Sue barkha dutt... all the chanels were really stupid trying to act smart.. they were the reason that all the more people got killed and no court or govt. is taking any action anst them, they should... Any organisation we can write to take it forward...
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:22 PM, harbinder malhotra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > Journalism by Barkha Dutt of NDTV > > > We always blame the police for not doing their jobs. How can they do > their jobs when we have our journalists feed vital information to the > terrorists. > On the Times News channel when there was a panel of speakers called > online, there was an Israeli person by the name of Dr. Kedar on the > panel. Even Dr. Kedar had specified that the constant airing of live > news with all the information was working in favor of the terrorists > and the their counter parts controlling this operation from some other > part of the world. > Read the below email. > > Appalling journalism. Absolute blasphemy! As I watch the news from > home, I am dumbfounded to see Barkha Dutt of NDTV break every rule of > ethical journalism in reporting the Mumbai mayhem. Take a couple of > instances for example: > > In one instance she asks a husband about his wife being stuck, or held > as a hostage. The poor guy adds in the end about where she was last > hiding. Aired! My dear friends with AK-47s, our national news is > helping you. Go get those still in. And be sure to thank NDTV for not > censoring this bit of information. > In another instance, a General sort of suggests that there were no > hostages in Oberoi Trident. (Clever.) Then, our herione of revelations > calls the head of Oberoi, and the idiot confirms a possibility of 100 > or more people still in the building. Hello! Guys with guns, you've > got more goats to slay. But before you do, you've got to love NDTV and > more precisely Ms. Dutt. She's your official intelligence from Ground > zero. > > You do not need to be a journalist to understand the basic premise of > ethics, which starts with protecting victims first; and that is done > by avoiding key information from being aired publicly—such as but not > limited to revealing the number of possible people still in, the > hideouts of hostages and people stuck in buildings. > Imagine you're one of those sorry souls holed-up in one of those > bathrooms, or kitchens. A journalist pulls your kin outside and asks > about your last contact on national television, and other prying > details. In a bout of emotion, if they happen to reveal more details, > you are sure going to hell. Remember these are hotels, where in all > likelihood, every room has a television. All a terrorist needs to do > is listen to Ms. Barkha Dutt's latest achievement of extracting > information from your relative, based on your last phone-call or SMS. > And you're shafted—courtesy NDTV.1 > If the terrorists don't manage to shove you in to your private hell, > the journalists on national television will certainly help you get > there. > > One of the criticismsabout Barkha Dutt on Wikipedia reads thus: > During the Kargil conflict, Indian Army sources repeatedly complained > to her channel that she was giving away locations in her broadcasts, > thus causing Indian casualties. > > Looks like the idiot journalist has not learnt anything since then. I > join a number of bloggers pleading her to shut the f*** up. > > Update: In fact, I am willing to believe that Hemant Karkare died > because these channels showed him prepare (wear helmet, wear > bullet-proof vest.) in excruciating detail live on television. And > they in turn targeted him where he was unprotected. The brave officer > succumbed to bullets in the neck. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > Some big movies will hit the screen this Christmas. Catch all the previews > and promos on MSN Entertainment Try it! <http://entertainment.in.msn.com/> > > > ------------------------------ > Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now > > > > <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_mail_2/*http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "EX,GHPS,1988,V.V" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/exghps1988v_v?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
