BBC and CNN have been in existence for a long time.  They have found their niche the ideal way to not only broadcast news but also get audience. In India where there is a new news channel every month, is there something like maturity cycle.  Would they try doing anything and everything before they can stabilise and establish themselves?

Questions that may not be easily answerable by anyone.  But when one looks at the different news channels especially the Hindi ones, one realises that all the rules in the book are broken.  Sensationalism is the key word.  Facts and fiction seem to merge at different times.  Scientific basis for each report… once considered to be very important in news circle is not considered so now.  TRP i.e Television Rating Point is the sole criterion.  However, there are a few channel which try to stick to the age old grammar of News.  Facts only, no sensationalism or editorialising news.   In this race between sensationalism and old fashioned classical news which one would succeed?

However, there is a different theory or school of thought.  News Channels go through a cycle. Initially they may use methods which are not considered to be proper but in the long run everybody understands the sanctity of filtering facts from fiction and when that happens all channels will give proper news.  Ashutosh of IBN 7 is one of the believers in this theory.  Like the typical piece to camera I wish to finish by saying “Ab tho samay hi bathayega” , (Only time will tell….)