Mr K's churning of the media cauldron might well seed a political acid rain,but nevertheless must kindle more serious thoughts..We would be scandalised if judiciary were to go to town showcasing its even handedness citing verdicts in support . More so if a Judge " anchor " advertises his stern demeanour over media to highlight his sincerity.In sharp contrast the Media sells itself as the ' most viewed ' channel or the ' most read ' paper and its anchor ' judge " shown as a tough examiner, this is accepted as legitimately promoting a commercial stake.Yet today the media thinks it fit to raise Cain and deem dissent over its attitude pari passu ,with contempt of court. Visual media,in particular, has to work on real time and is perhaps forced to place news value over content and gets driven largely by perceptions even as Courts judge at length on evidence .That is a crucial difference. The media itself goes on record that it had promoted X yesterday with no protests and yet faces flak on its adversarial reports the very next. Which only underscores the inbuilt constraints of its calling. Remember that Media had the likes of the predatory News of the World , which then folded up in disrepute.
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