First of all, I would like to appreciate and applaud the TV News Channels which are one of the most far reaching form of Media in the current times. And this appreciation comes out of the numerous shows/debates hosted by various TV News channels, which takes up very important National issues and discuss them with great vigor and detail.
The most common formats being the interview shows and the debates where experts/politicians/leaders/activists are called from various fields and the mediator/anchor grills them with pretty tough questions. The most wonderful example of democracy and accountability are those when the leaders & politicians from various parties are grilled on their actions/stands/wrong-doings etc. Such shows not only bring a lot of awareness amongst the common people by this far reaching medium but also helps us understand and make an opinion about our political leaders and their ideologies.
This is certainly a very good step in the direction of a responsible media, aware citizens, accountable political leaders and a model democratic Nation.
It is the truest form of democracy when the public servants are being held accountable for the trust that the people have put in them.
However despite of all of this, there is a sad reality "How many people are actually aware ?" How many people actually know that a Parliament Session is going on ? How many people know that the primary opposition party is stalling the Parliament ? or the Prime Minister of our country is being demanded for a resignation ? or How many people actually care? How many people would actually like to watch such shows of high National Interests instead of a movie ?
I haven't done a survey but i can say that the percentage will be very low. Even the well educated section of the population will not get high numbers on the above questions.
The problem is in our way of thinking - we don't give a shit ! Unless and until something directly affects us we don't care and there in lies the problem. We need to understand that it does affect us, if not directly then indirectly but in a huge way. We need to care about the malice around us in our society as well rather than just in our homes. If we care that our home is clean, we should also care if our localities are clean, our cities are clean, our states are clean and our Nation is clean.
And in order to do so, the first step is to be aware. What happening's in our country ? our state ? our city ? our locality ? and voice our opinions, voice our agreements or disagreements. This will also help us decide who should we elect as our leaders at the times of elections, for we will know a lot more about their policies/workings/ideologies etc.
To conclude : " We need to give a shit !"
The most common formats being the interview shows and the debates where experts/politicians/leaders/activists are called from various fields and the mediator/anchor grills them with pretty tough questions. The most wonderful example of democracy and accountability are those when the leaders & politicians from various parties are grilled on their actions/stands/wrong-doings etc. Such shows not only bring a lot of awareness amongst the common people by this far reaching medium but also helps us understand and make an opinion about our political leaders and their ideologies.
This is certainly a very good step in the direction of a responsible media, aware citizens, accountable political leaders and a model democratic Nation.
It is the truest form of democracy when the public servants are being held accountable for the trust that the people have put in them.
However despite of all of this, there is a sad reality "How many people are actually aware ?" How many people actually know that a Parliament Session is going on ? How many people know that the primary opposition party is stalling the Parliament ? or the Prime Minister of our country is being demanded for a resignation ? or How many people actually care? How many people would actually like to watch such shows of high National Interests instead of a movie ?
I haven't done a survey but i can say that the percentage will be very low. Even the well educated section of the population will not get high numbers on the above questions.
The problem is in our way of thinking - we don't give a shit ! Unless and until something directly affects us we don't care and there in lies the problem. We need to understand that it does affect us, if not directly then indirectly but in a huge way. We need to care about the malice around us in our society as well rather than just in our homes. If we care that our home is clean, we should also care if our localities are clean, our cities are clean, our states are clean and our Nation is clean.
"to expect our country to be perfect, we need to be perfect citizens first"
And in order to do so, the first step is to be aware. What happening's in our country ? our state ? our city ? our locality ? and voice our opinions, voice our agreements or disagreements. This will also help us decide who should we elect as our leaders at the times of elections, for we will know a lot more about their policies/workings/ideologies etc.
To conclude : " We need to give a shit !"
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