tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023809150725835717.post6823801072356998904..comments2023-11-05T01:05:38.453-08:00Comments on chespeak: Media, Religious Minorities and Terrorism: A Case Study of KeralaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08922847649122074587noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023809150725835717.post-46603621523834203882010-04-10T10:16:00.504-07:002010-04-10T10:16:00.504-07:00British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had once ...British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had once quipped that a nation can go without food for many days, but not a single day without a newspaper. <br /><br />Now the readers will say the following:<br /><br />'We analyze works of news paper men (News, features etc.) not only in order to understand them better, but also to pass judgment on their value. The concept of valuation is especially important because we cannot appraise something that we believe has no worth.<br /><br />Certainly, it is reasonable to assume that nothing created by human beings (media content included) can be all good.<br /><br />Media criticism specifically is not yet in a developed state, largely because the mainstream media allows virtually no open discussion of any issue or subject. Some criticism that does get to the public, of course, but most of it is corrupted by the same forces that have turned the rest of the media into a source of manipulation.<br /><br />Most media, today, from news to advertising, rely on spectacle, simplification and exaggeration to grab and hold audiences. Meanwhile, we should not loose sight of the fact that news features are creative products, which may be assessed in terms of their aesthetic quality.<br /><br />We are observing, interpreting, analyzing and also evaluating news conveyed by all the news papers including their ethical values.<br /><br />All media should force a serious reassessment of the value and attitudes that are fostered and suggested by them and this in turn can provide us with better clarity on our sense of values.'<br /><br />Mohamed Salahudheen<br />Jeddah<br /><br />(Opinion published in Saudi Gazette)Mohamed Salahudheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633019974727534312noreply@blogger.com