Have you ever wondered what goes on within the supposedly hallowed precincts of a quint essential "newsroom"; if your answer lies in the affirmative; proverbial insider Prabhat Shunglu's "Newsroom Live" might just end up providing you with all your answers..........
Saucy; irreverent; wacky; wild; boisterous; insightful; explosive and remorseless; "Newsroom Live" more than successfully if somewhat poignantly captures the sordid shenanigans that take place on a daily basis within the four walls of the same as well as traces the illicit; insidious yet convivial relationship that exists between the higher ups within the newsroom hierarchy; business magnates and wily politicians.........
It also uncovers the murky dealings that go on every time a new recruit steps into the fold; how he or she is shorn of her innocence and naivety to begin with; how the various power centres that exist within the organisation surreptitiously draw these unsuspecting victims into their all enveloping fold and end up corrupting them forever.........
It further goes onto illuminate how customised launch pads are served up to the chosen few who go on to become the apple of the eye of the self styled "Gods" within the newsroom and how the so called exclusive "scoops" unearthed by these favoured rookies are dressed and played up by their benefactors in order to gain an undue advantage in the tussle for power and supremacy that is a part and parcel of today's media organisations.........
Lesser gods; greater gods; inferior and superior gods rule the roost and call the shots within the echelons of these power centres and only those fortunate few who manage to curry favour with these gods or then simply sell their souls to them and become beholden to them for life last beyond the make or break first year in the organisation and go on to occupy the pedestals of these very same gods as and when they are vacated by the present incumbents........
Sample this for example; a rookie reporter is sent to cover the "breaking" story of an elephant who has fallen into a ditch besides the almost dried ups banks of the Yamuna; the rookie who got back home at 2 a.m. after completing his previous shift is roused from his blissful slumber by one of those self appointed gods (read news editor) and asked to reach the hotspot forthwith........
An OB van is promptly despatched to the scene and the said channel goes on air with it's so called exclusive coverage of a supposedly earth shattering new event with a thoroughly flabbergasted and utterly confused rookie who is inundated with questions for the hapless mahout of the 22 year old elephant who has broken his shackles and ended up in a ditch in his efforts to enjoy his new found freedom.........
The afore mentioned self appointed god who has already made up his mind about the deeply concerned and seemingly inconsolable mahout being the real culprit for the elephant's sorry plight and only serves to reinforce his self professed theory through a volley/barrage of questions routed through the rookie that coerce the mahout into tearfully admitting the fact that his unforgivable actions of separating the pachyderm from his girl friend caused the boyfriend to break his shackles and end up inextricably trapped within a ditch.........
These remarkable and ironical insights and many more such escapades and exposes is what makes "Newsroom Live" a welcome and much sought after addition to the book shelves of any and every news junkie like yours truly..........
Priced at an extremely affordable Rs.195/- the same can be had at a 25% discount of it's cover price if ordered from either Flipkart or Amazon; so do go ahead and procure your very own copy of the same before it's too late........
Saucy; irreverent; wacky; wild; boisterous; insightful; explosive and remorseless; "Newsroom Live" more than successfully if somewhat poignantly captures the sordid shenanigans that take place on a daily basis within the four walls of the same as well as traces the illicit; insidious yet convivial relationship that exists between the higher ups within the newsroom hierarchy; business magnates and wily politicians.........
It also uncovers the murky dealings that go on every time a new recruit steps into the fold; how he or she is shorn of her innocence and naivety to begin with; how the various power centres that exist within the organisation surreptitiously draw these unsuspecting victims into their all enveloping fold and end up corrupting them forever.........
It further goes onto illuminate how customised launch pads are served up to the chosen few who go on to become the apple of the eye of the self styled "Gods" within the newsroom and how the so called exclusive "scoops" unearthed by these favoured rookies are dressed and played up by their benefactors in order to gain an undue advantage in the tussle for power and supremacy that is a part and parcel of today's media organisations.........
Lesser gods; greater gods; inferior and superior gods rule the roost and call the shots within the echelons of these power centres and only those fortunate few who manage to curry favour with these gods or then simply sell their souls to them and become beholden to them for life last beyond the make or break first year in the organisation and go on to occupy the pedestals of these very same gods as and when they are vacated by the present incumbents........
Sample this for example; a rookie reporter is sent to cover the "breaking" story of an elephant who has fallen into a ditch besides the almost dried ups banks of the Yamuna; the rookie who got back home at 2 a.m. after completing his previous shift is roused from his blissful slumber by one of those self appointed gods (read news editor) and asked to reach the hotspot forthwith........
An OB van is promptly despatched to the scene and the said channel goes on air with it's so called exclusive coverage of a supposedly earth shattering new event with a thoroughly flabbergasted and utterly confused rookie who is inundated with questions for the hapless mahout of the 22 year old elephant who has broken his shackles and ended up in a ditch in his efforts to enjoy his new found freedom.........
The afore mentioned self appointed god who has already made up his mind about the deeply concerned and seemingly inconsolable mahout being the real culprit for the elephant's sorry plight and only serves to reinforce his self professed theory through a volley/barrage of questions routed through the rookie that coerce the mahout into tearfully admitting the fact that his unforgivable actions of separating the pachyderm from his girl friend caused the boyfriend to break his shackles and end up inextricably trapped within a ditch.........
These remarkable and ironical insights and many more such escapades and exposes is what makes "Newsroom Live" a welcome and much sought after addition to the book shelves of any and every news junkie like yours truly..........
Priced at an extremely affordable Rs.195/- the same can be had at a 25% discount of it's cover price if ordered from either Flipkart or Amazon; so do go ahead and procure your very own copy of the same before it's too late........
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