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I don't think this is the right forum to post it (though I agree that the article raises some very pertinent questions)

by prateek_mir 12y ago

TheAuditor 12y ago
why is it not for this forum ?
- prateek_mir 12y ago
  Because it ultimately is a story of a corporate takeover. It is not as if they didn't had the control earlier. Reliance was a significant stakeholder of the company earlier too.
  - TheAuditor 12y ago
    So again. Why is it not a story here? Either you did not read the article or you did not understand the inner currents, politics and business strategies involved. Read again.
    - prateek_mir 12y ago
      Seriously? Posting this story in isolation presents an image that a downfall of media has begun, when in reality it is just a change of face. I have read the story, and I very well understand the movement under the surface. A comprehensive article about the continuous degradation on electronic media would have been suitable as it would have provided a complete image, instead of this, where it gives a peephole view to a very large problem.
erbdex 12y ago
This is where selective censorship and commoditization of mass opinions begins. These are the most important stories. A famous author once said that to trade underlying agendas and flow of control, follow the money.
- prateek_mir 12y ago
  Thats the point, you think it will start now, but the truth is that selective censorship is live media is a norm, and the Breaking News culture has a lot to contribute to it too. Even if not through direct control (flow of money and ownership), media can be easily arm twisted at times, provided the one twisting the arm knows the pressure points. There have been in past a lots of reports about malpractices prevalent in media. Selective/biased reporting against political parties, journalists making deals with sting operations as leverages, paid news, etc. And thus, to me, this is merely transfer of control. And thats exactly why I think this report is not apt for this forum, as although it presents quite a legitimate picture about take over of one network by a corporate giant, it is just a small pixel in an overall huge picture about the degradation of live & electronic media.

I don't think this is the right forum to post it (though I agree that the article raises some very pertinent questions)

TheAuditor 12y ago

why is it not for this forum ?

prateek_mir 12y ago
Because it ultimately is a story of a corporate takeover. It is not as if they didn't had the control earlier. Reliance was a significant stakeholder of the company earlier too.
- TheAuditor 12y ago
  So again. Why is it not a story here? Either you did not read the article or you did not understand the inner currents, politics and business strategies involved. Read again.
  - prateek_mir 12y ago
    Seriously? Posting this story in isolation presents an image that a downfall of media has begun, when in reality it is just a change of face. I have read the story, and I very well understand the movement under the surface. A comprehensive article about the continuous degradation on electronic media would have been suitable as it would have provided a complete image, instead of this, where it gives a peephole view to a very large problem.

erbdex 12y ago

This is where selective censorship and commoditization of mass opinions begins. These are the most important stories. A famous author once said that to trade underlying agendas and flow of control, follow the money.

prateek_mir 12y ago
Thats the point, you think it will start now, but the truth is that selective censorship is live media is a norm, and the Breaking News culture has a lot to contribute to it too. Even if not through direct control (flow of money and ownership), media can be easily arm twisted at times, provided the one twisting the arm knows the pressure points. There have been in past a lots of reports about malpractices prevalent in media. Selective/biased reporting against political parties, journalists making deals with sting operations as leverages, paid news, etc. And thus, to me, this is merely transfer of control. And thats exactly why I think this report is not apt for this forum, as although it presents quite a legitimate picture about take over of one network by a corporate giant, it is just a small pixel in an overall huge picture about the degradation of live & electronic media.