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By the standards of objectivity most journalists and media publications will fall flat in our country. Is NDTV objective? Is Republic TV objective? Is The Telegraph objective? Is The Wire objective? I could go on and on without even reaching Samana or National Herald. People now read or watch these publications and channels because either they are a part of the echo chamber or, like me, for entertainment. Objectivity is not we are likely to get here.
So, what should the journalists do? It is not clear what your opinion on this is? Yes journalists are facing this dilemma, but what? in you opinion should they do? You have not expressed your views on this, so really don’t know what you are trying say. This is just a random observation.
By the standards of objectivity most journalists and media publications will fall flat in our country. Is NDTV objective? Is Republic TV objective? Is The Telegraph objective? Is The Wire objective? I could go on and on without even reaching Samana or National Herald. People now read or watch these publications and channels because either they are a part of the echo chamber or, like me, for entertainment. Objectivity is not we are likely to get here.
So, what should the journalists do? It is not clear what your opinion on this is? Yes journalists are facing this dilemma, but what? in you opinion should they do? You have not expressed your views on this, so really don’t know what you are trying say. This is just a random observation.