While the importance of every individual, in fighting corruption, cannot be downplayed in any way, I think we will agree that the Media has a lot more powerpower, influence and the means to combat corruption than any single individual. I feel the media should play a much more responsible role and take up this challenge.
I feel that we rarely see a media house that is willing to go against the establishment and expose instances of corruption. In the US, when there were loud noises against the US War on Terror, Fox News would never have dared run consistent stories about the Bush family and their associates having stakes in petroleums and reconstruction cos. that had operations in Iraq. Fox News did no talk enough about Halliburton.
In fact, Scott McClellan, former White House Press Secretary for George Bush stated on a show called Hardball that the Bush White House routinely gave points to Fox News commentators in order to influence discourse and content. McClellan stated that they provided Fox with issues and perspectives favorable to the White House and Republican Party only with the intention of being seen in a positive light and not in an effort to disseminate news.
I think we need to expect more from the media and hold them responsible and accountable. We see a story of an MP slapping a Bank Manager. This was on TV, but do we know if any action was taken by the authorities? Ratings come only when you keep showing the slaps over and over again. After that the story loses its value for a news channel. This is what people in power wait for. Let the buzz die down. Then use your money, influence and/or connections to get out of any soup. Simple.
Arjun
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