Is the system pressing down too hard?
“Presstitutes”, tweets General V K Singh. “News traders”, raged the PM on the campaign trail, and more recently “bazaaru”. Yellow journalism, shouts Shashi Tharoor. When in doubt, blame the media. V K Singh tweets “disgust” after attending Pakistan National Day? Blame the media. Politicians being abusive? It’s the media’s fault for showing them. Crimes against women rising? It’s the media’s fault for sensationalising women’s issues. When pressing for change, vent on the press.
If journalism’s supposed to be the first draft of history, many politicians would like journalists to be consigned to the past. BJP says journalists are pro-Congress, Congress counters that the media’s sold out to the ruling party. Between activists and nationalists, where are Read More
