MEDIA and Victims
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We love to believe in anything. Young students try to believe in older
authors, constituents try to believe in Senate members, countries try to
believe in statesmen, people believe in media and media believe in so called
sources, politicians, but in general they can't.
I saw a new word “Facebook Journalist”
on new media. These types of journalist are busy in sharing each and everything
on their pages. No matter is it necessary or not. No matter it’s good or bad.
Few channels hire these journalists as their primary source. You want to get city
updates, ok please join Bla blaww pages.
I know, too many voices are harmful
for ordinary man to understand their own basic problems; numerous angles won’t
strengthen the news but they destroy its freshness and leads to illogical
conclusions. So, who is going to watch the watchmen? Who is going to control
the content?
To ordinary man, news is something new. To him, no news is
good news and for media person, good news is not news at all. I am not lying,
its general perception of media personnel. Reporters are busy in gathering
ordinary events and then sell it for big prices. Yes, sometimes they are
trading emotions. What’s new? Karachi Killings? Bomb blasts? Balochistan matters?
What’s new in market? Ah… nothing.
Blast in Peshawar kill 50, Traffic accident kills 17 people
in TB singh; Badin 12000 flood victims are waiting for rescue. We are just
calculating the casualties instead of highlighting issues and causes.
As far as reporters in Pakistan are concerned, they are still
in state of confusion. They failed to understand the basic difference between Media
Law and ethics. I am not too sure, but for aught I know, there is a small line between LAW and ETHICS. If you did a crime, law calls you guilty;
but as far as ethics is concerned, even you think of crime or think to violate
the rights of others, YOU ARE A CRIMINAL.
It’s practice by few regional channels to criticize anyone on
the basis of their so called reliable sources. In Pakistan, there are SPJ, CPNE, and
APNS code of conducts; PEMRA rules and guidelines are there. Article 19 in
constitution regarding freedom of expression is there. Organization own code of
conducts are there. But who does care it? After 10 years of continuous breaking
on electronic media. Sorry to say, we still leave in teen age. Watchmen is free
but use their powers to generate revenues only.
Aqib Maniar
