Yellow Journalism : The Bitter Truth of Media

Neha Aggarwal posted under PenMuse-08 Poetry on 2019-06-15



In a country of billion, everyone wants to make a million Unfair, unrealistic and immoral, everything is being served to a civilian Imprisoned by profit, media is plagued by sensationalism News these days is generally based on a Journalist’s own opinion Eye catching headlines and illegitimate news is what we call Yellow Journalism Non-issues are portrayed as real issues & people are being fooled for their emotionalism The fourth pillar of democracy is taking its viewers for granted And is unethically promoting Jingoism in the name of nationalism Investigative Journalism has taken a back seat and facts are being planted An exaggerated, distorted and perverted version of events is being ranted Yellow Press has marked an era where little or no research is done Paid news is given more importance and actual news is being slanted Media regulation is the need of hour, but, the code of conduct is none They scandalize every other thing to give their channels a run Lets not allow media to hide behind the garb of freedom of speech We as vigilant readers should bring press to heel stand together as one

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