During the third phase of polling when it was the turn of the Mumbaikars to exercise their democratic right, there was palpable anxiety among the news channels.
Had Aakriti been in a distant state like Kerala, Assam or Orissa, would media care to highlight the event in the same manner?
If the media really believed that Varun Gandhi’s speech would cause unrest among a section of the people, did the repeat telecasts of the speech make any sense?
It is perfectly within the realm of journalistic ethics to pick up such "leaks". But you cannot editorialise in the news story.
Misleading headlines lead to confusing coverage of Satyam scandal.
Is there is a need for our channels to carry Pak propaganda? Or to display self righteousness, or to indulge in self promotion on such occasions,
It is abundantly clear that the Police use the media to cover up unprofessional and weak probes. Should the media oblige whether it involves Jihadi terrorists or Saffron terrorists?
It was quite evident that the news managers of these channels perhaps thought the ghastly blasts in Assam were happening in a neighbouring country.
It has been a tight-rope walk for the daily since there is a sizeable section of the middle class in the state which is sympathetic towards the LTTE.
There should not be separate standards for reporting communal clashes – one for Hindu-Muslim strife and the other for Hindu-Christian violence.