The media seems to be under attack like never before. A K Bhattacharya (“A paradigm shift, April 21) says the media covers only news that a small segment is interested in. Vanita Kohli Khandekar (“Time to change your newspaper”, April 27) says that the media takes money to print stories and televise them as well. All of this, however, is well-known to those in the business. What is not clear is what the solution is and who is going to implement it. If the idea is to name-and-shame, as Khandekar has herself pointed out, the evidence is not iron-clad. So, who is going to do the naming and shaming, since those named will go to court and ask for damages. If that were not the case, Khandekar herself would have named the newspaper/channels. Those paying for publication of “news” won’t want to disclose it; the competitors may want to, but won’t since they would also be keen to work out similar deals. The best brains in the industry need to think this through carefully.
Sajjan Kumar, New Delhi
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