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Twitterverse musings…

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According to sources*.
* 1960s: Real flesh and blood sources.
2000s: Made up sources to suit the news.
2010s: Twitter.

There should be something called “Reverse Troll” when you troll your troller in grand style.

Write 280 characters.
Tweet the second half.
ReTweet it adding the first 140 characters as comments allowed.
People will read it as a Tweet of 280 characters.

Traditional media.
Traditional politicians.
Traditional economic unions.
All falling like nine pins.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Why the mainstream media is far more dangerous…

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The mainstream media all over the world (newspapers, magazines and TV channels) is more manipulative, more vindictive, more driven by profit and monetary considerations, more driven by political alliances and in some cases more factually incorrect than social media (Twitter and Facebook).

An important added fact is that common Facebook and Twitter users have no access to mainstream media. However, the mainstream media has a much greater access to
Facebook and Twitter and can twist it better if it wants to, making it far more dangerous.

When Twitter and Facebook lie, you get to know of it instantaneously.

When mainstream media lies, it may take you decades to figure it out.

When it comes to governments, you may never know.

© Sunil Rajguru

Media musings…

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If there were 7.4 billion unlimited broadband connections, then there would be zero newspapers and zero TV news channels.

Newspapers are taken seriously by those people who don’t have Internet.
TV news channels are taken seriously by those who don’t have unlimited broadband.

The headline of the Times of India Front Page Lead has 33 words.
I wonder if this is a new record.
‪#‎BiryaniWithNawaz‬

The media scene—Then and now…

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news-426892_640NEWS…
Then: North East West South.
Now: Never-Ending Wanton Sensationalism.

Breaking news…
Then: Reserved only for big stories.
Now: Each and every story, big or small, will first appear as breaking news.

Analysis…
Then: In newspapers, think a lot, write later.
Now: In TVs, scream first, think later.

Greetings…
Then: To colleague, “Aap kaise ho?”
Now: To everyone, “Aap ko kaisa lag raha hai?”

Congress sources…
Then: Gave part of the story. Checked and rechecked.
Now: Give the full story. Taken verbatim.

BJP sources…
Then: They ran after you.
Now: You run after them.

Famous journalists…
Then: Got the top stories in town.
Now: Are the top stories.
(#Tejpal #Rajdeep etc)

Journalism…
Then: Service to the nation.
Now: Service to self, political party, business house… anything but the nation.

Expert…
Then: Master of one trade.
Now: Barely a Jack, but of all trades.

Bias…
Then: Sometimes visible, sometimes not.
Now: Extra-large and extreme.

Editors…
Then: Editors.
Now: Managers.

Conflict of interest…
Then: Taken seriously.
Now: No conflict. Only (personal) interest.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Sonia Gandhi and the mainstream media…

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You may…
…support the scams of One Leader.
But not the schemes of all other leaders.

You may…
…lick the boots of One Leader.
But not tolerate a help tying the bootlaces of any other leader.

You may…
…respect the privacy of One Leader.
But give bad publicity to every other leader over minor private things.

You may…
…tolerate the dictatorship of One Leader.
But call minor democratic deviations of any other leader a dictatorship.

You may…
…celebrate if One Leader decides to do remote control.
But thrash any other leader who even seeks to guide his or her juniors.

You may…
…look the other way when One Leader leaves the country surreptitiously for the umpteenth time.
But pounce on any other leader when he or she steps out of her home.

You may…
…accept the education and experience shortcomings of One Leader and her right to rule the country.
But pounce on any other 12th pass leader who even heads a department.

You may…
Ignore the major scams of one party president.
But go after every allegation of another party president.

You may…
…be petrified of One Leader.
But attack every other leader 24X7.

All leaders are equal.
But One Leader is more equal than others.

© Sunil Rajguru

The reality of the Modi-Pappu-Kejri media coverage through a PJ…

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In an exam paper, Modi got 80/100 and Kejri got 0/100.
Kejri screamed, “Modi failed to get 100 by 20 marks!” a few dozen times.
Media reported: Modi failed by 20 marks.

Pappu couldn’t even give the paper.
Sonia said, “Had he given the paper, he would have got 100/100.”
Media reported: Pappu narrowly misses getting 100/100.

Final headline…
Pappu best candidate. Kejriwal best challenger to Modi.

(And that’s how we are comparing a man with Zero days experience as Chief Minister with a man with 49 days experience as Chief Minister with a man who has 4500+ days experience as Chief Minister)

© Sunil Rajguru