Wednesday, October 1, 2008

BREAKING NEWS

When i heard the news about the blasts at the crowdy Sarojini market in 2005( it was my birthday, and i was busy in my own celebrations),i took it as 'just another breaking news'.
Probably i was not mature enough to feel the pain of those who suffered. The very next day..i heard "we are strong enough and it wouldn't bring any change in the life and spirit oof the city" and this statement in the news channels actually made me feel good..( i do not know why..may be because i felt proud to be a delhiite,strong and full of life..!!)
And then the blasts in other major cities ..Ahmedabad,Bangalore,Gujarat and then 2008..DELHI again..( i wrote it in capital letters because being a capital..the city deserves this atleast.)..in the CP(also known as the heart of the city). This news certainly left us blank..not only i,but everyone was so worried( anyone could be here..you,your relatives..anyone..the most common place for a hangout). We just prayed prayed and prayed..we called every known person..
THEY planted a bomb even in the central park..i mean how could they..here people come to enjoy peace..crowd is young..here most couples come to spend time together..many of them come here even without informing their families..what about them..blasts in the capital in the most crowdy places..AND THESE LOOSERS ACTUALLY FEEL PROUD OF IT AND TAKE THE RESPONSIBILTY THE VERY NEXT DAY..I MEAN WHY..!!??
People are already tensed in their lives.They already have enough of problems..natural calamities,diseases,accidents..(killing for revenge or something).We already have a lot many ways to die and now these BOMB BLASTS..from nowhere you get killed or loose a body part or get some mental affect.
Though city shows"we dont get affected through all this"..This may be true,but what about them who suffer actually..
When i thought THESE LOOSERS will take a break..i heard another BREAKING NEWS.."BLAST IN MEHARAULI"..I mean WHAT!!?? They just came on their bike,left a packet and ran..SUCH AN OPEN ACT OF CRIME and the little boy who touched that packet..we all know what happened to him..
Sometime before also these things were happnening,but now they occur on a daily basis. Either a bomb is discovered and diffused safely or people die for no reason.
TO CONVINCE A SMOKER, NOT TO SMOKE
TO CONVINCE A DRINKER, NOT TO DRINK
TO CONVINCE A NON-VEGETARIAN TO TURN VEGETARIAN
AND THE WORST..
TO CONVINCE A BOMBER NOT TO BLAST..
They have their own reasons to argue..and continue..
Few things have become impossible or life taking tasks..I AM HATING IT.

19 comments:

mayank said...

Well then again you have our irresponsible media creating panic now and again.
I think you already know that there were serial blasts in Agartala too yesterday. No news channel i saw had a reporter at the scene. They all flashed "breaking news" only.
Isnt Eastern states a part of India only.DO we need to make them feel isolated or un-important?
Also,other reason could be that reporters were just too scared of their lives which could be because instability in those regions.But if you can report from Lal Chowk,or Kargil or from Gujrat etc, why couldnot you report from Agartala?
They are just worried about TRP's

Riki Jain said...

@mayank..
wat..!seriousuly i didnt know abt Agartala..!
i dont knw wt to reply here..its about terror..not trps exactly.I mean yes they do it for trps but people need to be informed about bomb blasts..and if they didnt show Agartala blasts..i dont knw..but they can make ant news a breaking news..must be they dont focus on these monr areas(for them)

mayank said...

Isnt this sad that you dont know this,because no one reported it with required effort,or we can say without any effort at all.

Yeah...I meant they only care about their TRP's.They dont have time for REAL news. They show a news only if they think they are gonna gain some viewership out of it. Otherwise they dont have time for such news.

And i said that:

Isnt Eastern states a part of India only.DO we need to make them feel isolated or un-important?
Also,other reason could be that reporters were just too scared of their lives which could be because instability in those regions.But if you can report from Lal Chowk,or Kargil or from Gujrat etc, why couldnot you report from Agartala?

These are the things when you wish India was not a democracy.But then,you soon realise if that was the case,even then we could not have faired better because of our politicians.

I can vaguely recall an instance from a few days back.
Two Cong and BJP ministers were visiting some place(dont remember exactly), there was a soldier there present for their security. There was an attack on the soldiers and a few were seriously injured.1 particular soldier was too be taken to a hospital that was outside that area where the two ministers visited. But they denied him a place in the helicopter! The soldier soon died in absence of medical care. Can you imagine! Now,you can be sure that news will not break out in public,as in this case ministers are involved from both Congress and BJP,so none will come out attacking the other party. Thats how filthy our politicians are.

Today i saw an ad in TOI. It was enlightening you how selfless creature Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh are. Portrayed them as saints who put "national interest" before politics. And also mentioning how "respected Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's thoughts on N-deal influenced SP leaders to come out supporting the deal.

These wont work on younger India guys. We are watching you. Wait for the moment when people are determined enough to take a pledge to vote on election day! That day,you will all be washed off and India will be a better place

Riki Jain said...

@MAYANK..
very true yar..
"But they denied him a place in the helicopter! The soldier soon died in absence of medical care. Can you imagine!"..how come you know about this instance??
this is one of the worst new i have ever heard.. dear i totally agree with you at the point that news channels do everything for trps..
i wrote about terrorists(though they do not deserve,someone writnig on them..!)..it is the duty of news channels to show us the exact news..but they keep on showing the things till they get a enough of trp..and people actually do watch the things..!!
people have to understand a news should be a news..! aliens coming on earth,kid falling into a hole,stairs to heaven..i mean what..?
the one basic reason for terror must be "gain a publicity"(obviously)..and our channels our doing great job.!!
most of the cases are not mentioned..


"Isnt Eastern states a part of India only.DO we need to make them feel isolated or un-important?"
i dont know why didnt they mentioned Agartala news..may be because they thought people are loosing interest in blasts news..!!
And as you said..media cant..SHOULD NOT make them feel isolated..I THINK ,MEDIA HOLDS SUCH A POWER THAT IT CAN MAKE THE SMALLEST THING HAPPENING A BREAKING NEWS..
Media has played some positive role also..Jesica Lall murder case..'Nitish Katara Hatyakand'
Mother of this guy always thanked media.

you know they should show everything..i mean people have to be informed about eevrything..but doing this for TRPS..showing one silly news the whole day..thats all rubbish.
and news channels showing 'comedy clips' from differnt tv channels..interviewing 'balika vadhu'..asking her silly stupid questions..and people actually calling the channels to talk to that young girl..!!
yar the chain is so big..where to start from..?
and i really like that add.." ELECTION KE DIN AGAR AAP VOTE NAHI DAAL RAHE HO ISKA MATLAB AAP SO RAHE HO"..I am waiting for my election id too..
do you go for voting??

you know everyone knows where this country is heading too..and many of us.."the youth" thinks of improving the things too..but it really needs a lot of effort..to think of it even.

Riki Jain said...

and i really don't like people blaming for the system..(i am sure even you too don't like it..)
i mean this has become the commonest thing..to discuss is one thing..to blame..!i mean..why..?
either get into the dirt and clean it or keep your mouth shut..
people don't protest..and keep blaming..
you know..i know a person..(i told you this earlier also)..he has started doing things at minor level..i mean he knows the laws of delhi university..and he is working to make students aware of these things..and i really feel proud of it..and want to be the part of it too..but as others too..i am still not involved.!and thats bad..it takes great effort to get into the things..we'll get into it soon at any level..(ofcourse you being the part of it..)

mayank said...

online hai?

mayank said...

Well i know about the news because i was lucky enough to see the news when it was aired "by chance" on a channel in which i still have a little faith, NDTV India (but these days,even NDTV India is falling apart)


Riki wrote"and people actually do watch the things..!!
people have to understand a news should be a news..! aliens coming on earth,kid falling into a hole,stairs to heaven..i mean what..?
the one basic reason for terror must be "gain a publicity"(obviously)..and our channels our doing great job.!!"

EXACTLY...it is a market equation. Supply is because there is demand. When we realize gossip stories are not news,most of the news channel will dissappear.
You know its really really hard for me too see this crap on news channels. I feel helpless and sometime i literally pull my hair on WTF they are showing,and there was no exaggeration in this statement.


".I THINK ,MEDIA HOLDS SUCH A POWER THAT IT CAN MAKE THE SMALLEST THING HAPPENING A BREAKING NEWS.."

A responsible media is an asset to the society while, a ________{fill in your own superlative adjectives here!} irresponsible media like we have in our country are a menace to the society. I remember writing a mail to STAR News,Aajtak, ZEE news on my views on what they show us. It was full of anger as it is supposed to be and i dint recieve a reply from a single channel.lol,that was expected.kis muh se reply karte.

And ya that ad is thought provoking.
I havent had any opportunity to cast vote as i dint have my voter ID ready,but now its almost done and i am all set to vote in upcoming Delhi and centre elections.
I dont think i want to bring about a revolution but i dont want that i whine about the "system" sipping coffee and doing nothing about it. Ill atleast vote,ill do my part,my duty.

and i dint get this:"we'll get into it soon at any level..(ofcourse you being the part of it..)"


Keep writing and keep studying....

Riki Jain said...

ya mayank..there are lots of things we can always discuss about..these things never change..
but there is no point in discussing till our voices reach those who need to listen..
every third person in train talks about about politics of the country..! people knows..but they dont take step..and i think..one should get into the things..


"it takes great effort to get into the things..we'll get into it soon at any level..(ofcourse you being the part of it..)"
it means this only..we need to take a step..

Himanshu Garg said...

smoking drinking eating non veg is no crime i did that and will do that

Riki Jain said...

'smoking drinking eating non veg is no crime'
it is no crime..but not less than that..
i mentioned these things..because even when people know these are wrong,they continue..ignoring the facts..and giving all stupid reasons..and becomes virtually impossible to convince them..
" i did that and will do that"..gives the answer..

Himanshu Garg said...

it suggests me whole world is a criminal except a few

Himanshu Garg said...

my list of stupid excuses for eating non-veg, smoking and drinking-

automobiles
lipstick/cosmetics=fish
polythene
pastries=egg
shoes=leather=animal
coat=leather=animal
refrigerators=cfc=no ozone layer
air conditioners=cfc
soap=leather
factories=polution=no ozone
plastic
nuclear fuel
weapons
nuclear tests
face cream
medical tests on animals
zoo's
cod liver oil
computers=plastic
aircrafts=pollution
generators=pollution
factories=waste in ocean
bed=wood=tree=ozone layer+wild life=planet
paper=factories=pollution
pen ink=chemical
pen=plastic
house=cutting of trees
producing child=adding in already overpopulated country
milk=torturing animal
chocolate=milk
everything

I wonder y man did all this wen v know all this is wrong...stupid reasons i guess...

world is not just the place where u wake up and sleep open ur eyes sweety

now stop hitting that PLASTIC!

lols





lols

Riki Jain said...

if these things cant be stopped completely..they can still be avoided..
avoid leather things..
soap doesnt need leather dear..
waste less paper
avoid plastic bags..
do it your level mann..!
why you are putting the blame on everyone else..
if you can do a bit..then its good otherwise no need blaming each one..

let me make it very clear..i never compared a terrorist taking lives to smokers drinkers or whoever..i just used this point that..how will you explain a terrorist that taking away someone's life is not right..
it is difficult as to convince a smoker or whoever..i mean what ..

do it at your level..you cant go on doing things only because everyone else is doing..don't you have yor own senses..
check your own list..is this the excuse or what..?

you can always reduce the very use of the things..thats it..i am not asking you turn ascetic but doing a bit..whats the harm in it..?
plant more trees if you really care..
and what do you mean by adding a child..?
you have added ypur own stupid points here..!i mean..if no child..you want to ebd this human race..?think wisely man..you sholud have writtten ..'producing more than one or two children'!

Himanshu Garg said...

U said smoking/drinking/non-veg is no less than crime, it shows u r comparing the two plus it suggests every1 around is criminal. U said that these things are wrong, so I gave u the list of things-those are also wrong but still done. U said that facts are ignored, well what happened to the fact that all the waste of factories, goes into ocean, vehicles kill lots of people every day, driving should also b crime. I am not saying that smoking/drinking/non veg is right but I want to say that it is wrong as producing child and driving vehicle and using plastic. Also I am not saying that I will or people should smoke/drink/eat non veg because all other things are also happening which are bad/wrong but I want to say that like those other things are bad/wrong but still done because they r needed and used and they have there reasons, similarly smoking/drinking/non-veg is needed that’s y it is there and used and it has it’s own reasons and u r not using something that does not mean that it is foolish/similar to crime, rather I would say u need to move out more. Yes all these bad things can b avoided but ur statements that smoking/drinking/non-veg is equal to criminal offence and convincing a bomber to not to blast is similar to convince a smoker not to smoke are inappropriate. And these things can b avoided but I don’t think can b stopped in recent future. U can avoid leather things but how can u avoid-shoes/purse etc, I know people using leather soaps all the time, y not stop using paper? Go bak to stone age lols, avoid plastic – ya right! And u mean to say that if u will not produce ur own child the human race will end, wat I think is if people on this planet stop producing children for- 60-80 years the rest could lead a better life. If smoking/drinking/non-veg is similar to criminal offence I say producing child is also the same. Again, I am not blaming people/others for smoking/drinking/non veg nor I am saying people should do smoking/drinking/non-veg because every1 else is doing it, I wrote that list to give u the hint that other wrong things are also there that have there reasons as smoking/drinking/non-veg has it’s own reasons. I am also a criminal/bad person in ur eyes, because I drink/eat non-veg(I don’t smoke).

Riki Jain said...

i think initially also i made it very clear..that i am not comparing these things..i am just comparing the 'CONVINCING PART'..
even convincing you may take my life time..! that is what i wrote..and you admitted things you do(....) are not right..that is what i wrote..people can avoid those things which atleast they think are not right..

Himanshu Garg said...

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Riki Jain said...

same to you mann..!

vishnu sharma said...

Hello Everyone...
Nice discussion about media... first I should tell u abt me. belongs to Sasni..and working in a leading news channel. searching Sasni people on orkut and then got this blog. ( Actully whole night we were busy in coverage of Mumbai Terror attack and cant leave office.5 am now.. .so searching my sasni people).
thats gud .. to see good discussions among youths.. most of ur points are right at their places and a lot of answers you have already givin during ur talk. I can say only in one line- everything has positive and negative , both sides.. so media too. and i can give ur all of ques' answers practically. you can ask me - vi2ksharma@rediffmail.com
bye

Riki Jain said...

@vishnu sharma..
hello...its a really great to see someone from sasni..
so you are working for tv channel..thats greatt..
and its good to know..with the positives you accept the negatives of media..
hope people there work with the ethics..
may be i'll mail..to get answers to my queries..
thanks..

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