I saw new TV show called "the Newsroom" (Fx - 10pm week nights). The story really made me think.
They are a TV channel. They get some news about a military operation where to save two Americal soldiers, they drop biological weapon on a village killing the entire village The channel broadcasts the news realizing too well what a great risk they are taking.
Will we be able to do that? Will any of our Indian channels broadcast such a wiki-leaks kind of story about our government? Not the previous but the current government? You tell me.
OK. Will I write about such a story, even if I were to know such a story? (So ludicrous, the idea that a lone house wife crouching in a corner of her house finding about such a classified secret). I would start giving justifications " See I am in a difficult place right now. My neighbors are ganging up against me and trying to create all kinds of troubles for me. So I can not take that risk right now".
But this is called not wanting to come out of your comfort zone. ( comfort zone - wow)
So I have a great excuse to not write about many not-fair or outright atrocious events happening in our country or other countries. But I expect news channels to be righteous and unafraid and show such stories. The channels which if closed will take away livelihoods of hundreds of people should show courage, where as me who am a freelancer should be wary.
That is my righteousness. Sad. Very sad.
They are a TV channel. They get some news about a military operation where to save two Americal soldiers, they drop biological weapon on a village killing the entire village The channel broadcasts the news realizing too well what a great risk they are taking.
Will we be able to do that? Will any of our Indian channels broadcast such a wiki-leaks kind of story about our government? Not the previous but the current government? You tell me.
OK. Will I write about such a story, even if I were to know such a story? (So ludicrous, the idea that a lone house wife crouching in a corner of her house finding about such a classified secret). I would start giving justifications " See I am in a difficult place right now. My neighbors are ganging up against me and trying to create all kinds of troubles for me. So I can not take that risk right now".
But this is called not wanting to come out of your comfort zone. ( comfort zone - wow)
So I have a great excuse to not write about many not-fair or outright atrocious events happening in our country or other countries. But I expect news channels to be righteous and unafraid and show such stories. The channels which if closed will take away livelihoods of hundreds of people should show courage, where as me who am a freelancer should be wary.
That is my righteousness. Sad. Very sad.
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