While watching one of the news channels on cable television, I recalled a quotation from my years in college, which aptly sums up my feelings about today's media. The quotation was like: "In a world of hair trigger balances, no communication, lack of communication or miscommunication can lead to disaster." Everyday we are treated to copious amounts of information that may or may not be of any value to us. Sensational news flashes and alerts seem to be all the rage these days! I recall that day when it was announced on the news channels that the current Prime Minister of Pakistan, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, is to be arrested on orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Afterwards a whirlwind of speculations was generated and many discussions were held between high profile politicians to see what will be the outcome of the entire episode, which later turned out to be a misinterpretation of the order issued by the Chief Justice...amazing!! The whole day was wasted on a news that was not even real! And yet we trust these news channels to bring us the hard facts...is it our failing or do we have no other option?
Lots of people spend the entire evening cooped up in front of the television watching the talk shows and discussions that are about current affairs or most of the female population watches the Indian, Pakistani or Turkish (Urdu Translation) dramas. I have tried watching news shows only to end up with a bad headache and a feeling of extreme dismay...they never have anything good to tell you!! On the other hand watching any kind of drama makes me wonder whether there is any other topic in this wide world besides about fashion conscious, modern women struggling to carve a niche for themselves in a society hell bent on destroying them? Seriously what happend to the humourous twist of things?? The most touted story usually has a physically and mentally abused heroine, who pitifully bears every torture and cries her eyes out from time to time. The endings are slight variations of the basic story but are ever so predictable. Maybe it is an addiction that drags people to spend so much time in front of the tube rather than having a good time with friends and family.
Media certainly has distorted perceptions and opinions over time..now we all see a conspiracy in everything around us! This is not limited to just news, but the storyline of various dramas has cast a shadow of suspicion and mistrust even on relationships in daily life. Specific relationships are always portrayed negatively in dramas, which makes people believe that anyone in that relationship is bound to have bad intentions and will definitely try to sabotage any happiness they have! Things don't work like that in real life or do they?
Lots of people spend the entire evening cooped up in front of the television watching the talk shows and discussions that are about current affairs or most of the female population watches the Indian, Pakistani or Turkish (Urdu Translation) dramas. I have tried watching news shows only to end up with a bad headache and a feeling of extreme dismay...they never have anything good to tell you!! On the other hand watching any kind of drama makes me wonder whether there is any other topic in this wide world besides about fashion conscious, modern women struggling to carve a niche for themselves in a society hell bent on destroying them? Seriously what happend to the humourous twist of things?? The most touted story usually has a physically and mentally abused heroine, who pitifully bears every torture and cries her eyes out from time to time. The endings are slight variations of the basic story but are ever so predictable. Maybe it is an addiction that drags people to spend so much time in front of the tube rather than having a good time with friends and family.
Media certainly has distorted perceptions and opinions over time..now we all see a conspiracy in everything around us! This is not limited to just news, but the storyline of various dramas has cast a shadow of suspicion and mistrust even on relationships in daily life. Specific relationships are always portrayed negatively in dramas, which makes people believe that anyone in that relationship is bound to have bad intentions and will definitely try to sabotage any happiness they have! Things don't work like that in real life or do they?
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