TENTACLES OF CORRUPTION - REACHED MEDIA

Media is one of the four pillars of a democracy. By being a link between the government and public, it not only works as a watchdog, but mirrors the demands and perceptions of the society as well. However, Indian media these days in a mad rush to increase its TRPs is increasingly forgetting its responsibility and commitment towards impartiality and truth.

In a recent development, it has been found out that the editor of  a prominent News channel was not only acting as a mediator between the government and corporate lobbyists, but also trying to negotiate for a ministerial berth for an M.P(member of parliament) who later turned out to be the ringleader of the biggest scam of independent India.Barkha dutt, the editor in chief of NDTV was caught on tape negotiating with a corporate lobbyist Nira Radia about getting A.Raja a ministerial berth.

When the journalists who are suppose to be the guardians of the people’s interests and ethics themselves indulge in corrupt practices, the future of a developing country looks rather bleak. But still we can't blame the medium and kill the messenger. As this is the medium i.e media itself which brought this anomaly infront of us.

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