Sun 30 Nov 2008
Well seeing the title most of you will be thinking whats the relevence of the fact “Which channel provided the best coverage of mumbai attack?”. I was in front of the Television changing channels to have look at the news about the Mumbai attack for last couple of days and the channels which i was surfing through where mainly Times Now, NDTV 24×7, CNN IBN, Headlines Today and News X. This was the time when the true colours of these channels came into play while contibuting to the national spirit.
Its very unfortunate to say that the worst in the lot was CNN IBN only because its was seen forcing the political leadership of BJP to say any inappropriate comments but thanks to the strong mind set of the Leaders who responded in a composed manner which made all the attempts by this channel to go in wain.
So the concusion is that the worst channel in the lot is CNN IBN.
While coming to the best perormance in reporting should be given to Times Now and NDTV 24×7 as they had completely avoided the presence of politicians during the coverages and did the true role of Broadcasters who published the news with right intent and right sense. The broadcasts by both these channels where of the high standard which was expected from medias.
Its high time that the people like Rajdeep and Sagarika left their political views at home ad come to the channel office to say the truth and not to force any body to get unwanted comments only to bring more shame to the channel i once loved.