Times Now-ன் களவானித்தனம்...அவர்க
சுரேஷ் என்பவர் ஒரு ட்வீட் செய்திருக்கிறார். அவர் ட்விட்டர் ஐ.டி. @sureshnakhua. சுரேஷ் அந்த ட்வீட் இதுதான். "Congress is always worried abt MODI and loses its focus". அதாவது, "காங்கிரஸ் எப்போதுமே மோடியை பற்றியே கவலை கொண்டு தன் பார்வையை இழக்கிறது".
அன்றைக்கு Times now-ல் சுரேஷ் சொன்னதாக வந்த செய்தி, "காங்கிரஸ் மோடியை பற்றி கவலைக்கொண்டு தன் பார்வையை இழக்கக்கூடாது". முன்னது ஒரு விமர்சனம். பின்னது, Times Now சொன்னது, அட்வைஸ் தொனியில். சுரேஷ் காங்கிரஸ் அனுதாபியாக்கப்பட்டார்.
இதை பார்த்து டென்ஷனான சுரேஷ், Times Now-க்கு ஒரு மெயில் தட்டி வருத்தம் தெரிவிக்குமாறு கோருகிறார். அவர் அனுப்பியது அர்னாப் மற்றும் Times Now-kku. அந்த மெயிலின் சாராம்சம், "நீங்கள் நான் அனுப்பிய ட்வீட்டை உங்களுக்கு தேவையான விதத்தில், உங்களுக்கு தேவையான அர்த்தத்தில் மாற்றிக்கொண்டுள்ளீர்கள். என்னை காங்கிரஸ் அனுதாபி போல சித்தரித்துள்ளீர்கள். இதனால் என்னுடைய அடிப்படை கருத்துரிமை பறித்துள்ளீர்கள். அதனால் எனக்கு உங்களின் வருத்தம் எனக்கு எழுத்தால் தெரிவிக்கவேண்டும். அவ்வாறு இல்லையெனில், இதை பற்றி News Broadcasting Association, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting மற்றும் சட்டபூர்வமாக நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க எனக்கு உரிமை உள்ளது. மேலும், இணையத்தில் இதை பற்றி பிரசாரம் செய்யவும் எனக்கு உரிமை உள்ளது" என்கிறார்.
5 மெயில்கள் + 7 நாட்களுக்கு பிறகு, Times Now-ன் திரு. Hector Kenneth, Senior Editor, "Times Now" பதிலளிக்கிறார். என்னவென்று? மற்றொருவர் உங்களின் அதே போன்ற பெயரில் கருத்து தெரிவித்திருக்கிறார். அதனைத் தான் தாங்கள் தவறாக குறிப்பிட்டிருக்கிறீர்கள் என்று.
இதற்கு சுரேஷ் பதிலளிக்கையில், 18ம் தேதி இரவு 9:13 முதல் இரவு 11:58 வரை Newshour-க்கு அனுப்பப்பட்ட ட்வீட்களின் தொகுப்பை அனுப்பி அதில் எதுவும் நீங்கள் சொன்னது போல் வேறொருவர் இல்லை என்கிறார். அதனால் அவர்கள் சொல்வது பொய் என்றும் வாதிடுகிறார். "நீங்கள் குறிப்பிட்டது போல், தாங்கள் ஒரு சீனியர் எடிட்டர். இதை போன்ற வாதம் வைக்கும் பொழுது கொஞ்சம் பொறுப்பு தேவை" என்கிறார்.
பின், அந்த 7 நாட்களில் அர்னாப் இந்த விஷயம் மனித தவறு என்றும் மன்னிக்க வேண்டுவதாகவும் கோருகிறார். அப்புறம், "Times Now as you know has no political bias, or agenda, and I would like to assure you once again on this account" என்கிறார் அர்னாப் கோஸ்வாமி.
ஆனால், Hector Kenneth இன்னும் அதே பல்லவியை பாடுகிறார்.
பின் ஒருவாறு வருத்தம் தெரிவிக்கிறார்.
Famous quote from this movie:
Arnab Goswami: "Times Now as you know has no political bias, or agenda, and I would like to assure you once again on this account" ;)
நன்றி: சுவாதி ப்ரதீப் மற்றும் அர்னாப் கோஸ்வாமி ;)
பிற்சேர்க்கை - 16-Mar-2011:
http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/20/stories/2010122055720200.htm
Fake tweets aired on TV news show
Priscilla Jebaraj
NEW DELHI: A recent controversy about fake Twitter comments being run onscreen during a news show has raised questions about the reliability of instant viewer feedback. From live SMS polls to tweeted views to texted queries, many of the methods used to increase the “buzz” of viewer-interactivity in real-time can be misused unless adequate filters are put in place.
On his ‘India at 9' programme on December 16, CNN-IBN's Editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai discussed the question ‘Should lobbying be legalised?'
IBN sources say the question of the day is usually posted on the channel's website around noon. On this particular day, however, the question was posted at 5-07 p.m., according to the time-stamp on the website. Since there were not enough responses posted, an IBN staffer quickly concocted his or her own comments and aired them on screen, attributing them to five different Twitter IDs, according to IBN sources.
A suspicious viewer checked out the IDs and discovered that while three accounts were non-existent, the others had posted no tweets at all. He indignantly posted about this at dalalmedia.posterous.com (which, incidentally, has just two blog-posts), from where it spread within the blogosphere and among twitterati.
Mr. Sardesai initially responded to questions on Twitter, saying: “The comments that were picked up from ibnlive.com. should have been attributed to the web, not to twitter.” As the IBN website does not contain any of these particular comments, his listeners remained sceptical. However, an apology posted on the website later admitted that “This viewer feedback was wrongly attributed to Twitter accounts. We deeply regret the error and apologise for the same. We will take all steps to ensure that this is not repeated.”
Mr. Sardesai echoed this apology when contacted by The Hindu. “It was an unfortunate lapse that should not have happened. We have put in place systems to ensure it doesn't happen again,” he said, in a welcome example of the accountability needed to maintain the credibility of the news media.
Some bloggers have portrayed this as an example of media manipulation, noting that all five of the “fake” comments supported the legalising of lobbying -- despite the fact that a majority of the comments now on the IBN website reveal that the public is against such legalisation.
Mr. Sardesai vigorously refuted such suggestions, pointing out that the course of neither the debate, nor his final “Editor's Take” reflected the opinions of the “fake” comments in any way. “The problem is not lobbying, it's the misuse of authority and discretionary powers. Middlemen will always exist in a corrupted and opaque system that privileges influence-peddling. You can legislate lobbying, but can you legislate morality?” said the Editor's Take during the show.
It is clear that TV news editors are aware of the potential for misuse present in instant feedback. Several reputed channels have cut back on these gimmicks in recent years, despite the desire to display interactivity with their viewers. Times Now does not run SMS polls at all, according to Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of the channel.
Mr. Sardesai said he would consider revealing the total number of SMSs received during the poll run on CNN-IBN's 10 p.m. show, rather than just posting percentages, which can give a distorted picture of public opinion. Instead of “live” feedback supposedly received during the course of a show, the channel now uses only feedback that has been previously posted on its website or sent to its Twitter ID, so that there is time to put a filter in place before comments are aired.
சுரேஷ் என்பவர் ஒரு ட்வீட் செய்திருக்கிறார். அவர் ட்விட்டர் ஐ.டி. @sureshnakhua. சுரேஷ் அந்த ட்வீட் இதுதான். "Congress is always worried abt MODI and loses its focus". அதாவது, "காங்கிரஸ் எப்போதுமே மோடியை பற்றியே கவலை கொண்டு தன் பார்வையை இழக்கிறது".
Arnab Goswami: "Times Now as you know has no political bias, or agenda, and I would like to assure you once again on this account" ;)
பிற்சேர்க்கை - 16-Mar-2011:
http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/20/stories/2010122055720200.htm
Fake tweets aired on TV news show
Priscilla Jebaraj
NEW DELHI: A recent controversy about fake Twitter comments being run onscreen during a news show has raised questions about the reliability of instant viewer feedback. From live SMS polls to tweeted views to texted queries, many of the methods used to increase the “buzz” of viewer-interactivity in real-time can be misused unless adequate filters are put in place.
On his ‘India at 9' programme on December 16, CNN-IBN's Editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai discussed the question ‘Should lobbying be legalised?'
IBN sources say the question of the day is usually posted on the channel's website around noon. On this particular day, however, the question was posted at 5-07 p.m., according to the time-stamp on the website. Since there were not enough responses posted, an IBN staffer quickly concocted his or her own comments and aired them on screen, attributing them to five different Twitter IDs, according to IBN sources.
A suspicious viewer checked out the IDs and discovered that while three accounts were non-existent, the others had posted no tweets at all. He indignantly posted about this at dalalmedia.posterous.com (which, incidentally, has just two blog-posts), from where it spread within the blogosphere and among twitterati.
Mr. Sardesai initially responded to questions on Twitter, saying: “The comments that were picked up from ibnlive.com. should have been attributed to the web, not to twitter.” As the IBN website does not contain any of these particular comments, his listeners remained sceptical. However, an apology posted on the website later admitted that “This viewer feedback was wrongly attributed to Twitter accounts. We deeply regret the error and apologise for the same. We will take all steps to ensure that this is not repeated.”
Mr. Sardesai echoed this apology when contacted by The Hindu. “It was an unfortunate lapse that should not have happened. We have put in place systems to ensure it doesn't happen again,” he said, in a welcome example of the accountability needed to maintain the credibility of the news media.
Some bloggers have portrayed this as an example of media manipulation, noting that all five of the “fake” comments supported the legalising of lobbying -- despite the fact that a majority of the comments now on the IBN website reveal that the public is against such legalisation.
Mr. Sardesai vigorously refuted such suggestions, pointing out that the course of neither the debate, nor his final “Editor's Take” reflected the opinions of the “fake” comments in any way. “The problem is not lobbying, it's the misuse of authority and discretionary powers. Middlemen will always exist in a corrupted and opaque system that privileges influence-peddling. You can legislate lobbying, but can you legislate morality?” said the Editor's Take during the show.
It is clear that TV news editors are aware of the potential for misuse present in instant feedback. Several reputed channels have cut back on these gimmicks in recent years, despite the desire to display interactivity with their viewers. Times Now does not run SMS polls at all, according to Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of the channel.
Mr. Sardesai said he would consider revealing the total number of SMSs received during the poll run on CNN-IBN's 10 p.m. show, rather than just posting percentages, which can give a distorted picture of public opinion. Instead of “live” feedback supposedly received during the course of a show, the channel now uses only feedback that has been previously posted on its website or sent to its Twitter ID, so that there is time to put a filter in place before comments are aired.
