But what one can also see is a bunch of over excited individuals..with microphones and cameras running all over the place..filming the finest of details possible, around the place..Yes they indeed are our utmost responsible journalists..
I might be the least informed person as far as this case is concerned, after reading this blog i might look like the most foolish person to you, but this is my point of view or may be this isn't..because today i try put myself in the shoes of or rather in the tear drenched cloth of the wife of an Indian army man..who gallantly gave away his life for this rescue mission, who died for the most noble cause possible..who died for his country..he can be anyone of those brave men..
I picture myself sitting in some far off home..thousand miles away from mumbai , where my husband is, holding a gun in his hand and prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives and kill the bastards hiding inside taj mahal hotel..
iam watching this news channel showing the mayhem in the city..watching the windows of the hotel emit fire like a dragon's mouth..my husband is a sniper..his job is to hide in a strategic location outside and shoot at the very glimpse of a terrorist..yes, he does his job well..but unfortunately so does the media..may be a bit too well ..
My husband was placed at a point..which would have been pretty covered and safe until this female reporter jumped on the screen from no where and screamed at the top of her voice on the micro phone.. "dear viwers..this is NDTV live and we are the only channel showing where exactly have the army strategists placed their snipers. they are right underneath the shed on the left side of hotel close to the window. this exclusive inside report was brought to you by NDTV..we will keep you all updated with the latest happenings ..thank you."
15 minutes later a grenade was thrown out of the window and it landed right ,on all the smiles
that were left in my life..And indeed they were shattered to bits and pieces along with my husband..
Thanks to the journalists..i will never see my husband again..I recieved the news on my phone after some time ...before which i had not unfolded my hands for hours ..as i was praying for his safety..after that i couldn't remove them from my eyes in a wasteful attempt to control the tears..my husband died for the cause he was prepared to die but was this the way he had picturised it..was the T.R.P. given by the sensational report worth taking every happy moment of my life..
Iam not one of the highly educated modern women of this country..iam not like you miss journalist. My very hope of happiness lies in the date written on my husband's sanctioned leave letter..when he will finally come back for his family....for me.
"If only" you could have spared a piece of information.."If only" you took out a moment to think of humanity rather than your promotion after the coverage of this news.."If only" you weren't a sensationalism hungry selfish monster..i would've been waiting for my husband on the door in a few days from now..
but what you have left in my life are the 2 words "if only"
what i wrote above is a hypothetical situation ..but i don't think its too far from a possibility..it might be a true experience for some one out there..because what media did today is a murder in my books..
i have nothing personal against journalists, but yeah when my countrymen, my country's police and army man die due to you..my heart weeps blood..And i have very less left to like you ever..
This goes out as a request to the media ..i fold my hands and plead in front of you..please think before what you do..please never repeat these mistakes ..because terrorism is not going to stop soon..but you can draw a line and stop..your mistake might just prove to be a bullet through someone's head..THINK..
VANDE MATRAM!!!!
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10 comments:
man!! did u come up with this stuff? what's up? what's wrong? what's what? u're giving me the creeps. neway..very moving piece of thought. I'd follow the blog pretty regularly.
So true. that was very very moving. i wish and hope this reaches the concerned people and they realise what a huge difference this makes to the people. if only we figure out our way throught his mess. good job... dear
thanks....i did write the story on my own but the thing is , media made the situation so much more pathetic out here as if already there wasn't enough trouble....barkha dutta is the biggest fool to have ever stepped on the planet..trust me.....i wrote it all out of fury against these news channels.
i really hope that some one concerned gets to see this....and more than that i hope they do somethin about it..
Dear Vivek,
Very well written blog. But sorry i dont agree with your point of view. Please try to understand, that media was doing her job by showing the world what exactly is happening out there. Your wife or daughter might be stuck in the hotel, they wont be allowed to take phone calls. Wouldn't you be glued to the tv for the regular updates, to know what is happening out there..Isn't that the only source for you to find out.
We lost many people, in the terror attacks as well as those brave soldiers who helped our country fight those attacks. But no way, you can blame media for their death. Infact, there were few 'brave' journalists who risked their lives to get you the real picture of what is happening there. And mind you, it was not for money, NDTV showed the news for 36 continuous hours without taking a break, a opportunity they would have easily grabbed to make heaps of money.
This debate will go on and on, but the need of the hour is to leave this damn topic and stand up and do something else to prevent these kind of attacks, so that your so called 'stupid' media never has to risk their lives again to cover these attacks.
Though, i agree Indian media should not go overboard by interviewing each and every NSG Commander who came out of the house, killing terrorists, that is a li'l too much.
Yet, they should appreciate their efforts and let the world know how they fought bravely with the terrorists, later.. NOT ON THE TERROR SPOT..
well i appreciate ur support to the media....and its quite understandable....but i think u really didn't see what i wanted the reader of this blog to see..I am not against the journalists, I am not against the coverage of the incidents, I am not against the media for showing the situation much to the relief of the relatives of the hostages..
But what i am against is the media crossing its line of ethics and sensibility. I am not asking them to cut off all the transmission, But don't those ultra brainy people running these channels know what to show and what not to..And about money..trust me ..its all about that..if not for news channels then for the reporters who wouldn't even spare a stray dog's interview if got a chance..everyone wants to be the next barkha dutt..i wonder why though..
why would someone want to be a person who's irresponsible journalism during kargil war cost us bombing of one buncker and the soldiers inside it.
Also i don't say that all the commandos and police officials dies because of media..but think even if it was one soldier..isn't it a big loss and the biggest failure of the media..this blog is basically about that one lady who lost her husband due it..this blog is meant to show that even if its one life, it might be a matter of whole life for someone..
And yeah we all should stand against terrorism...but before that lets rectify our own flaws ..this media goof up is just one of the many..those are professionally trained people ,the terrorists, If we want to fight against them we all should have a professional attitude.....which our media failed to show.
wah sir maza aa gaya...ekdam sahi baat hai...barkha dutt ne kargil wale time bhi yahi bevakoofi ki thi....us time bhi 2-3 soldiers ki jaan uske karan gayi thi...ab aise logo ka kya kare...g... par laat mar kar bahar nikal dena chahiye..channel se aur desh se bhi
sahi baat hai yaar..mera bas chale to aaj hi ye laat marne waala kam kar du ..bas mauka chahiye..koshish jaari hai....laato se nahi to baato se hi sahi
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