From Truth to TRP: How the Media is Failing Society!
Has the media been sold?
This question arises in everyone’s mind today. Has the media gone astray? Has it become a factory of lies? These are the questions that are often heard on the lips of opposition parties and the general public. However, we are not saying that all media institutions are like this. It is wrong to defame the entire media because of a few institutions. But it is also true that today’s media is stuck between reels and reality. Its truth is getting blurred between trends and TRP.
Changing form of media
In the earlier era, the main objective of the media was to convey the truth to the people. News was given importance, and news channels used to make people aware. But today’s media seems to be running after trends and TRP. Not only small news channels, but big media houses have also started showing news according to people’s interest. They say that it is necessary to change with the changing times. But does this mean that the media should forget its responsibility and its existence?
The job of the media is not just to show news. It also works to awaken the responsible people. It works to tell wrong as wrong and right as right. But today this same media is creating such content to earn TRP, likes and money, which has a direct impact on our thinking.
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Effect of social media
Somewhere social media is the biggest responsible for this change. Earlier newspapers were read a lot. Newspapers used to come to every house. But today the same news is available on your mobile. Earlier news channels were watched only on TV, but today in the era of changing technology, they are also available on mobile.
We don’t consider it wrong. It is important to change with changing times. But the problem is that 70% people are misusing the internet and social media. Because of this, not only is the mindset of people changing, but the media’s way of showing news has also changed.
Pressure of trends and TRP
There was a time when shows like snakes, scorpions, ghosts and aliens were seen on news channels. Then saas-bahu serials and comedy shows took their place. But today’s media is ready to do anything for trends and TRP.
Almost every news channel, big or small, has started making shows of viral videos. Shows like Top Trends and Top 10 Viral have become common. Because this is the content that users watch on their mobiles. Therefore, in changing times, TV news channels have also changed themselves to increase their viewership.
Double standards of media
On one hand, media runs stories that due to mobile and internet, relationships are breaking, distances are increasing in families, and children and adults are falling prey to diseases like brain rot. But on the other hand, the same media is promoting the same problems by showing viral and trending videos again and again.
Sometimes such stories are also made which have nothing to do with the policy of the news channel. These are those viral videos which have neither head nor tail.
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Conclusion
The main objective of media should be to convey the truth to the people. But today it is forgetting its responsibility in the pursuit of TRP and trends. We have to understand how deep the impact of media is on the society. If the media does not give importance to the truth, then the entire society will have to bear the loss.
Do you think that the media has forgotten its responsibility? Share your thoughts in the comments and take the discussion forward on this important issue by sharing this article with your friends.
FAQs:
1. Are all media organizations running after TRP?
No, not all media organizations are like this. But some big and small channels are ignoring the truth in the pursuit of TRP and trends.
2. What impact has social media had on the media?
Social media has changed the content of media and the way of news. Now the media has started giving more importance to viral videos and trends.
3. Has the responsibility of the media ended?
The responsibility of the media has not ended, but the pressure of TRP and trends has increased on it, due to which it is deviating from its main role.
4. What impact is the changing form of media having on society?
The changing form of media is having a deep impact on society. People’s thinking and mentality is changing, and the influence of fake news is increasing.
5. Should the media fulfill its responsibility again?
Yes, the media should fulfill its responsibility again and focus on bringing the truth to the people.
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