Trust Deficit – Global Implosion of Trust
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The emergence of social media was the main reason that the hypocrisy of the media was exposed. It was brought to light that the people who call themselves journalists had actually turned into working for money and were driven by vested interests. The majority of people have expressed displeasure over the media reports. The report stated that people expect the media to reflect the opinion and voice of the unheard, but the general populace no longer trusts the media’s content, feeling it is fueled by vested interests and aimed to exploit situations for gaining TRPs (target rating point). The report said that there is an overall “global implosion of trust” – a total trust deficit.
A total of 28 countries were surveyed, out of which 17 countries expressed their mistrust on the media. Indian media was seen as the second most corrupt. It is definitely not a surprise since Indian journalists have used silly issues and blown themt out of proportion to create a panic among the populace. Issues have been scripted by media and presented as news and facts. These have aggravated society and the common man. Indian media has also been building a narrative against the country by showing anti-national characters in a positive light and anti-national thought currents as the best way to think. The media sensationalizes the fake issues that they create, causing an uproar in society.
It is absolutely true that there is no trust in media and the news channels have turned out to be a gossip box, with people ranting nonsense 24 hours. The mainstream media has already lost relevance with the emergence of social media. The best examples are how NDTV viewership has fallen below 2% especially after their anti-national stand. NDTV alleged that the TV ratings had been manipulated and sued the country’s only television audience measurement company[iv] [v]. [i] https://twitter.com/wef/status/821058226527629314 [ii] https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/dont-trust-anyone-youre-not-alone [iii] http://www.nagpurtoday.in/indian-media-is-most-corrupt-with-no-ethics-and-responsibilit y-world-economic-forum-survey/03061040 [iv] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ndtv-says-tv-ratings-manipulated/article3708627 .ece [v] http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/news-broadcasting/the-rise-and-f all-of-english-news-tv-viewership-171121 Indian Media houses and media-men: Cases of corruption, financial, criminal, civil and sexual crimes against them