Comments on: Media and Mumbai http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/12/media-and-mumbai/ Arbitrary Obsessions. Cities. History. Music. Feminism. Maami-isms. Patterns. Halwa. Identities. Free Verse. The Internets. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Someone rightly http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/12/media-and-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-18658 Someone rightly Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:12:43 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1712#comment-18658 I saw a couple of links hyper linking to websites where Suresh Mehta is waxing eloquent what the media should do. Well that is all fine. But one thing the people should know is that the same Suresh Mehta undermined the democratic government when he issued a statement to the effect whereby he said he will refuse to draw the salary doled out by the government. Such a statement is very very provocative and exactly the kind of irresponsible and bold behaviour that the Pakistani army was allowed to engage in before it usurped power in that country. Suresh Mehta should have been fired for his remarks to say the least. And notwithstanding his sensible remarks on the media, he has NO locus standi to comment on executive functioning. .. I saw a couple of links hyper linking to websites where Suresh Mehta is waxing eloquent what the media should do. Well that is all fine. But one thing the people should know is that the same Suresh Mehta undermined the democratic government when he issued a statement to the effect whereby he said he will refuse to draw the salary doled out by the government. Such a statement is very very provocative and exactly the kind of irresponsible and bold behaviour that the Pakistani army was allowed to engage in before it usurped power in that country. Suresh Mehta should have been fired for his remarks to say the least. And notwithstanding his sensible remarks on the media, he has NO locus standi to comment on executive functioning. ..

]]> By: Someone rightly http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/12/media-and-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-18657 Someone rightly Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:11:45 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1712#comment-18657 I saw a couple of links hyper linking to websites where Suresh Mehta is waxing eloquent what the media should do. Well that is all fine. But one thing the people should know is that the same Suresh Mehta undermined the democratic government when he issued a statement to the effect whereby he said he will refuse to draw the salary doled out by the government. Such a statement is very very provocative and exactly the kind of irresponsible and bold behaviour that the Pakistani army was allowed to engage in before it usurped power in that country. Suresh Mehta should have been fired for his remarks to say the least. And notwithstanding his sensible remarks on the media, he has NO locus standi to comment on executive functioning. I saw a couple of links hyper linking to websites where Suresh Mehta is waxing eloquent what the media should do. Well that is all fine. But one thing the people should know is that the same Suresh Mehta undermined the democratic government when he issued a statement to the effect whereby he said he will refuse to draw the salary doled out by the government. Such a statement is very very provocative and exactly the kind of irresponsible and bold behaviour that the Pakistani army was allowed to engage in before it usurped power in that country. Suresh Mehta should have been fired for his remarks to say the least. And notwithstanding his sensible remarks on the media, he has NO locus standi to comment on executive functioning.

]]> By: Amit http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/12/media-and-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-18652 Amit Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:26:47 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1712#comment-18652 Great Article. This is how I felt when I was watching BD during Mumbai's terror attack. I've have been observing this disturbing treand of minority appeasment in NDTV & CNN -IBN for quite some time now. NDTV I can understand b'coz Radhika Roy wife of Pranab Roy is the sister of Brinda Karat wife of Prakash Karat. And you all konw about our anti national commies they always support minorities. CNN IBN must be funded by somebody from middle east or these people get their paychecks from accross the border. These people here carry on the anti India & anti Hindu propaganda in the name of secularism. Great Article. This is how I felt when I was watching BD during Mumbai’s terror attack. I’ve have been observing this disturbing treand of minority appeasment in NDTV & CNN -IBN for quite some time now. NDTV I can understand b’coz Radhika Roy wife of Pranab Roy is the sister of Brinda Karat wife of Prakash Karat. And you all konw about our anti national commies they always support minorities. CNN IBN must be funded by somebody from middle east or these people get their paychecks from accross the border. These people here carry on the anti India & anti Hindu propaganda in the name of secularism.

]]> By: Amit Sil http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/12/media-and-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-18602 Amit Sil Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:53:59 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1712#comment-18602 Thanks Neha for what you have written. I am glad that there are people who are sensitive enough to understand the issue and vent it out and not cocooned within themselves. I was desperately looking for an avenue to vent out my frustration towards these pathetic and insensitive telecasts. They seem to be so much insensitive towards human sufferings and their constant claim of exclusive news from their channel was disgusting to say the least. I was not sure how to react when somebody told me that Barkha took a trip inside the Taj – the terror tourism is a new buzz word around, thanks to these people. On that eventful day, once I saw Mr. Shyam Benegal rightly pointed out to Barkha that the first 56 people who were killed in CST station were common man and none of the channels were covering them; Barkha just kept aside that point and continued blabbering about the terror irrespective of religion and how the opposition trying to politicised the issue and so on and so forth. Does she understand what she is doing or her insensitiveness is beyond her own control?? Thanks Neha for what you have written. I am glad that there are people who are sensitive enough to understand the issue and vent it out and not cocooned within themselves.
I was desperately looking for an avenue to vent out my frustration towards these pathetic and insensitive telecasts.
They seem to be so much insensitive towards human sufferings and their constant claim of exclusive news from their channel was disgusting to say the least. I was not sure how to react when somebody told me that Barkha took a trip inside the Taj – the terror tourism is a new buzz word around, thanks to these people.
On that eventful day, once I saw Mr. Shyam Benegal rightly pointed out to Barkha that the first 56 people who were killed in CST station were common man and none of the channels were covering them; Barkha just kept aside that point and continued blabbering about the terror irrespective of religion and how the opposition trying to politicised the issue and so on and so forth.
Does she understand what she is doing or her insensitiveness is beyond her own control??

]]> By: Rohan Malkhare http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/12/media-and-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-18543 Rohan Malkhare Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:05:03 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1712#comment-18543 Barkha Dutt's smug and self-absorbed reporting is typical of the way India's English journalists operate these days. They have absolutely no concern for people but continue to babble nonsense under the garb of public service. And none of them seem to be able to tolerate any criticism: the moment someone calls them out on their incompetency, they respond with vicious personal attacks. Barkha Dutt’s smug and self-absorbed reporting is typical of the way India’s English journalists operate these days. They have absolutely no concern for people but continue to babble nonsense under the garb of public service. And none of them seem to be able to tolerate any criticism: the moment someone calls them out on their incompetency, they respond with vicious personal attacks.

]]> By: gooddaysunshine http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/12/media-and-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-18532 gooddaysunshine Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:57:46 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1712#comment-18532 Did you read this? http://ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/showcolumns.aspx?id=COLEN20080075194 Did you read this?

http://ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/showcolumns.aspx?id=COLEN20080075194

]]> By: Chenthil http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/12/media-and-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-18528 Chenthil Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:51:41 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1712#comment-18528 http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/03/stories/2008120360861300.htm http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/03/stories/2008120360861300.htm

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