tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post8304870885841621389..comments2024-02-28T20:35:47.357-08:00Comments on Freebird: On the Hot Seat Alka Gurhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-8104576840911579612014-04-23T22:30:36.096-07:002014-04-23T22:30:36.096-07:00So good to see you here. Glad you liked it di.So good to see you here. Glad you liked it di.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-49849755791965251152014-04-23T22:29:19.199-07:002014-04-23T22:29:19.199-07:00Didn't know you were a journalist!Didn't know you were a journalist!Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-27556211486229697052014-04-23T09:50:33.969-07:002014-04-23T09:50:33.969-07:00Loved the post.Loved the post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155178755756622925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-79889457415800826542014-04-22T09:54:49.331-07:002014-04-22T09:54:49.331-07:00Great post Alka. Sensationalism sells. Just like c...Great post Alka. Sensationalism sells. Just like chat. Who wants simple and plain dal chawal when you can have hot and spicy chat?Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-70147801551157696932014-04-22T09:03:17.400-07:002014-04-22T09:03:17.400-07:00Alka! That's what nailing it right and what go...Alka! That's what nailing it right and what goes inside TV channels and print media...Whoosh!!!! Guess, ads decide news nowadays..makes me wonder. As a journalist, was planning to pen a novella and u giving me the inspiration to do it at the next blogging festival. Enjoyed reading it and for us, former journos, it's something been there and done that. Are we?!<br />www.vishalbheeroo.wordpress.comVishal Bheeroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085897828634157572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-72378592192653100042014-04-20T04:16:45.526-07:002014-04-20T04:16:45.526-07:00With more and more channels being owned by politic...With more and more channels being owned by politicians they have become private DDs with much more masaala.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-10195647018736084922014-04-20T04:15:42.579-07:002014-04-20T04:15:42.579-07:00You know how it works Vinaya. Glad you liked it.You know how it works Vinaya. Glad you liked it.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-59395837856787675872014-04-20T04:14:56.124-07:002014-04-20T04:14:56.124-07:00Words of wisdom indeed!Words of wisdom indeed!Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-36543039096467798102014-04-20T04:14:30.581-07:002014-04-20T04:14:30.581-07:00Thank you Jannaki. So good to see you here.Thank you Jannaki. So good to see you here.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-11780769869738547112014-04-19T19:41:35.417-07:002014-04-19T19:41:35.417-07:00Fantastic write up, Alka Gurha.
Political news are...Fantastic write up, Alka Gurha.<br />Political news are interesting and entertaining. One is sure of getting entertained anytime of a day. <br />Police danda should be made strong and efficient. Unruly and uncouth men should get danda all over their bodies. It will make them stronger healthwise.Kirtivasan Ganesanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754673920257720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-73920719331961910072014-04-19T08:39:14.863-07:002014-04-19T08:39:14.863-07:00Supposing one were to make groups for channels lik...Supposing one were to make groups for channels like say a list on your TV... <br />If Music has 20 channels, GEC has another 20, Sports has 10 channels, Science has 10, Cartoons have 20, Movies has 10, News will have 80 channels in it!!! It is the biggest moneymaking channel of all... and yes each of them is backed by a politician or a businessman from same club.<br /><br />Brilliant post this!vinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002501707107783193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-22691105585769023252014-04-18T19:46:21.039-07:002014-04-18T19:46:21.039-07:00Didn't the lovely and wise Vidya Balan get it ...Didn't the lovely and wise Vidya Balan get it so right when she said - Entertainment, entertainment, entertainment! <br />It would seem that next to money, fame, air and water, it's what we crave for the most. Rickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218141712437311308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-1894143382824631682014-04-18T04:58:17.320-07:002014-04-18T04:58:17.320-07:00You wrote the views of the 'other side' an...You wrote the views of the 'other side' and it is just wonderful. Sensationalism is the reason they are mushrooming.JANUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06983287092498427967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-55532770498763590442014-04-18T00:52:56.721-07:002014-04-18T00:52:56.721-07:00Bang on Mr Chowla. Bang on Mr Chowla. Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-5189292513297881742014-04-18T00:52:03.035-07:002014-04-18T00:52:03.035-07:00True Suresh. The business model driven by a viciou...True Suresh. The business model driven by a vicious cycle of TRPs itself is faulty. The advertising revenues and the carriage fees for cable operators is also to blame. From what I read, a single national news channel has to pay upwards of `50 crore to cable operators for telecasting a channel. Then the advertising pie is sliced among dozens of channels. It is easy and inexpensive to pick one stray comment and get people to scream at each other in a studio.<br />Frankly I do not know much about the Press Council or how it works, so I wont comment. What I know is that they do seem toothless. And the much talked about self regulation is missing. Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-6080882622759566902014-04-16T06:11:03.435-07:002014-04-16T06:11:03.435-07:00Though,they have registered themselves as NEWS CHA...Though,they have registered themselves as NEWS CHANNEL...in realty they are all Entertainment Channels.<br />If Rakhi Sawant can get the kind of coverage she did,what catagory would the cahnnel be listed as?BK Chowla,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-52961663932165024572014-04-16T04:54:48.663-07:002014-04-16T04:54:48.663-07:00Well satirized Alka!
THAT is the insidious argume...Well satirized Alka!<br /><br />THAT is the insidious argument that leaches all sense of right and wrong from Society, Alka! SO, what next? I mean - Porn sells better than semi-nudes? Narcotics create better product loyalty than Green Tea?<br /><br />A counter-argument - what if you had a regulatory authority that BANNED sensationalism and shut down channels for transgressing? When there are no semi-nudes competing, news of sense competes only with news of sense, right? Who is the first to take up the cudgels against this proposal to 'muzzle the Press'? The Press Council is supposed to be self-regulatory - so why is it that they are toothless to even act against paid news?<br /><br />Of all the people who are absolutely immune to sarcasm, the Press is the worst - after all, they ARE the ones anointed to criticize; they cannot be criticized themselves. A large share of the blame for the morass the country finds itself in goes to the Press and its shameless abdication of the role it is supposed to play in maintaining a healthy democracy.C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-35513291898465610552014-04-16T04:40:20.870-07:002014-04-16T04:40:20.870-07:00Yes, there is some glitch. Now it is showing. Blog...Yes, there is some glitch. Now it is showing. Blogger issue, I guess.<br />Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-12204049260460538512014-04-16T04:21:08.064-07:002014-04-16T04:21:08.064-07:00True. And you don't have to be a genius to gra...True. And you don't have to be a genius to grasp their political leanings. Just listen to the way they select their debate topics, frame questions , run the breaking news ticker or allocate time to leaders of different hues - it becomes all too obvious.<br />Thank you for reading Anuj.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-82456133319015379252014-04-16T04:16:28.001-07:002014-04-16T04:16:28.001-07:00Thanks Sakshi.Thanks Sakshi.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-24511102082589209442014-04-16T04:15:52.505-07:002014-04-16T04:15:52.505-07:00There is big money involved, hefty cable operator...There is big money involved, hefty cable operator fee, and most local channels are owned by politicians. It's a complicated web.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-29269195954180735042014-04-16T03:11:59.606-07:002014-04-16T03:11:59.606-07:00Absolutely right, no wonder news channels sounds m...Absolutely right, no wonder news channels sounds more like cacophony than news. During DD days, we used to have one news bulletin and despite knowing the fact that they are promoting government, we used to trust those 20 minutes of news in 24 hours. Today we have 100s of news channels shouting 24X7, but we can't trust even a single post from them. Anuj Maitreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244015819862242309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-49042245205944706432014-04-16T02:59:49.994-07:002014-04-16T02:59:49.994-07:00"there is no channel without the viewer. And ..."there is no channel without the viewer. And indeed, there is no viewer without the channel." - You said it!<br />Such few words, yet oozing with blatant truth. Sakshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13127774513800413908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-41376315865930271172014-04-16T02:02:41.984-07:002014-04-16T02:02:41.984-07:00It is up to us to work hard to understand which me...It is up to us to work hard to understand which media is for whom and who still retains a bit of independence. Wish there were serious discussions on how to prevent ads from anyone - business or political party - not forcing our news media to make compromises. Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-82739133455167608602014-04-16T01:18:52.820-07:002014-04-16T01:18:52.820-07:00Bang on Anita. Bang on Anita. Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.com