Media- An evaluation

The quality of contents a publishing house does decides its ethics, journalistic ethos it carries. It's true in the era of freedom of speech one can publish anything unless it creates overt nuisance but what about responsible journalism when media try hards of to be called fourth pillar of democracy. Yesterday I reluctantly picked a copy of the TOI, the  world's largest read English daily. I was depressed to see choice of its news items on front page. It was full of sensational crime news, rape, infidelity, dacoity n national- international issues in either margin or small box. I m not trying to glorify other serious newspaper or put any hearsay but try to highlight an anecdote of Shashi Tharoor, a prolific writer since his childhood as he said in a talk show. He told how his father wanted him to publish his articles in The TOI if he wanted to prove literary prowess. Now Tharoor says his father would like to see me to write in any newspaper but TOI. Perhaps the commercial success of it pushed Bennett Coleman to be morally degraded. I hardly see in any leading dailies mentioning recklessly on its e-paper about Bollywood gossips, steps to satisfy partners n similar n number of eye catching flashy items to force u stop. Such items too have values in one or other ways but it`s my opinion to not degrade its level which it commanded once as Tharoor father's account of 70s. Why I feel frustrated because whenever I go to read newspaper online I hardly move beyond TOI trap...😄😃 m I a hypocrite...enjoying but disparaging ....😄😃