Are the media houses interested only in sensationalism? Are they interested only in peddling fake stories? For instance, a very reputed and largest circulated Telugu daily has recently given a news report saying that the Narendra Modi Government is trying to account for every gram of gold held in private hands and is calling for a massive audit. This was given such a wide coverage that there was panic everywhere. This was picked up by other media channel and there was a rat race over giving out this news report.
There were heated debates, discussions and every expert was called to spurt out his pearls of wisdom. The audio-visual media as usual went on a high covering this. There was alround panic on whether MOdi will ask the details and bills of every gold ornament bought. But, the very media house that started it all, had given a clarification in the Page 6 of the same day's newspaper that there is no such proposal. A Government spokesperson has categorically said that there is no plan to take up a nation-wide audit of the gold in private hands. The newspaper covered both the reports on the same day. Interestingly, the denial was reduced to a five line reply, while the fake story was given in Page
So, despite the rejoinder, the "reputed" media house chose to publish the story that would only serve to create panic among the general public and spread disaffection against the Central Government. So much for objectivity in journalism.
There were heated debates, discussions and every expert was called to spurt out his pearls of wisdom. The audio-visual media as usual went on a high covering this. There was alround panic on whether MOdi will ask the details and bills of every gold ornament bought. But, the very media house that started it all, had given a clarification in the Page 6 of the same day's newspaper that there is no such proposal. A Government spokesperson has categorically said that there is no plan to take up a nation-wide audit of the gold in private hands. The newspaper covered both the reports on the same day. Interestingly, the denial was reduced to a five line reply, while the fake story was given in Page
So, despite the rejoinder, the "reputed" media house chose to publish the story that would only serve to create panic among the general public and spread disaffection against the Central Government. So much for objectivity in journalism.