Hey! All, ever wondered why FB is gaining ground and mainstream print media losing readership [despite increasing circulation]. The ans is fairly simple…the same reason why Sooraj Barjatiya rakes in the moolah while the movie movement that tried to portray the ‘stark realities’ of life [aka art movies] went under quite some back……
This is also the same reason why delhi times / sports pages have 10 times more readership than front page or national page….What am saying is, pick up 2day’s TOI…and scan the pages…the headlines…
It makes one feel…that is world is sick, psychopathic place…but man gimme a break…I see great people, even greater feelings / gestures…showing up everywhere, every moment….how the heck…man this doesn’t show-up in any of our headlines…
[as customary digression…heck…as I want to convey…is the cross b/w ‘hell’ and the popular 4 letter word starting with f…when u wanna express something casually disdainful…and heck…brings in a bit of a novelty factor…intends to be both these words and probably neither fully…all at the same time…like in any other portmanteau word…while heck isn’t probably technically portmanteau..]
Denny T [ole jovial journo friend of my bbay 1st innings days - who I hvnt met for ages now]…and his ilk..the ecoT brigade, gave me the answer in the mid-late 90s…why is it that edoT/biz std had nice readable positive news, while the tois and its brethren had to contend with a good deal of trash [beyond the sports – not sure abt this actually, with cricket dominating so much now].
The biz journos, were know to seek news worthy info…they had all their assigned ‘beats’…and used to go all around bbay [and select other places I guess] scouting for matter [stories as they call]….with good 2 doz or more positive, energetic people at work doing that daily..one ended up getting nice, freshly baked brownies for breakfast news everyday….and all those tidbits…and I seemed to grow as a professional everyday…in those early green horn days….more importantly every news papers seemed different..
ET led with news; BS…had a class of its own; while Businessline..carved its own zing….none other existed…and each reader looked for multiple newspaper…and each newspaper moulding readers in their own delectable way….…
I remember journos like Paddy [I think he was the first to open the lid from Harshad Mehta scam – not sure though] were know rub there plams with glee when they had a breaking news 1 day ahead of the rest [these days, even that’s not possl, the shelf life of breaking news has reduced to 1 hr or so]
The mainstream newspapers….do [did] it very differently….i suspect…guess with such a large territory to cover..guess the journos/news agencies..depend upon the police stations ‘beats’…all the news I guess comes from police diaries……and therefore the newspapers are filled with such stories…mainly negative….guess no one goes to a police stn to report when there is an inspiring story to tell..
Am pretty sure, that there enough stories of enterprising young people, goodness happening in the streets everyday, doting parents/responsible children making giving a blissful dose of delight to each other everyday – helping in home/office/kitchen work….am sure there are enough idols in real life that can be highlighted…so we do not have to resort to vicarious pleasure of…Indian Idols and less uplifting reality shows
Hmm..in hindsight I am not quite surprised…when I realize that in the 5-6 years that I was in corpo world, I read only biz newspapers…and didn’t miss the tois at all..
Time we changed the headlines man….they suck….i don’t want me and the rest of us starting the day with a morose beginning….Newspapers!!! Get creative man in sourcing info…there are 101 new ideas I can think of….shed the ole means…if u wanna survive…and more importantly if you can influence the building of a inspired society with greater positive energy……u guys can start with publishing one good blog a day…whoa!!!!
People want a good dose of inspiration, and a relaxed state of mind…and good news of people around…..thas why sports and FB sell….period..
Delhi
March 22, 2010
This is also the same reason why delhi times / sports pages have 10 times more readership than front page or national page….What am saying is, pick up 2day’s TOI…and scan the pages…the headlines…
It makes one feel…that is world is sick, psychopathic place…but man gimme a break…I see great people, even greater feelings / gestures…showing up everywhere, every moment….how the heck…man this doesn’t show-up in any of our headlines…
[as customary digression…heck…as I want to convey…is the cross b/w ‘hell’ and the popular 4 letter word starting with f…when u wanna express something casually disdainful…and heck…brings in a bit of a novelty factor…intends to be both these words and probably neither fully…all at the same time…like in any other portmanteau word…while heck isn’t probably technically portmanteau..]
Denny T [ole jovial journo friend of my bbay 1st innings days - who I hvnt met for ages now]…and his ilk..the ecoT brigade, gave me the answer in the mid-late 90s…why is it that edoT/biz std had nice readable positive news, while the tois and its brethren had to contend with a good deal of trash [beyond the sports – not sure abt this actually, with cricket dominating so much now].
The biz journos, were know to seek news worthy info…they had all their assigned ‘beats’…and used to go all around bbay [and select other places I guess] scouting for matter [stories as they call]….with good 2 doz or more positive, energetic people at work doing that daily..one ended up getting nice, freshly baked brownies for breakfast news everyday….and all those tidbits…and I seemed to grow as a professional everyday…in those early green horn days….more importantly every news papers seemed different..
ET led with news; BS…had a class of its own; while Businessline..carved its own zing….none other existed…and each reader looked for multiple newspaper…and each newspaper moulding readers in their own delectable way….…
I remember journos like Paddy [I think he was the first to open the lid from Harshad Mehta scam – not sure though] were know rub there plams with glee when they had a breaking news 1 day ahead of the rest [these days, even that’s not possl, the shelf life of breaking news has reduced to 1 hr or so]
The mainstream newspapers….do [did] it very differently….i suspect…guess with such a large territory to cover..guess the journos/news agencies..depend upon the police stations ‘beats’…all the news I guess comes from police diaries……and therefore the newspapers are filled with such stories…mainly negative….guess no one goes to a police stn to report when there is an inspiring story to tell..
Am pretty sure, that there enough stories of enterprising young people, goodness happening in the streets everyday, doting parents/responsible children making giving a blissful dose of delight to each other everyday – helping in home/office/kitchen work….am sure there are enough idols in real life that can be highlighted…so we do not have to resort to vicarious pleasure of…Indian Idols and less uplifting reality shows
Hmm..in hindsight I am not quite surprised…when I realize that in the 5-6 years that I was in corpo world, I read only biz newspapers…and didn’t miss the tois at all..
Time we changed the headlines man….they suck….i don’t want me and the rest of us starting the day with a morose beginning….Newspapers!!! Get creative man in sourcing info…there are 101 new ideas I can think of….shed the ole means…if u wanna survive…and more importantly if you can influence the building of a inspired society with greater positive energy……u guys can start with publishing one good blog a day…whoa!!!!
People want a good dose of inspiration, and a relaxed state of mind…and good news of people around…..thas why sports and FB sell….period..
Delhi
March 22, 2010
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