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Accuracy the casualty

The article "Do we really need 24x7 rolling news?" (July 30) provides an insight into the ills and futility of round-the-clock news telecast. In their quest for breaking news, most 24-hour news channels give ethics the go-by. What is distressing is the apparent immunity they enjoy. It seems they are not even obliged to broadcast an apology, whereas it is a time-honoured media practice to regret mistakes. The news worthiness of the story is lost if the 24x7 world waits to check facts before airing sensationalism! The casualty is accuracy.

K. Chandrasekar,
Chennai

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