Every day when i turn on my TV set there is a BREAKING NEWS waiting for me. Weird music, live footage, emotional anchors and expert comments are part of this recipe. Audience gets mesmerized all of a sudden and same moment start believing the running story is true. Such recipes not only mold the attitude of the audience but have played a significant role in shaping up our behaviors.
Recent war among these TV channels has resulted in a national depression situation where every Pakistani living here and overseas has developed a negative mind set about the prevailing situation in the country. For instance take the example of this recent incident of match fixing, Without finding the adequate evidence against our heroes they have started blaming them up to the extent where everyone have started cursing and abusing them. Now all of a sudden there is a gossip around about the insufficient evidence available against them for these spot fixing charges. It’s a matter of hours now when all these allegations would be proved a drama to spool their careers. Neither I have any personal relation with them nor do I believe that they are angels but as a true follower of the game situation has become very bad for the future of the game and for our country as well. Media is solely responsible for spoiling the image and trying their best to prove our cricketers guilty.
When we desperately need a media support for the flood affected peoples these anchors has created an embarrassing situation for whole nation. All the well known anchors excluding few have become a local band baaja group who perform on weddings in our system. One while following the other taking credit of breaking the news and portraying as if they are the best information source available for the countrymen. They are least pushed about the quality of airing content and our regulatory authority named PEMRA existing for no reason. Now just wait and see the U turn they would be taking very soon on this spot fixing issue when our heroes would be found innocent. As a true Pakistani I am getting annoyed day by day with these news channels. They are spreading anarchy and increasing frustration among 180 million Pakistanis. They are just a band baaja group working on their own agenda of fame and making money. True faces of these band baaja anchors would be unleashed soon.
I totally agree. Apart from everything, i guess the major level of discontentment i have from them is the brutal image they are portraying of Pakistan, resulting in severe depression amongst our countrymen and the world leading to believe Pak as the most dangerous place to live in. I guess,sectarian violence occurs everywhere. Take india for example where it prevails amidst being high secularism but still their media is able to portray the country as "Incredible India". Britain, US all are famous for their domestic violence but nobody cares a shit to show it on national television. We are a bunch of losers trying to demorealise our own nation and see this is the reason why the WORLD has not helped us in this time of distress. How much aid poured in for Haiti in just few days, how many bucks were raised for the 2005 earthquake, but who is going to help a country that is allegedly made to believe in "exporting terrorism"? Why is that Pakistan has almost NO entertainment channels and JUST news channels? Because we dont need any drama. Its all available in the news. MASALA MIX!
ReplyDeleteIts high time that we clean up the rotten roots of our society in all walks of life.
The channels are actually in race with each other. Whether it is concerned with hit news sensational programs or morning shows.
ReplyDeleteThey don’t have any criteria, checking anything for authentication. Moreover, they want everyone to do sms & comment so it’ll be on aired… that is rite, this a part of entertainment on news channel.
I also agree with you that our channels are anti national channels.it seems that these are working for a specific agenda against our dear HOMELAND...but we as a nation are also not a responsible nation.as a viewer why we dont raise voice against their anti national activities???we are very keen observer of these channels and we like the anchors as well.....the fate of a country can be changed by the nation.so as a part of this nation we should change our behaviour
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