It is a well known fact evident in the current reality that the level of journalism in our country is going from a level of 10 to jon snow. It's all about 'MASALA'(Not MDH or Everest). It is the presence of masala or entertainment that modify the TRPs of a particular channel. Sadly in a diverse and populated country like India, people seem to enjoy these contents.
Almost every other news channel consist of Sambit patra coming on our television to ensure that we had a great evening, instead of discussing world politics, economical environment, trade and any other factor. We see unnecessary information, why?..MASALA hai yaar.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim and Honeypreet's love affair were making headlines almost every day of the month that he was convicte(If shitty MSG was not enough). 'Janiye Salman ne jail me kya khaya' headlines like these were trending on twitter too.
The real journalists in today's world are standup comedians, I mean just look at the questions they are asking, the journalists have clearly forgotten their job. These news channels have became great fan of PM and BJP in general. Rather than discussing facts, they are sharing their opinions and creating negativity for any opposition.
To top on that there is a NaMo tv, Yes a propaganda news channel launched during the election season. With Modi's biopic and web series also releasing the same time directly giving competition to Avengers endgame and Game of thrones, Yes be scared MARVEL.
I mean just see news to advertisement ratio. I have stopped watching all these things since they started showing ghost's story, supernatural elements and existence of Raavan in Srilanka and Hanuman in Himalayas.
Republic TV(The creep named Arnab), Zee news, India Tv, News18 india, ABP, Aaj tak all are pro BJP channels. Actually aaj tak was pro congress, but there is a radical shift in scenario, since Anjana Om Kashyap's husband got promoted as CVO by Rajnath singh.(Aaj tak is like Pakistan of news channels!)
But there are still some channels that showcase a better journalism.
The appreciation and diversion of traffic and TRPs to these news channel might ensure a better picture in journalism in coming future. People might acknowledge news over MASALA.
Here are the 5 news channels, I think are doing a good job:-
1) WION
World in one news channel is an indian pay telivison channel owned by essel group.
It is available in both hindi and English languages.
This news channel is good at showcasing the world news and indian news(limited) but without making much commotion.
It was launched on 15th August,2016.
2) DD NEWS
First news channel in India and still living on the term of old is gold. It runs in accordance of the Prasar Bharti act. They showcase news in both hindi and English and cover almost every relevant topic. The debates here are calm and done in a poised manner, rather than Sambit Patra screaming the hell out of nowhere, and chanting Bharat mata ki jay to justify his statement.
3) NDTV
This news channel is often termed anti national, why? because it questions the action of current government. They picks the important news and asks the toughest questions to the ruling party. The journalists like Ravish Kumar and Nidhi Razdan restores our faith in journalism.
4) MIRROR NOW
5) BBC WORLD NEWS
These are some of the news
channels, I believe are really contributing towards journalism and news media,
I hope as these channels get their due appreciation and credits, the
scenario of indian media will surely change.
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