What’s new about news?

It has been a big news week -BCCI, Telangana and there after, Mamata’s panchayat poll clean sweep and well, of course, there is Modi and never-ending debate about the impending 2014 elections. As much as one conspicuously tries to avoid the bitter world truths, the louder the television seems to scream. The nation wants to know - self explanatory?

We aren’t exactly sure how many people really noticed, but as channels were dutifully surfed to pick up the best of the news channels, gather information to buffer up an article - almost every channel seemed to have the same debates, the same people on those debates and the same topics being pulled and pulled some more. There was nothing ‘new’ out there. 

Each party representative worked harder to shut the opponent party out, some remained mute trying to signal to the anchor that their audio was faulty, while others just seemed happy with the on-air spree. Endless discussions about who would be the prime ministerial candidates is old topic. But there was no stopping a particular channel as they went into life size graphics with numbers pert in place to debate the same odds. Well if the nation wants to know...

 Now how is a news channel expected to up the ante on others without sensationalising? We speak entirely from the lay-audience’s perspective. Maybe some more enlightening debates or some new faces? Most definitely - an hour of news that doesn’t scream. 

Alternately there’s Breaking Bad on Star World, Revenge, Suits Season 2 on Comedy Channel and Nigellisima on TLC and the international Masterchef chapter is going to start soon - change the channel and get your peace. If international entertainment is not your pick - there’s Comedy Nights with Kapil on Colors. Rumour has it that it is the funniest thing on Indian television in a long, long time. Try it for yourself - we aren’t recommending any yet. And then there always is the hoard of talent shows and soaps. Anything but news perhaps?