Today I know about the Olympic that took place in London,
the strike that hit the South African mine idle, the murder case that sent the
wife of the Chinese politician behind the bars, the blasphemy arrest in
Pakistan, the blast in Turkey, and almost everything that has happened or is
happening everywhere across the globe. And this is all thanks to the reporters
who cover all the happenings.
They try and cover the most dangerous events to give us
first hand and live information. Obviously, terrorists do not attack every day,
Tendulkar does not score a century every day, Olympics is not held every day, neither
are wars an everyday event nor are economic depressions and falling interest
rates. But the reporters still manage doing a stupendous job. They manage
pitching interesting stories and footages every day.
So the question is how do they manage doing this "mind
boggling job"?
By intruding into individuals personal life. Journalists try
to find out the most private information about individuals against their will
and make it a public joke to get more viewers . And most importantly to ensure
that they sustain in the highly competitive industry.
So What next?
By recording on their
highly sophisticated digicams a man burning himself to death without trying to
stop him from doing so, recording a girl
being gang raped for minutes together without trying to save her or without
trying to inform the police with the greed of not missing a highly sensational
video clip.
And then what do we
hear them say on news channels? Many people surrounded the place but no one
actually came forward to help the person... blah blah blah...
And what did the reporters do? Needless to say, "An
excellent job". Something they should be proud of. Something for which
they get their fat pays!
It is these sensational clips which earn them their daily
bread and recognition. But the only question is can we digest such food which
is at the cost of someone's life and happiness? There's one thing that one must
never forget, one may be trapped in such situations at any point in time. And
the obvious expectation on has is to have Humans act as Humans. But the
unfortunate fact is that career and profession have erased all the emotions in
our hearts.
The three things which differentiate humans from animals are
love, kindness, and social intelligence. But sadly profession has taken over.
I'd like to end this with just question to everyone, what comes first
profession or humanity?
