When those news items instead of serviing the truth become apparent tools to achieve an agenda, when those bylines instead of giving a kick - give creepy feelings in the stomach.....its time to review your role.
A dog should not bite a dog but of late, a glance at newspapers from and outside Gujarat is a poor reflection of all that is going on in the State.
Myth: Journalism is crusade for truth.
Reality: Journalism is just another business at the end of the day.
And whose truth are we talking, anyways?
more than the journalists, even if we blame the managements, what about those journalists sitting on their self created pedestals who dole out prophecies in form of articles that have an agenda?
A few years ago, a Boss told me that to be a good journalist, learn to see things in black and white. I now realise that in this pursuit, running after the black and white, there is an utter disregard for the true essence of the story.
It is during such moments that, that exhilirating feeling of being an insignificant but nevertheless a part of revolutionary process dies...
Getting blind is fine but when you lose sight of purpose in journalism, the disillusionment is damning!
and our "well wishers" keep on saying, have Patience. This too shall pass!
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