Engineering did not happen by chance,but there was a point after highschool when I seriously considered journalism.So my life in highschool was like any other average typical indian student,someone who used to go to coaching classes( that train you for JEE) after school,come back home just in time for dinner in the sweaty uniform that I'd been wearing the whole day,study a bit-again- and fall asleep right there on the study table.This was pretty much how life was in those two years with some free time occasionally.So did i make it to an IIT? Nah .Despite such rigorous training i couldn't even crack the mains exam.It was only after having appeared for all these entrance exams(and while i was waiting for the results),did I get the time to actually think of who I really wanted to become.What did I possibly wanna do for rest of my life that would help me make money and remain happy? The answer was Journalism.Not that I was'nt interested in engineering but I was just having such a hard time back then that I just could'nt help but catch the easiest way out and writing,anchoring these were the things i loved and still do but obviously it was just a phase because i eventually went on to pursue engineering(and would become one in a few months,hopefully!) although sometimes I just sit back and think of how my life would have been if I had actually let that idea grow.Today was one such day.
I was watching news with my family at dinner and there were two things being discussed in most channels,the ban on 500 and 1000 rupee notes and the US election.It was disgusting to watch all the jabber and arguments and high-pitched shouting.This level of journalism seriously makes me sad.It is times like these that makes me think of how happy I should be that I am not a part of a media that has stooped this low.I mean almost every news channel has lost all sense.I used to think media reports the current affairs of the world.That it is called the media because it is a medium of conveying news.But what I see these days is just a bunch of people (who call themselves journalists) stating opinions,more like forcing opinions.I am not against opinions being stated.I am all for democracy and everything but is it not the job of a journalist to state 'facts'?Like if you see a queue outside some bank say that there is a queue.Like if you see protesters protesting against the president elect of the US say just that.Don't draw conclusions!Don't these people realize that they have the power to influence a whole nation?Actually i think they do!I used to think paid media was an unusual thing that happens rarely but now almost every channel appears to be sold out.Atleast to me.The media according to my understanding is supposed to be neutral, reporting various events happening across the globe.The good,the bad,the important,the not-so-important,the known,the unknown.It is up to the people on how they view the news and plus you do have discussions and debates where opinions can be stated!But then even the discussions and debates appear like a competition testing panelists' patience and ability to shout out loud.It is just that media has just become so biased and money minded that faking and making up news has become an everyday routine and I just could 'nt take it any longer.
To be honest it is these very times that also make me think of how i should have taken up journalism.I don't know if i would have made a good journalist,but I definitely would not have been sold out.I probably would not have made a huge difference to the current scenario but atleast it would have been a start.I think this field needs youth now enough of these old biased people.Youth that could change the old ways.Youth that has already begun to change the old ways.I know it would happen soon and when it does I would come back right here to speak about how happy it makes me. :)
I was watching news with my family at dinner and there were two things being discussed in most channels,the ban on 500 and 1000 rupee notes and the US election.It was disgusting to watch all the jabber and arguments and high-pitched shouting.This level of journalism seriously makes me sad.It is times like these that makes me think of how happy I should be that I am not a part of a media that has stooped this low.I mean almost every news channel has lost all sense.I used to think media reports the current affairs of the world.That it is called the media because it is a medium of conveying news.But what I see these days is just a bunch of people (who call themselves journalists) stating opinions,more like forcing opinions.I am not against opinions being stated.I am all for democracy and everything but is it not the job of a journalist to state 'facts'?Like if you see a queue outside some bank say that there is a queue.Like if you see protesters protesting against the president elect of the US say just that.Don't draw conclusions!Don't these people realize that they have the power to influence a whole nation?Actually i think they do!I used to think paid media was an unusual thing that happens rarely but now almost every channel appears to be sold out.Atleast to me.The media according to my understanding is supposed to be neutral, reporting various events happening across the globe.The good,the bad,the important,the not-so-important,the known,the unknown.It is up to the people on how they view the news and plus you do have discussions and debates where opinions can be stated!But then even the discussions and debates appear like a competition testing panelists' patience and ability to shout out loud.It is just that media has just become so biased and money minded that faking and making up news has become an everyday routine and I just could 'nt take it any longer.
To be honest it is these very times that also make me think of how i should have taken up journalism.I don't know if i would have made a good journalist,but I definitely would not have been sold out.I probably would not have made a huge difference to the current scenario but atleast it would have been a start.I think this field needs youth now enough of these old biased people.Youth that could change the old ways.Youth that has already begun to change the old ways.I know it would happen soon and when it does I would come back right here to speak about how happy it makes me. :)
