Media has a vital role in society and it is called the watchdog. Its main duty is to see that the main and sensitive issues are reached to the public and media is the voice for the voiceless. When the vulnerable cannot raise their voices against anything, then the media takes up the issue and publicizes it.
Despite the respectable position the media owns, a few media outlets went over the board a few times and brought a big shame for us. Late Sridevi's death is a classic example of this. A few channels have crossed the line while reporting the news to a level that the international media made fun of us.
Indian media became a laughing stock for one time when an anchor mistook a guest's identity and bashed him non-stop and the video went instantly viral. The twist in the tale came when the guest told the anchor that he was arguing with the wrong guy and asked him to please check.
The infamous incident happened when popular host Rahul Shivshankar, who works for Times Now, held a discussion on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The executive director of the Ron Paul Institute, Daniel McAdams, and the chief editor of Kyiv Post Bohdan Nahaylo participated in the discussion.
The host mistook Bohdan Nahaylo as Daniel McAdams and he went on for two minutes finding fault with him advising India on how to support Ukraine. At one point, the host even asked Daniel McAdams to pick up arms and fight the Russian army if he is so concerned about his nation.
Daniel McAdams, who had enough of the host angrily insulting him asked the host to please stop and said that he did not speak a single word and he is addressing the wrong person and he is Daniel McAdams, but not the other person.
"Dear host, I haven't said a word yet. I don't know why you're yelling at me. I am Mr McAdams," the executive director said to the host during the discussion.
Needless to say, the video went viral on social media and the netizens can't keep calm on the discussion. They are coming up with memes on the show.
What's even shocking is that the mistake popped up when the channel held a discussion on the burning issue in Ukraine. Everyone wondered, who can the host make such a mistake while discussing a sensitive topic.
Despite the respectable position the media owns, a few media outlets went over the board a few times and brought a big shame for us. Late Sridevi's death is a classic example of this. A few channels have crossed the line while reporting the news to a level that the international media made fun of us.
Indian media became a laughing stock for one time when an anchor mistook a guest's identity and bashed him non-stop and the video went instantly viral. The twist in the tale came when the guest told the anchor that he was arguing with the wrong guy and asked him to please check.
The infamous incident happened when popular host Rahul Shivshankar, who works for Times Now, held a discussion on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The executive director of the Ron Paul Institute, Daniel McAdams, and the chief editor of Kyiv Post Bohdan Nahaylo participated in the discussion.
The host mistook Bohdan Nahaylo as Daniel McAdams and he went on for two minutes finding fault with him advising India on how to support Ukraine. At one point, the host even asked Daniel McAdams to pick up arms and fight the Russian army if he is so concerned about his nation.
Daniel McAdams, who had enough of the host angrily insulting him asked the host to please stop and said that he did not speak a single word and he is addressing the wrong person and he is Daniel McAdams, but not the other person.
"Dear host, I haven't said a word yet. I don't know why you're yelling at me. I am Mr McAdams," the executive director said to the host during the discussion.
Needless to say, the video went viral on social media and the netizens can't keep calm on the discussion. They are coming up with memes on the show.
What's even shocking is that the mistake popped up when the channel held a discussion on the burning issue in Ukraine. Everyone wondered, who can the host make such a mistake while discussing a sensitive topic.