LAHORE – Websites and blogs revealing stories about popular media personnel and media organisations are gaining popularity among the public. People interested in media gossips and the happenings behind the camera, like to amaze themselves about some shocking revelations by these blogs, including sackings, resignations and other unprecedented developments in the media.
Famous TV anchor and a veteran journalist, Najam Sethi’s move to Geo News from Dunya News, recent resignation of Meher Bukhari from Samaa TV and Nusrat Javed’s and Mushtaq Minhas’ move towards their mother organisation Aaj TV from Dunya News along with other media news was broke by these websites. Updates about the Press Club elections in different cities were also covered by these internet blogs.
News of hiring and firing, excite people and they take interest into the packages offered by the media owners to their employees which subsequently form one of the reasons of the swings. These websites not only break the news but also analyse and review different media organizations’ performance. Media organizations and personalities also receive criticism from these websites and the public comments also spice up the entire episode.
People say these blogs are a good source of information. A house wife claimed that these internet blogs expose real faces in the media, and while newspapers and channels portray that ‘all is good’, these websites reveal the real hidden stories. A media student, Haseeb Bajwa said these internet blogs assisted the students, who wanted to join the media industry in the future. An internet blog has recently reported that various business tycoons will invest in media industry in the near future, which was quite encouraging for the students who plan to enter media, he added.
Large amount of comments on the stories uploaded by these sites also reveal their popularity. Some people also claim that these stories are based on rumours, whereas some journalists can use it to defame their counterparts. A citizen, Umair Ahmad said that nobody should be allowed to defame anyone without solid proof whereas internet has become an easy way to victimize any person; he asked the bloggers to use their pen responsibly before pointing fingers.
Social networking websites including facebook have also become a hub of discussion on media. People also asked the website owners, bloggers and content writers to play their part by watching the activities of media and pointing out their loopholes.
