Journalism enjoys a special reception wherever it goes,
whether it is the households, the public sphere, a social gathering or a public
mutation. Journalists, especially the ones in Delhi have a very amusing way of
presenting themselves to the general public. They show no signs of empathy
while talking to somebody who is already so victimized and display shocking
antics. They take it for granted that being a journalist guarantees ‘special
rights’ and freedoms which can be exploited to no end.
There have been many instances when journos have been
found hanging out with a story. There is a literal explanation to this: When a
journalist (usually the budding type) is handed a story to follow, he frowns at
the prospect of going all the way to the other end of city, then coaxes himself
to go, frames a questionnaire and reaches the spot. On reaching there, he
suddenly realizes that he faces a stiff competition from his peers and
transforms into this hyper-active over-enthusiastic curious human being who is
ready to trade his mind to get some wacky answers. There might be exceptions to
this rule, but those are very rare mind you.
This kind of behavior is mostly found in those working
in tabloids spread across the whole yard. Tabloids, is another subject that
requires daft attention. Someone would think they exist to thrive on the free
food and drinks available in page3 parties. But that is just one characteristic.
When we talk of tabloids how can we forget Mid Day?
Yes, Mid Day is what made the word ‘tabloid’ famous
with us. It has just dawned on me that Mid day is celebrating its anniversary
with an issue of over 200 pages. It makes all of us wonder what is a newspaper
got to do with that count? The reason is the number of advertisers it roped in
for the special issue. There is no doubt about the fact that many first-time
advertisers were also roped in, which made it all look like something gone
over-the-top!
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