker to say?. Some disparaging remarks, sneering statements, hate opinions. Are there really people who follow such worthless debates?. Is it not enough if an anchor gives his opinion on the event and probably feature one or two experts to voice their opinion on the topic and leave it any that. Is the noise and din necessary at all?

There are some YouTube reporters who give their opinion independently on any one topic or a group of events. Even among these, a restrained, matter of fact opinions without attaching any emotions to them, when expressed, are meaningful. Here too there are detestable remarks bordering on extremes. And then there are litigations and suits and discussions and debates on these suits.

The way news events are handled need some maturity in our country.

Above all we as people should not be giving much importance to politicians. Once elected, let them do their job. If found ineffective, there are enough mechanisms to take care of that other than such wisecracks and debates which help only to up the heat. A politician needs publicity and news reporter needs attention. But people suffer when caught in their web. more