Came back exhausted from the seminar at iijnm. heard and spoke to phillip turner, bureau chief cnn, new delhi. our students made me proud. they asked appropriate questions and in a proper manner. someone has rightly said that, "to ask questions is an art".
Many of the questions thrown at turner were badly worded and inappropriate. a person who has been with cnn for more than 26 years needs to be asked about his news channel. why do we need validation of our news channels from a foreigner? every country gives rise to its own unique media, situated in its culture, tradition and ethos. it therefore will be highly improper to compare one with that of another country.
CNN has benefited from closeness to the state department. it not only gets access to top politicians and bureaucrats but many stories are broken through the channel- a quid pro quo. the channel is accused, rightly so in most cases, of giving a western nay american perspective to news- is there any other way of looking at events?
Most of our 24 hour news channels take their cue from cnn. the presentation style, the use of technology and the format of programmes are all inspired from cnn. the cnn effect was seen in the coverage of the 26/11 mumbai attack. people all around the country were taking vicarious interest in the violent drama unfolding before their eyes right in the living rooms.cnn says it has learnt from the past; hope we do too.
Many of the questions thrown at turner were badly worded and inappropriate. a person who has been with cnn for more than 26 years needs to be asked about his news channel. why do we need validation of our news channels from a foreigner? every country gives rise to its own unique media, situated in its culture, tradition and ethos. it therefore will be highly improper to compare one with that of another country.
CNN has benefited from closeness to the state department. it not only gets access to top politicians and bureaucrats but many stories are broken through the channel- a quid pro quo. the channel is accused, rightly so in most cases, of giving a western nay american perspective to news- is there any other way of looking at events?
Most of our 24 hour news channels take their cue from cnn. the presentation style, the use of technology and the format of programmes are all inspired from cnn. the cnn effect was seen in the coverage of the 26/11 mumbai attack. people all around the country were taking vicarious interest in the violent drama unfolding before their eyes right in the living rooms.cnn says it has learnt from the past; hope we do too.
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