The Business of Media
The power of media in a globalised world - Three day international seminar organized by the institute of objective studies, New Delhi At Yavanika, Bangalore October 15- 2011 -The Business of media - Commercialisation of media As a film buff, I start my speech with some preconditions, clarifications and denials. All examples in my speech are true. All persons, contexts, quotes and situations are not imaginary. They relate to living persons and actual happenings. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is surely intended. Anyone who disagrees with me can meet me for a chat and coffee in the Gas college compound in front of Yavanika. There is a joke among TV channel reporters. A TV reporter died and went to hell for telling lies. He was tortured in various ways for a year. Then, Lord Yama, the CEO and managing director of hell, told him to go back to Earth to do some good deeds so that he can get a chance to go to heaven later. On his way back the reporter saw, from a distance, a...