I was watching Big Fight on NDTV the other day. “Is Modi's anointment going
to be a game changer for the BJP?” You can watch the video here(Big Fight-26th minute on-wards).
Shoma Chaudhury (Managing Editor, Tehelka) was also there, as a panelist.
If you haven't seen the above video, no problem. Let me tell you what exactly happened. Shoma was troubled with her Twitter life. She could not control saying "I can't criticize Modi on Twitter, everybody abuses". Oh No! Poor journalist. She should have been be allowed to criticize anybody. That must be so hurting for her. Yes, yes, we feel her pain. Her logic was that she gets abuses whenever she criticizes. One thing is sure. Abuses are everywhere. Modi gets them, Obama gets them. Miss America gets them. There is no rule that managing editors won't get any. But still if she gets it and she gets hurt so much then there must be some background to it.
I know you are familiar with Tehelka, which stands for the 'independent, public interest journalism'. Well, let's just refresh our knowledge on that. Read some of her comments. On Radiagate she said "Even Barkha’s harshest critics would concede that her actions do not count as the dark heart of the genuine media crisis in India". On Rahul Gandhi's speech after he was elected as Vice President, her response was like "His speech expressed conviction and style, and many onlookers observed that the cadre of the party felt energized with his words". If you want to read some of her articles on (anti-) Modi you can read it here and here. Her (pro-) Rahul article you can read here.
In a nutshell, now we have refreshed our knowledge on her political views. If a journo is biased then he may face criticism because of his/her adharma. Abuses are different. Criticism are based on facts or questioning the bias. Abuses are personal and illogical.
Same standard should be maintained by journos while criticizing. Rather than starting with how to criticize Modi and then finding some illogical points.
Shoma Chaudhury (Managing Editor, Tehelka) was also there, as a panelist.
If you haven't seen the above video, no problem. Let me tell you what exactly happened. Shoma was troubled with her Twitter life. She could not control saying "I can't criticize Modi on Twitter, everybody abuses". Oh No! Poor journalist. She should have been be allowed to criticize anybody. That must be so hurting for her. Yes, yes, we feel her pain. Her logic was that she gets abuses whenever she criticizes. One thing is sure. Abuses are everywhere. Modi gets them, Obama gets them. Miss America gets them. There is no rule that managing editors won't get any. But still if she gets it and she gets hurt so much then there must be some background to it.
I know you are familiar with Tehelka, which stands for the 'independent, public interest journalism'. Well, let's just refresh our knowledge on that. Read some of her comments. On Radiagate she said "Even Barkha’s harshest critics would concede that her actions do not count as the dark heart of the genuine media crisis in India". On Rahul Gandhi's speech after he was elected as Vice President, her response was like "His speech expressed conviction and style, and many onlookers observed that the cadre of the party felt energized with his words". If you want to read some of her articles on (anti-) Modi you can read it here and here. Her (pro-) Rahul article you can read here.
In a nutshell, now we have refreshed our knowledge on her political views. If a journo is biased then he may face criticism because of his/her adharma. Abuses are different. Criticism are based on facts or questioning the bias. Abuses are personal and illogical.
Same standard should be maintained by journos while criticizing. Rather than starting with how to criticize Modi and then finding some illogical points.
- Use same standard which is used against 'X' on all others. Then compare. No selective targeting.
- Don't hide by saying "twitter is abusive" to cover up your agenda.
- Clearly demonstrate why passing score should be higher for 'X' than that of 'Y' or of 'Mr. Golden spoon'.
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