I’m really in a fix as what to do with these self-proclaimed patrons of public sentiments, who they aren’t from any stretch of imagination. India is only second to China in terms of readership, so it has lot to do with the above-mentioned scenario as there are no dearth of attention seekers writers who do write with this very purpose. And so is the case with newspapers, who in the race to get maximum readership do pander to such gimmickry by giving these writers a valuable space where they indulge in every possible effort in the world to get noticed. And this number has been on a meteoric rise for quite some times. These so called attention seekers will take help of celebrities to get themselves noticed. And this is in vogue these days, where these writers denigrate and make false accusations against the celebrities, which gives them an instant popularity as they piggyback on their name (Celebrities name) to make their name known. This short route to getting famous is gaining a lot of ground lately and publications are to blame for this. Publications do have to differentiate between right and wrong without any exception which is the need of the hour and it is high time that this practice is put to an end. I read an article recently which had nothing but celebrity bashing all over just to garner readership. This is where line needs to be redrawn to make it more rational and less news-mongering. Celebrities are the ones who have to bear the brunt of from either side. If they do something for a cause, it is reckoned as publicity stunt, and if they do it and keep it to themselves, even then they are blamed for doing nothing. So what ought to be done to get them freed from such allegations, is a million-dollar puzzle? Celebrities are the same persons as we are, except for the fact that they are much more known and their earning is also more than ours, so first and foremost thing should be to avoid being judgmental about them. Let them do things of their choices without putting too much pressure on them. Democratic rules should be applied in this regard and celebrities should be given free domain to decide on their own free of any external pressure. This would be an ideal state which will open myriad other avenues for both sides to share a healthy rapport with each-other without the help of the moderator or should i say broker to put it bluntly.
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The article that is before me, if I talk about technicalities, it needs some serious formatting.
1. Please choose a more readable font such as verdana, calibari etc.
2. Please align it to 'justified'
3. Give paragraph breaks as it diverts attention of the reader after a point of time and reader becomes unable to trace where was that 'particular point' which he needs to read now.
About the article itself, this is not a well planned write-up which can be said to hold some crude content. I mean to say it is a vague and generalised opinion of a common man attached to certain ethics and values who is lamenting on what should not happen.
Its a known fact that the fourth pillar is getting a coat of iron oxide at the surface which is harming its interior as well which may not seem apparent!
The article needs to be backed up by certain examples and also give some examples where media indeed has behaved responsibly.
It is a sad fact that newspapers are writing anything and everything in this state of contentlessness. More ads less news, the proportion has got inverted! These celebrity bashing are no better than an advertisement of the newspaper itself which can be categorised as 'cheap publicity'.
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