Wednesday, December 24, 2008

CSM: Media 'Jingoism' from Dutt & Sardesai?

Christian Science Monitor claims that the Indian media were jingoistic in their coverage of the Mumbai attacks, and that this has caused public outrage. As examples of this, CSM somehow cites Barkha Dutt and Rajdeep Sardesai. While I certainly agree that Dutt and Sardesai are unprofessional idiots, I don't know how it's claimed they lean towards jingoism. Next thing you know, they'll be citing Brinda Karat's huge bindi as proof she's from the 'saffron brigade' (if it gets any bigger, we'll all have to salute her while shouting 'Banzai!')

2 comments:

karyakarta92 said...

"Christian science" ? Hahaha.... There's a hilarious oxymoron for you. Who cares about their hallucinations anyway? Next they'll be accusing Manmohan Singh of machismo...

Anonymous said...

Indian TV media's handling of the attacks was beyond pathetic - it was ugly, unprofessional, haphazard and incoherent. Rajdeep Sardesai seemed to be suffering from ADHD on live TV - he had no script of questions, did not present any analysis, did not provide news from perspective of hostages, leadership or security officials. They didn't ask the right questions, asked only the stupid questions. There was fake passion but lacked genuine concern or empathy for the victims. Only three words describe their performance - Stupid, Stupid, Stupid.