Sevanti Ninan's "Changing news" (October 29) was a true reflection of the prevailing state of affairs. It is difficult to deny the sad fact that news is no more a piece of valuable information, as sensationalism and yellow journalism have taken their toll. Something must be done or else electronic media will lose its credibility and authenticity.
Sanskriti Rastogi,
New Delhi
Sting operations are not alien to India. Ancient kings pushed moles, disguised as cooks or bewitching belles, to collect strategic information. Of course, there were no electronic gadgets in those days. But humans were largely successful in unearthing vital information by employing coded messages.
B.R. Kumar,
Chennai
A number of television channels offer news and the catchphrase "flash news" has caught the attention of the viewers/listeners. Earlier AIR's news bulletins were the single source of information and Doordarshan too had restricted news coverage. But today, news is being constantly updated. But most channels tend to avoid sensitive issues so that they don't face the wrath of the authorities. Investigative journalism has been neutral with regard to analysing judgments of the courts. Courts are not infallible and it will be interesting if news contains discussions pertaining to the orders of the court as part of news.
S.S.Venkata Subramanian,
Chennai
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