Yea...It takes a lot for an eternal optimist like me to get disappointed. As a person who is very much interested in the political arena, I have been looking forward to the upcoming general elections with just the same greed and lust as I look forward to parties and feasts on festive occasions (I love good food as well). I feel let down by the media.
What have the media come up with so far?
· The never ending debate (which in India is more of a shout contest) on the ever ambiguous issue of ‘secularism’.
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The blanks are yet to be filled. It is a shame that our media does not have the courage and the vision to focus on anything other than the usual provocative fare. Sadly, this suits the politicians well. In this age of recession and depression, I had looked forward to some meaningful and productive debate on the economic front. The inflation, both positive and negative, could have sparked off a juicy conversation. Issues like unemployment, poverty, falling standards of public health and education, infrastructure or the lack of it etc.
In the era of 24/7 journalism, issues that have shock value and scope for heated, spirited and fruitless arguments are the ones that get highlighted. The current discourse on the news channels are as unproductive as the manifestos of some of our political parties..
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