Why Indian news channels need a breath of fresh air
Can you believe there are almost 400 news channels in India? When I first read this, it took me back to simpler times when people had to wait for 9’o clock news to know what was happening, locally and the world at large. It was a time when they showed bona fide news. There was credibility. It was mainly because news reporting on television was bound by time and was focussed on important matters. There was no need to show unnecessary things just to fill time. Some of the things they show today could very well be considered bizarre. Now that news channels have all the freedom and time, the entire goal of T.V news has blurred. There is more competition and with competition comes the need to sensationalize anything and everything. News reporting be damned, what is shown today is a more twisted , over-exaggeration of events just to grab eyeballs. More viewers means more TRP’s which means more profit. At some point, it even feels less like news and more like Hindi soap operas or realit...