NEWS

Some time back in school I was taught that reading newspapers is a good habit. Let's take a look at some pieces that have been in the limelight of late.

1) DMK family members at the centre are baffled by the exclusion of the "Z" from their names. For example, Kanimozhi and Azhagiri were wrongly spelt in the rolls as Kanimoli and Alagiri. This was flash news on Times now.

2) The solar eclipse was covered for more time than the eclipse itself. In fact, the masala here was the argument between a scientist and an astrologer on the good and bad effects of the phenomenon.

3) MJ should have reached heaven now and the media is sending his name to hell by writing anything and everything they imagine or even hear of. Gone are the days when the media would write only on the availability of solid evidence.

4) Rakhi ka Swayamvar is selling like hot cakes... er.... dung!

5) Villagers burying their children in sand neck deep to erase the ill effects of the solar eclipse was telecasted, written about and people connected were interviewed on TV, much to their delight rather than disgust.

6) Big B's house flooded in the Mumbai rains was of more concern to Times of India, when the clouds had peed all over the city and sickened people. TOI had written a 10X10 size article on this.

7) Kambli doesn't stop crying about Tendulkar's "mateship" and the media doesn't stop writing on this

8) John Buchanan hits at India and Bhajji tells him to do coaching instead!

9) Swine Flu taking toll on more people than the media is causing unrest to the latter

More and more... But it's time to go home from office. Long live the journalists!!!

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