Whenever I remember my journalism days, the one thing that stands out distinctly is the lesson, "Do Not Plagiarize".
Looking at the current media reports and news channels, I feel like going back to each professor and asking them that where, exactly, did our current news people study the ropes of journalism.
The recent coverage of the landslides in Uttarakhand are nothing short of hilarious. The news channels are not only sourcing clips from YouTube, instead of real life, field coverage, but are also taking the audience intelligence for granted. They forget that the world is getting smaller and the internet is no less than a spider's web.
Looking at the above image, all I can recollect are the jokes shared during our school days - Nakal ke liye bhi akal chahiye! (You need brains to even cheat properly!)
And our media seems to have sold their brains along with the news slots.
All I feel like doing is requesting our media gurus that you have already insulted our time by airing pointless news as Breaking News. DO NOT insult our intelligence by sourcing fake news.
Totally agree with you. We are taught by everyone not to copy, but it seems that our own country's national media is doing the most of it, and I should say it is done very poorly. India needs to strengthen these laws against plagiarizing others work!
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