For time immemorial it has been the norm rather than an exception that news which lacks substance is the one that hogs the limelight.Issues , Opinions , Polls on subjects , matters aimed at the amorous readers ,to up their TRP ratings hog the limelight.
People who matter less , opinions bordering on glib , events fastidiously packed to embellish them somehow remain in our claustrophobic mindspace which has been hijacked by the copious news channels which cater to a market rather than creating an enlightened market viewer.
So it comes as no surprise for the sorry state of affairs and that too despite the omnipresence of media it's broadening influence ,things have still come as a cropper on the governance front...
However we cannot absolve ourselves from this .We live in a consumerist society and despite of our talk of paramount interest of the consumers we have been not able to enforce the clout that we can exert. It is still more surprising that no dissent has been raised and people rather than taking things in a manner compatible with facts , digest at it's face value.
The media on the other has taken this as golden gooose egg laying opportunity with they playing subservient to men in power for furthering their personal interests. Infact the media enjoys an influence which is second to none.The need of the hour is therefore to put an onerous effort to put things in place lest we will stay as laggards.
The proponents of Socialism ,Secularism while exhorting the altruist virtues allow themselves to become pawns to men and women whom they need to expose for this is the conception for working of effective democracy...
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