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I was recently pinged by a friend to read a very interesting blog from Harini Calamur called POV.

I agree 100% with her views. The traditional media has made the entire eposide look like a live reality show. Everything is about ratings. Channels like India TV are outregious.

Do check out this link.

Week 1 Post 26/11 - The Media as Pimp - Maut ke Bhadwe

At the same time I must appreciate the work social media has done to get the reality to the world. Sites like Facebook, Orkut, Instablogs and thousands of bloggers have done a great job getting the correct information to the users.

What do you think about this ? Did the media respond similarly to 9/11 in the US?