Reality Bytes

I always thought that news programs were meant to provide information about recent and important events. But reality seems to be far away from my understanding. With everyone wanting to broadcast a bouquet of channels, the number of news channels are, i believe, as many as the GECs (general entertainment channels). Its difficult to even spell out the names of all the news channels that exist today. Add to that the fact that all the news channels are 24 hours now.

No wonder than, that there is a lot of non-sense that is broadcasted on these channels. From Amitabh Bachchan feeling cold to Prince eating biscuit while being trapped in a pit to some UFO abducting a cow to NASA hiding an alien....you'll find it all on the national news channels. Well these are still events and maybe one could accept them as news. But for the numerous reality shows being telecasted on news channel - no comments. I mean what were they thinking?? I wouldnt be surpirsed if some time later we have snippets of the saas-bahu serials being part of news channels as well. Imagine a saree clad newsreader buried under tonnes of cosmetics reading out आज तुलसी ने मिहिर को थप्पड़ मारा....whoaa....

Maybe we should go back in time to the one hour news show on door-darshan. Atleast national news will remain national news that way.