Media is probably the strongest force which can reach to the people and can affect their perspective .Media ,in India,has taken a huge responsibility and come up with some of the greatest work .Cases like Jessica Lall murder where it was our media who made the people aware of the situation and caused such a mass appeal for justice .Media forced the higher authorities (police) to take required actions and finally provided justice to Lall family .Same with Priyadarshini Matoo case ,Media has helped a lot.So media is always involved in helping people ,but is it true that the media does all these with only one motive of being helpful .The duo murder case in Noida, took a new turn when police arrested the Aarushi’s parents. It is alleged that Rajesh Talwar was the murderer of his child. All circumstantial evidences said that Rajesh Talwar has killed his daughter. Ever since the 14-year-old was murdered, media made sure that no one missed out on the developments. Well media did its job well. People all over Delhi and, I might not be wrong in saying, people all over India, were glued to the channels, to find out whether the guilty was caught? Whether Aarushi received justice?
Media made sure that people sympathised with the bereaved family. As the investigation of the case by the media progressed, new evidence was brought to light that the deceased child might have had a relation with the servant Hemraj.
Taking this into consideration, by the evening, a news channel flashed an explicit video of Aarushi in a compromising situation. The channel claimed that they received an MMS showing the deceased undressing herself. A hand was also visible in the video clip, which was touching her. The video was aired on the channel for nearly an hour.
Now what did media achieve by flashing such a video? Yes, they might have earned the Target Rating Points (TRPs). For a sudden instance, all people must have switched to the channel. Well is it just for TRPs that a news channel works? Where did the duties of a journalist disappear? The entire point of media is to report and reveal the truth. Well that’s what ethics and norms of journalism say. But in flashing such videos of Aarushi did the media help the police in nabbing the guilty?
The video only shows a hand, other than Aarushi. You have the hand of the ‘might be’ guilty. How about now trying to fix it to different bodies and try to find the killer. Technology helps you know. Respect the dead people. The poor girl already suffered a gruesome end. At least, let her rest in peace. The video does not help in any investigations, except bring disgrace to Aarushi’s name.
Remember your duties as a journalist and know that you should uphold the norms and ethics in life.And please for God's sake ,you better show a lady cobra dancing or reincarnation (punar-janm -what they ) and ghost dancing in the village ,but please dont try to make someone feel more shameful on TV even when they are going through such a condition .
Media made sure that people sympathised with the bereaved family. As the investigation of the case by the media progressed, new evidence was brought to light that the deceased child might have had a relation with the servant Hemraj.
Taking this into consideration, by the evening, a news channel flashed an explicit video of Aarushi in a compromising situation. The channel claimed that they received an MMS showing the deceased undressing herself. A hand was also visible in the video clip, which was touching her. The video was aired on the channel for nearly an hour.
Now what did media achieve by flashing such a video? Yes, they might have earned the Target Rating Points (TRPs). For a sudden instance, all people must have switched to the channel. Well is it just for TRPs that a news channel works? Where did the duties of a journalist disappear? The entire point of media is to report and reveal the truth. Well that’s what ethics and norms of journalism say. But in flashing such videos of Aarushi did the media help the police in nabbing the guilty?
The video only shows a hand, other than Aarushi. You have the hand of the ‘might be’ guilty. How about now trying to fix it to different bodies and try to find the killer. Technology helps you know. Respect the dead people. The poor girl already suffered a gruesome end. At least, let her rest in peace. The video does not help in any investigations, except bring disgrace to Aarushi’s name.
Remember your duties as a journalist and know that you should uphold the norms and ethics in life.And please for God's sake ,you better show a lady cobra dancing or reincarnation (punar-janm -what they ) and ghost dancing in the village ,but please dont try to make someone feel more shameful on TV even when they are going through such a condition .
