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40% Americans dislike Hillary, Trump
Forty per cent of the population does not like either of the candidates and this is probably for the first time in the history of American elections that we see such a trend. Even the quality of the debate has fallen below par,” said Shashank Bengali, South Asia bureau correspondent, Los Angeles Times.
Hyderabad: “Forty per cent of the population does not like either of the candidates and this is probably for the first time in the history of American elections that we see such a trend. Even the quality of the debate has fallen below par,” said Shashank Bengali, South Asia bureau correspondent, Los Angeles Times.
He was speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Evolving Role of Traditional Media & Social Media in Elections’ organised by The US Consulate General, Hyderabad, and the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) here on Monday.
“The role of traditional media has been changing with the advent of social media. Journalists from the print media now have to first provide content for the digital media and then file a detailed analytical report for the newspaper,” he further said, adding:
“News for the web first, print later is fast becoming a norm.” “While no one can underplay the role of social media, it is wrong to overemphasise media. There are different ways of intervening and it depends on how well one uses the media.
The media can influence the voter when he/she is undecided on a candidate,” said Prof K Nageshwar, Editor-in-chief, ‘The Hans India’ and ‘HMTV’.
“Social media is growing, news spreads fast, videos go viral in a matter of minutes but one needs to check facts. Social media is no ‘Gita upadesha’ and people use social media for their personal opinions,” said Lalitha Iyer, Principal Correspondent, ‘The Week’.
The job of the media is not to entertain but to elevate the debate to a degree and that is where the print media comes into play, felt the speakers. “Print media still commands credibility in India. In a bid to outbeat others, mistakes creep in social media,” said Amarnath, member, Indian Journalists Union (IJU).
On the issue of paid news, S Nagesh Kumar, former Resident Editor, The Hindu, said that buying space on television in the US happens in a subtle manner while in India it was crass.
“A disturbing phenomenon is the buying of space, an antithesis of democracy,” opined Prof Nageshwar. He further added that social media too was not democratic and the only hope lies with the political consciousness of people. The media’s job was not just to provide blanket coverage with no analysis, he said.
The panel discussion was moderated by Devulapally Amar, Chief Anchor, Sakshi TV and secretary general, Indian Journalists Union.
