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To everyone who started threatening to unfollow me (lol) by assuming that if I defended @Tweet2Rhea Interview then obviously I fully support her, guess what- Today the CBI had to ask mumbai police to provide protection to her cos the media has made the probe impossible.
Channels are making reporters chase cars, people can& #39;t reach questioning without being chased by 15 cars & being stopped to answer their questions. I saw a clip of @republic reporter chasing Pithani& #39;s car even tho driver had started driving & it could& #39;ve led to serious accident.
Meanwhile same reporter said & #39;I& #39;ll let you go if you answer 3 questions& #39;, to which Pithani said & #39;I can& #39;t, I can only speak to CBI, please move& #39;. Reporter was PERSISTENT that he won& #39;t budge until his questions are answered & driver started driving. We are supposed to applaud this?
Meanwhile everyone& #39;s favourite journalist of same channel was screaming away to glory & #39;KEEP CHASING HIM, WATCH THAT VIEWERS, HE CAN& #39;T ESCAPE US& #39;. Arrey bhai, kahan karega escape? After being the self proclaimed voice behind getting CBI on case, why are you hindering probe?
By all means, let& #39;s continue tracking the developments. But where is the civility? In a parallel universe, there would be no car chases, or once comment declined, one would move away. Media is 4th pillar but we must also work within a civil framework right.
Today it is this masala/tamasha journalism that truly pains me as a person who loves being a journalist & would like nothing more than for the truth to prevail. But we are culpable as a society for promoting the media that& #39;s unfortunately prevalent in our country.
It& #39;s almost as if calm journalism won& #39;t work anymore, everyone& #39;s becoming identical to ace TRP game. Forget appreciation for calmer channels, we don& #39;t even call out or condemn when the limit is clearly crossed. Masses want tamasha, so they get tamasha.
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