It outsources opposition’s job to the media and taunts it for failing to do it. A political party must do its job first. And, for heaven’s sake, display some hunger and hard work, not lazy entitlement.
By reducing its consumption of traditional print publications & TV news, the audience is rejecting current content, which just promotes a personality cult.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the freedom to write, and to decide what is to be written, does not include the freedom to be "less than accurate", or "factually incorrect. Is PM Modi’s statement on press freedom a veiled warning to dissenting media voices?
Whether the Prime Minister's statement on press freedom is a “threat” for dissenting media houses will depend on what media houses consider their jobs to be.
The PM’s statement on press freedom is not a veiled warning; it is a statement that anyone who values a free, vibrant, and credible media would agree with.
The resigned air that has for decades bred women’s “whisper networks” about sexual harassment seems to be giving way to emphatic and tense debates on the “legitimate” ways of calling out predators across the world.
CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
Shekhar Gupta is absolutely wrong. It is to inform people that media except few are taking pro govt stand and hasn’t relinquish its responsibility at the interest of the nation. Opposition leaders are performing well
मीडिया तो हिन्दुवों के खिलाफ पूरा जोर लगा रहा है , लेकिन अब मीडिया की कोई औकात नहीं रही
राहुल के कहना भी सही है , कांग्रेसी हलवा पूरी खाने वाले , भाजपा में समीकरण बना रहे हैं
ईसाई मालिक तो नाराज होगा ही
I can ask: Why are you giving an opinion Mr Shekhar Gupta. It appears that you have chosen, consciously, to be a bystander and claim that you are objective! All stands are “political”. You ask yourself, what is the role of “media”? Is it to be a “bystander” even when there is injustice, anarchy, murder infront of your eyes. Mr Shekhar Gupta, you are justifying your silence for whatever reason – fear, currying favor or just plain lack of a spine. Ethically you are compromised & are now justifying your moral surrender. Media stands up for all unethical behavior not because it is supposed to oblige the opposition. Media is also the opposition when powers be unethical.
They should learn from.Amit shah who is out of his house for all 365 days of the year.And here congress is waiting for incumbancy to do everything for them.Let them be out of their cosy beds.This is golden chance for them
This was evident from Day 1 of BJP victory in 2014. Congress had to do nothing to come back to power – only BJP had to fail, or perceived to have failed.
There are many tangible alternatives to the congress on the Left but it is fragmented. hope they rally around in 16 months time.
Well said Shekharji. The key word in your writeup is entitlement and the Congress certainly behaves in that way. As one reader has responded, they dont want to get their hands dirty. Truly as an opposition, they are no match for the BJP. It seems they believe that being in opposition is just a temporary phenomenon and BJP will commit mistakes to hand over the reins to them once again. Wishful thinking!!!
It takes a lot of guts for a media writer to question the Congress, ironically to what P.Chitambaram insinuates in his essay. So, I applaud your courage.
In any case, the subject addressed is much more crucial than the average reader of this article may understand in a media driven country where any media usually confesses that it has already sold it’s loyalty to the UPA, of both greed as well as fear. You can tell based on the way a journalist biased his article as to who’s funding his media.
Considering this, a member of the Congress accusing the media is just… foreplay. It’s also a confession by the Congress that they have already run out of substance (as if they had much to begin with) to get back at the ruling party.
For all that the words of a civilian like me could be worth, this is my two pence on the subject.
Asking questions may be the privilege in democracy, but to reply also is always an option& the option is exercised by the opposition for the reason whatsoever. It’s a universal truth that if some one doesn’t perform his duty, the first performer steps to replace, so is media doing -rightly or wrongly with it’s intellect, courage, conviction & ability. Simultaneously such person/opposition gets support& push to continue as it is,by a section of such performer-press-person.
There is something very fishy about Rahul Gandhi. It is like someone who has safely stashed away the goodies, and now pretending to stand for the poor, with a slight smirk on his face. The perception needs to improve or he may prove to be the Achilles heel of the Congress.
He is…. This guy will leave india as soon as his mother departs from this world. It’s jungle out there!!
Fully agree. Congress is banking on the possibility of BJP’s failures. It is expecting BJP to crumble under its own weight which will return Congress to power just like Indira Gandhi returned after short Janata Party experiment. They are salivating at the prospect of sailing on the ‘anti incumbency’ factor – not only in 2019 general elections but also in the BJP-ruled states like MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Congress leaders are elite (look how they have put all their energy in opposing Aadhar in Supreme Court) and do not feel like to soil their feet in the dust and mud of the Bharat where the real politics belongs too. They are trying to do politics from the courtrooms, drawing rooms, and (their own) media rooms of India. Look how arrogantly and confidently their spokespersons rebut – not the BJP arguments but, any notions brought out against their own Congress Party.
Excellently articulated…. But weren’t you opposing too on your own??? Why this sudden response? Is it because PC wrote this? This article should have come long back.
I completely agree. They need to show more hunger for power, right now there is a poverty. I believe they are too optimistic and will be happy if a few states come their way.
You think any of these worthies have the stomach , reputation and ability to work honestly and gather information to rattle a Govt. under Modi’s formidable reputation of Clean , honest and able administrative image ? Just in case you have forgotten their loot and scoot politics from Sonia Gandhi or ‘ Chit Reader ‘ Rahul Gandhi to private empires abroad Head Cook Chidambaram or Over – Eaten Ghulam Azad or Hindu Baiters like Ahmed Patel and Salman Khurshid or Chamcha Politics of Diggy Raja or Zero-Loss fame Kapil Sibal et al , who can the carry the day with their smelly background ? Well , now , compare them with that one relentless crusader , Mr. Prashant Bhushan , who day after day rattles somebody or the other with some news , stories or scams ?
So true… I don’t believe they’ll get off the slumber. The fact remains that Congress don’t know how to work as opposition!!
Very rightly said Shekharji! Congress needed this dissection. In fact what I feel, every congressman must read this article and get back to the role of active opposition. The past references given by you are very relevant and sufficient to let Congress to wake up.It is true that BJP was a better opposition party compared to the congress may be because of bjp’s cadre base discipline.The hunger to regain power is there within the Congress but they must get away with their tendency to try for power as per their convenience and work hard to give the feel to the masses that “yes we want this party to run the country”.
Shekhar Gupta is absolutely wrong. It is to inform people that media except few are taking pro govt stand and hasn’t relinquish its responsibility at the interest of the nation. Opposition leaders are performing well
Actually we are accustomed to such a situation where Congress ruled.
What is your wish Mr Shekhar? Congress is not good at opposition and BJP was better.
So should we reverse the role?
मीडिया तो हिन्दुवों के खिलाफ पूरा जोर लगा रहा है , लेकिन अब मीडिया की कोई औकात नहीं रही
राहुल के कहना भी सही है , कांग्रेसी हलवा पूरी खाने वाले , भाजपा में समीकरण बना रहे हैं
ईसाई मालिक तो नाराज होगा ही
I can ask: Why are you giving an opinion Mr Shekhar Gupta. It appears that you have chosen, consciously, to be a bystander and claim that you are objective! All stands are “political”. You ask yourself, what is the role of “media”? Is it to be a “bystander” even when there is injustice, anarchy, murder infront of your eyes. Mr Shekhar Gupta, you are justifying your silence for whatever reason – fear, currying favor or just plain lack of a spine. Ethically you are compromised & are now justifying your moral surrender. Media stands up for all unethical behavior not because it is supposed to oblige the opposition. Media is also the opposition when powers be unethical.
They should learn from.Amit shah who is out of his house for all 365 days of the year.And here congress is waiting for incumbancy to do everything for them.Let them be out of their cosy beds.This is golden chance for them
This was evident from Day 1 of BJP victory in 2014. Congress had to do nothing to come back to power – only BJP had to fail, or perceived to have failed.
There are many tangible alternatives to the congress on the Left but it is fragmented. hope they rally around in 16 months time.
Well said Shekharji. The key word in your writeup is entitlement and the Congress certainly behaves in that way. As one reader has responded, they dont want to get their hands dirty. Truly as an opposition, they are no match for the BJP. It seems they believe that being in opposition is just a temporary phenomenon and BJP will commit mistakes to hand over the reins to them once again. Wishful thinking!!!
It takes a lot of guts for a media writer to question the Congress, ironically to what P.Chitambaram insinuates in his essay. So, I applaud your courage.
In any case, the subject addressed is much more crucial than the average reader of this article may understand in a media driven country where any media usually confesses that it has already sold it’s loyalty to the UPA, of both greed as well as fear. You can tell based on the way a journalist biased his article as to who’s funding his media.
Considering this, a member of the Congress accusing the media is just… foreplay. It’s also a confession by the Congress that they have already run out of substance (as if they had much to begin with) to get back at the ruling party.
For all that the words of a civilian like me could be worth, this is my two pence on the subject.
Asking questions may be the privilege in democracy, but to reply also is always an option& the option is exercised by the opposition for the reason whatsoever. It’s a universal truth that if some one doesn’t perform his duty, the first performer steps to replace, so is media doing -rightly or wrongly with it’s intellect, courage, conviction & ability. Simultaneously such person/opposition gets support& push to continue as it is,by a section of such performer-press-person.
There is something very fishy about Rahul Gandhi. It is like someone who has safely stashed away the goodies, and now pretending to stand for the poor, with a slight smirk on his face. The perception needs to improve or he may prove to be the Achilles heel of the Congress.
He is…. This guy will leave india as soon as his mother departs from this world. It’s jungle out there!!
Fully agree. Congress is banking on the possibility of BJP’s failures. It is expecting BJP to crumble under its own weight which will return Congress to power just like Indira Gandhi returned after short Janata Party experiment. They are salivating at the prospect of sailing on the ‘anti incumbency’ factor – not only in 2019 general elections but also in the BJP-ruled states like MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Congress leaders are elite (look how they have put all their energy in opposing Aadhar in Supreme Court) and do not feel like to soil their feet in the dust and mud of the Bharat where the real politics belongs too. They are trying to do politics from the courtrooms, drawing rooms, and (their own) media rooms of India. Look how arrogantly and confidently their spokespersons rebut – not the BJP arguments but, any notions brought out against their own Congress Party.
Excellently articulated…. But weren’t you opposing too on your own??? Why this sudden response? Is it because PC wrote this? This article should have come long back.
I completely agree. They need to show more hunger for power, right now there is a poverty. I believe they are too optimistic and will be happy if a few states come their way.
Intellectual masturbation ( Pardon me for using the work Intellectual)
You think any of these worthies have the stomach , reputation and ability to work honestly and gather information to rattle a Govt. under Modi’s formidable reputation of Clean , honest and able administrative image ? Just in case you have forgotten their loot and scoot politics from Sonia Gandhi or ‘ Chit Reader ‘ Rahul Gandhi to private empires abroad Head Cook Chidambaram or Over – Eaten Ghulam Azad or Hindu Baiters like Ahmed Patel and Salman Khurshid or Chamcha Politics of Diggy Raja or Zero-Loss fame Kapil Sibal et al , who can the carry the day with their smelly background ? Well , now , compare them with that one relentless crusader , Mr. Prashant Bhushan , who day after day rattles somebody or the other with some news , stories or scams ?
Guess they have outsourced the work to wake them up from slumber to Media as well.
So true… I don’t believe they’ll get off the slumber. The fact remains that Congress don’t know how to work as opposition!!
Very rightly said Shekharji! Congress needed this dissection. In fact what I feel, every congressman must read this article and get back to the role of active opposition. The past references given by you are very relevant and sufficient to let Congress to wake up.It is true that BJP was a better opposition party compared to the congress may be because of bjp’s cadre base discipline.The hunger to regain power is there within the Congress but they must get away with their tendency to try for power as per their convenience and work hard to give the feel to the masses that “yes we want this party to run the country”.
All this is just wasted on a party whose introspection stops at which Gandhi scion takes over the reigns … high hopes Shekharji !
Succinct, brilliant statement, Venkatesh.