Disclaimer: I am neither a fan of Baba Ramdev, nor Congress is in my hate-list. Of course I feel pain when I hear news about rampant corruption and black-money swayed away from India which could be very well used to make India prosper. But this blog is not about any of these issues, its' about what I noticed following a prominent news channel in India, which many of the people follow..........the question to ask is – Did media play it’s role responsibly? Did it really care about people's sentiment or tried to divert it, dilute it?
Here are last few news articles published on CNN-IBN and its page on facebook since Baba Ramdev went on fast on black money issue - you can check it yourself on https://www.facebook.com/cnnibn
Is Ramdev actually a marketing guru?
Is Ramdev losing credibility?
Ramdev and Balkrishna refuse to comment on the number of companies that his different trusts own
Only Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna are on a hunger strike, all other supporters have been fed.
Do you think Ramdev is a rich man?
Can Anna Hazare and Ramdev's methods really deliver?
The gloves are off, the conflict is escalating. Who will win? -
Do you think Anna and Ramdev are true to the cause?
Here's an account of the mood and colour at Raj Ghat today
Can satyagraha politics really change India?
Are civil society leaders making a mockery of Gandhian ways of Satyagraha and fasting as tools for protest?
Watch live: all the action from Raj Ghat as Anna Hazare fasts to protest the police crackdown on Ramdev http://ibnlive.in.com/livetv/
Will this fast produce results or be purely symbolic? - Anna begins fast against Ramdev swoop
Another day of fasting. Is the media overplaying the anti-corruption protest?
How are you showing your support for this fast?
Investigation or vendetta? Baba Ramdev's Rs 1100 cr empire under scanner
Was Sushama Swaraj's dance at the BJP's 'satyagraha' appropriate?
Ramdev's missing aide surfaces, where was he for 3 days?
Watch video of Ramdev's jump from the dais into a crowd of supporters as police swooped down on his camp at Ramlila Maidan.
Ramdev empire under probe
Supporters compare Ramdev's removal to Jallianwala Bagh, is it right to compare the two incidents? Discuss here.
Wee Cumbrae: Ramdev's $3.3 million yoga island http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/4105.html
Is the Ramdev controversy a product of political and media elitism?
Ramdev's daring escape bid wearing salwaar-kurta, dupatta http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/4100.html
How many of news at top you found really supporting the real cause of protest or even tried giving people hope that their protest will ultimately convert to at least something they wish for.
I can all divide the news in 3 - categories:
1. Personal attack on Baba Ramdev (and other civil society members) to mislead the people from the actual cause
2. Attack on the methods they adopt (do we have other choices) and make everybody feel that this is not going to work
3. Important News (not against Baba or movement) that they have to produce sometimes compulsively which they can't deny to publish else people
4. To play with the emotions of people and divert them from actual cause, for example this news - http://ibnlive.in.com/news/irom-sharmilas-silent-resilience-ignored/158339-3.html
Where was CNN-IBN for last 10 years?? Who the hell on earth don't know about negligence of govt. about north-east? Is IBN trying to justify that the cause Anna and Baba are fighting for is NOT that big? I do support the cause Irom Sharmila fighting for, or Syrian-American Blogger Amina Abdallah fighting for, or thousands of reasons worth fighting for, but not at cost of leaving one cause and joining to other.
Wasn't the entire purpose of the news coverages was to show that the people of India who support are anti-corruption movement are fools and idiots, as they're not going to acheive any thing?
As a citizen of India, do I look like I care for if Baba or Anna's movement is political or social, Baba Ramdev or Civil society members are people of bad character or thug or cheat or whatsoever, it's being backed by RSS or BJP or NGOs or whomsoever, its being supported by Babas, Spiritual people, Athiests, Aam Aadmi, Corporate people or liquor barrons.........., why should I go on analyzing the personal life of each and every person behind the movement if their actions are supporting the cause??
As Mahatma Gandhi(whom these people boast for) said - "Never judge a person, judge his actions?", so what is this hue-and-cry for? Why to mislead people, why to deviate them from the cause, why to play with their emotions? Even if they're agents of some party ( http://www.hindustantimes.com/Channel-tunnel-vision/Article1-331823.aspx, http://hindustan.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6156, http://www.nowpublic.com/world/cnn-ibn-survey-sponsored-cong ), didn't they have any Indian left at some corner??
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