If those fighting elections, are allowed the liberty to present compelling arguments, on what the business of a particular government should be, and how it is supposed to conduct the same why is it that the likes of Arnab Goswami are denied the right to present their case before the people of the Indian Republic? Is understanding, formulating the doctrine of good journalism the sole privilege of the likes of Ms.
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The privilege of deciding what constitutes the right kind of journalism. Problem is with the fact that the ratings have shifted, to their disadvantage, at the expense of the clout they once enjoyed in the corridors of power.
ARNAB GOSWAMI BARKHA DUTT TV
If marketing a well-built product, and publicising a well-crafted policy is allowed, why this aversion for presenting a different version of TV news? Their problem is not with him running after ratings- for that is something the whole industry is expected to do. The only difference is that the old elites, now stand crushed, due to stiff competition. The fight for viewership, and ratings is as old as news itself. And yes- TV news, to the bewildering surprise of some- about ratings. Political parties, about winning elections. There is a barometer to test your competition, in all spheres of society. In the answer, which more often than not, becomes a confession- lies the triumph of Indian democracy. And thus, the The Newshour viewer got, what the Indian voter could not: answers. Direct, in form certainly not in content, for the guests disagree with him just as much as they agree, if not more. He keeps asking the same question, again and again, until such a time when the tone, tenor, and content of the guest’s response is as direct as his own. The resistance comes from the anchor himself. Efforts of spinning an argument on air, are met with resistance. There was a time, when guests on TV debates, could get away with merry-go-round arguments. The status-quo is being challenged, the old ways of doing journalism are getting defeated, and this is giving them sleepless nights. But at the heart of the maligning attempt, lies their deep aversion to a fast-changing media environment.
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Reasons for this maligning attempt are numerous. That her outburst is a mere continuation of a ferocious campaign against him, since the time, the Outlook magazine branded him as ‘The man who killed TV News’, needs to be remembered. It is no surprise that Arnab Goswami’s journalism, disgusts the rest of his industry, of which Barkha Dutt is a mere symbol.