Prakash Javadekar says UPA government suppressed media
MUMBAI:"There are 16 crore TV homes in the country, but only
8000 to 9000 peoplemters are being utilised to measure TRPs," said Union
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar during his
Mumbai visit on 21 June.
The ever smiling Javadekar, did not fail from raising a few relevant
issues even during his packed schedule. The Minister addressed the press
on two occasions during the day. While he was the chief guest at the
'Narad Gaurav Puraskar' award ceremony organised by the Vishava Sanvad
Kendra, he also was present at the Foundation Day celebration of the
Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh.
Javadekar also stressed on how every channel was fighting to gain the
maximum eye balls. "In this quest, every channel claims to be numero
uno, but how is that possible and especially with only 8000-9000
peoplemeters measuring TRPs?" he questioned.
Every form of media, according to the I&B Minister, must evolve
their own mechanisms which are independent to behave in a responsible
manner. "Since India's own freedom struggle, the freedom of the press
has not come free. Great leaders have sacrificed and therefore the
freedom of the press must be preserved," he emphasised.
The newly appointed Minister also dropped a word of caution. He said,
"The UPA government had followed a draconian emergency mindset." He
added that he has come some files pertaining to a channel called Janam
where the previous government had shown tremendous reluctance in
providing the necessary licenses as one of its promoters was allegedly a
RSS sarsanghchalak. "This should not be the case as the same principles
should be followed for all channels," he expressed.
The channels promoters told a newspaper that they had been given the run
around for a couple of years but a licence was issued with the explanation being that one of the channel's promoters is associated
with the RSS. They additionally informed the newspaper that those
backing Janam were NRIs and one of the promoters' father was a RSS
member.
Javadekar has apparently written about this case to home minister
Rajnath Singh, and it's quite possible that its licence will be
processed and cleared soon, says the newspaper.
Commenting on the current media scenario, Javadekar concluded by saying that sensationalism is not journalism.
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@ Mod : This Article is not directly related to 'Rangrasiya'. But,Its related to all those shows who are struggling for TRP number whatever,their content is more better then some so called TRP gainer shows.
But,You can close this post if,you find its irrelevant . Thanks !!
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