My current affairs consciousness grew up along with the The World This Week. Remember Appan Menon, Surya Gangadharan and slew of respectable journalists who were born again in their electronic avatars.TWTW was my staple diet every Friday night. It ushered in a new era. An era of the late night gift of Ajit Panja and Jain TVs Saturday night adult fare. TV was about Aap Ki Adalat and Siddhi Baat. We were in midst of a cable tv revolution. And those were exciting times to be an Indian viewer.
Then things started to get formalised. The big players jumped onto the bandwagon. And it was still so far so good. I used to feast on the pre and post election coverage of Star News. TV journalism was in its nascency and thus had some decency.
But no longer. Electronic news channel spawned hither and thither. And TRPs now rule the roost. And TRP is an ugly word for TV just like Box Office is for Films.
Many of those brilliant people who ushered in the TWTW kind of journalism have now faded from public memory. And some of those who have remained have put on different coats. Prannoy Roy is no longer Madhuri Dixit. And we have the Sudha Sadanands and Sagarika Ghoshes. In each interview they claim to take, they end up giving an interview themselves. The person invited is reduced to a passerby.
My hatred for Indian politicians have now been overshadowed by my dislike for the news anchor persons. No wonder I cannot hide the glee watching the government brandishing the Broadcast Media Bill. And no wonder I liked this blog so much - www.warfornews.blogspot.com
Now electronic journalism is more like what Bollywood mimics in every other film - hordes of reporters with camera persons in toe running around looking for the next breaking news. Its al about sensationalism, TRPs and bias.
Appan Menon you are fortunate. You could not have lived through this anyway. And who knows if you were here you would not have been Appan Menon of the TWTW days.
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Indeed... the Appan Menon of 'The World This Week' would have got lost in this vrowd of Television News Channels.
The fine line that journalists tread in 'covering' news is getting due to the quality of news reporting these days.. A few men like Appan Menon were ones who knew how to walk this tight rope...and stay in balance.
Appan Menon was a senior journalist and he is no more. He deserves respectful abandonment at least, if not respectful remembrance.
Lets avoid disrespectful, sarcastic references to the departed. Please!
GK Nair,
Chennai
Whoever you are Mr.Nair but I guess you should read something in its entirety before commenting.
Honestly, I dont have time for people like you. But in the true spirit of the Appan Menon style of living I would have a "Live and Let Live" Policy with you.
Hope you can come out of your intellectual myopia soon. Goodluck!
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nice to see somebody remembering TWTW aftr along time i always wondered where was appan menon and today i came to knw about him..yes he must have been annoyed after seeing all the TRP wars..
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