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Duh ... with his new bike! Oh my God... this news has changed my life in many ways... it is going to affect my present and future... it deserves for a stop press and demands my attention! Or does it? Where is the world going???? Is this really REAL journolism?

As i child i was always taught by my parents that News connects you to the world. It updates you on what's happening on things that perhaps matter to you. I grew up watching news as serious business and i gained most of my knowledge during the days when i watched news. I was more aware than most of my class fellows in many ways than one. I could discuss politics, sports, films, cars, stock, GDP anything with immense confidence since i was exposed to it everyday. Today i know every miracle that happens in the world, i know every bit of trash that pushes itself in my face. I am given information (read-crap) which not even in its sub-atomic size will affect anybody's life. Which is so sensational that its hard to believe.

For me News has lost conviction and direction. I have stopped watching news. I feel terrible for the people who the NEW AGE journos because sadly they have created absolute garbage in the name of news. I mean, who wants to know at prime time who Britney Spears is dating or is the latest in Deepika Padukone's life? Most of us don't. We stick for hours and wait for OUR news to come on Tv and the wait is never ending. I fail to understand what has brought about this change. They say 'we show what people ask for' but is this what people ask for? I mean whatever has happened to hard core journolism in the name of God. Rakhi Sawant was made a fool on the April Fool's day ran all day on TV... Sanjay Dutt and Manyata wedding splashed across TV channels but dear friend how on earth is that going to affect my life anyway?

NEWS - North East West South or Non-sense Exaggerated Waste Show! There was a time when the news began with the biggest happening of the day followed by local/national news and then news from the world around. Then came Business and sports followed by weather and then a small little feature on something that was odd enough to be called news! Wholesome is the word for this. But today there are 30 min features EVERYDAY on KHALI winning losing running eating sleeping playing dreaming dirtying that make it to the prime time. I know Khali's entire family by heart now more than he himself knows i can bet! No single channel that actually satiates any bit called news.

My advice to youngsters wanting to be journalists - The change is in your hands just like the change was in somebody elses hand who completely goofed up! Get news back to its original nature. Let news be news and no entertainment gossip corner. let the righteous features deserve airtime and attention and let truth prevail!