Mush Hush Bush Hush

Bush Mush together make a pretty picture. Now Mr Mush is turning into a best selling author. Depsite their differences one thing that is common betweeen the two of them is that both have been turned into caricatures by media. And Mr Mush or Bush never go hush hush . They are in media over everything. Peace process , terrorism and Kashmir(aka Cashmere as per the US press).

But what I really admire about Mush-Bush is there PR abilties. Especially on any kind of international events that happen. They are not just there. They are there in all their glory saying the right thing at the right time with the right coverage.I guess its a great lesson for any PR student.

Mr Presidents dont need much effort for a PR exercise. But the media attention does go overboard. I guess thats true for everything in this age of 300+ channels sceanrio. So channel after channel repeating the same thing till you get sick of it.

So since media will not stop , i can only say Mush hush and Bush hush

Media and Justice

Media Pressure forces judiciary to relook at its own course of action. Does it really? Much is already being said about it. I am not sure if I have something different to say. Some call it a great move towards unearthing truth , others call it the awakening.

What if media wasnt there? Jessica Lal's murderer would be scot free as he is despite all the hullaboo except that there is a parallel trial by media. Many a sting operations would be gone and many an expose wouldnt happen.Does this say something about the media or about the judicial system?

Guess its says a lot about both. Clearly our judicial system is primitive in more ways than one.Justice is perpetually delayed under the system. Some provisions in law that were borrowed from other countries and have been declared redundant in the country of origin still continue to exist in our country. Such aberrations are not a just aberration but they are turning out to be the order of the day and that’s what is making the legal system not just futile but almost rotten. Legal system is only looked as the last resort in most cases by each one of us. So the sanctity of judiciary is being challenged and more and more issues are coming in the public domain.

Public domain today is defined by media. Media has become the epicenter of every social event whatsoever. So whether it’s the riots or award ceremony or protest against capital punishment, it gains sanctity only after it is covered by media. Media in turn looks for stories – stories that intrigue, excite, and scare – stories that result in an emotional outburst in whatever way, whichever way. So Rakhi Sawant gains prominence over Medha Patkar, after all Rakhi is also fighting for justice against the evils of male dominance and Amitabh Bachchan over Amartya Sen. That’s the flaw in media. I am not trying to judge the editorial sanctity of media. Many a story are covered for the right reasons too but indeed what is it, but a story.

After all SMS campaigns, protest marches and cover stories are only about the high profile cases. Does that change anything in the system per se; I am not sure. So to marry media with judiciary is not really the solution. Media may glorify it, calling it the awakening, marrying the shots of reel and real world together but its more than that. I guess the Constitution needs to go through its nth amendment to make the necessary changes to the judicial system and more so to declare that Judiciary will operate independent of the Legislature, Executive and the Media.