The Tsunami has ended, numerous lives were lost; It has indeed been a sad day for all of us. But what is even more sad is the attitude of the media with regard to this issue. Irrespective of all the hi-tech gadgets and modern equipments they were still not able to get any pictures of the tsunami hitting the coast. But all they have done is got footage of people weeping, dead bodies and the devastations caused by the tsunami and trying to show the aftereffects of the tsunami and romanticizing the whole issue. What rights do these people in the media have to go and get footage of people in such weird situations and try to market their channels. I would consider peeping Toms as better people than these attitudes.
Let me give you an example; I had gone to one of the relief camps to help some of the people who were affected by the tsunami, there a popular television channel reporter happened to drop by. What he did was really shocking he went looking around for people crying in the camps and went and said, “Innum nalla Azunga, appadi na than Cameralla nalla Varum” and “Maa unnaku nalla Azha theriyala ne oorama poi nillu” and “Ayya neengal ellam thalaiyula Kai vachuttu nillunga”. My blood started to so I went straight to him and asked him, “Do you know anything about Media Ethics” and ”Are you not Human Beings?” and guess what happens next I get kicked out of the relief camp for rude behavior.
I don’t mean to say that all media people are bad but people like them do give a bad name to the profession that is respected all over the world.
My deepest condolences to the lives lost during the Tsunami, but please remember that Nature cant be fought against!!!
Let me give you an example; I had gone to one of the relief camps to help some of the people who were affected by the tsunami, there a popular television channel reporter happened to drop by. What he did was really shocking he went looking around for people crying in the camps and went and said, “Innum nalla Azunga, appadi na than Cameralla nalla Varum” and “Maa unnaku nalla Azha theriyala ne oorama poi nillu” and “Ayya neengal ellam thalaiyula Kai vachuttu nillunga”. My blood started to so I went straight to him and asked him, “Do you know anything about Media Ethics” and ”Are you not Human Beings?” and guess what happens next I get kicked out of the relief camp for rude behavior.
I don’t mean to say that all media people are bad but people like them do give a bad name to the profession that is respected all over the world.
My deepest condolences to the lives lost during the Tsunami, but please remember that Nature cant be fought against!!!
2 comments:
i am feeling sorry from the bottom of my heart to all the tsunomi victims and now i can only saw people who are kind and humane and who knows about ethics get treated like how sig has got .
so sig i perfectly understand ur reaction and i would have done the same exact thing. your comment about media is in the most apposite way.i am glad now that i know people who also has the same humanitarian quality.
i feel just bad that such things happen for good people. Dont know how come people make a business out of even such pitiable disaster.
As Black eyed peas sang - i am crying out WHERE IS THE LOVE?????????????????????
Sensationalism sells dude, the unfortunate part of news today! Indians are an emotional lot. Therefore, more tears on camera, means more viewership, means more ad-revenue! Disgusting cycle it, but well.......sad!
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