In today’s interconnected world, the role of media becomes very crucial in shaping perceptions and narratives and their influence on communalism. We have profound social responsibility when it comes to reporting. Communalism demands that religious identities become tools of political mobilisation.
A tragedy should not be reported as a case of conflicting interests. By night, the cry for war got louder. On television, on social media. Revenge became a keyword. Television anchors, at least a few of them, started to delegitimise everything, including the Kashmir elections that happened last year.
How does one look at an image of a newlywed woman sitting next to the body of her murdered husband? How does one confront a loss like that?
The woman who lost her husband didn’t deserve any of this. Revenge is not what we need. We need answers to questions about security lapses in the region despite warnings that had been issued about a possible attack. We need dignity in reporting. We need to stop the noise and ask questions that matter, investigate more and not become warmongers.
Outlook Editor Chinki Sinha writes.
Script: Divya Tiwari
Editor: Madiha Shakeel
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A tragedy should not be reported as a case of conflicting interests. By night, the cry for war got louder. On television, on social media. Revenge became a keyword. Television anchors, at least a few of them, started to delegitimise everything, including the Kashmir elections that happened last year.
How does one look at an image of a newlywed woman sitting next to the body of her murdered husband? How does one confront a loss like that?
The woman who lost her husband didn’t deserve any of this. Revenge is not what we need. We need answers to questions about security lapses in the region despite warnings that had been issued about a possible attack. We need dignity in reporting. We need to stop the noise and ask questions that matter, investigate more and not become warmongers.
Outlook Editor Chinki Sinha writes.
Script: Divya Tiwari
Editor: Madiha Shakeel
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00:00The news broke mid-afternoon. At least 26 dead in a terrorist attack.
00:06Bodies strewn across meadows in Pahalgaam.
00:09Horrors spread fast and so did something else.
00:12Assumptions, hatred, divisive politics and conspiracy theories.
00:15By evening, newsrooms were in overdrive.
00:31Television anchors, hashtags, clickbait headlines, all looking for a story to run with.
00:36Not facts, not verified information, just the most viral angle.
00:40Revenge trended online.
00:42Prime time shows talked of war.
00:44Even last year's Kashmir elections were suddenly questioned.
00:48Juventus National also entered the assembly and are living off our taxpayer money and doing tamasha.
00:53And in some corners, tragedy became a business opportunity.
00:57Flight prices from Srinagar soared.
01:00A viral quote lifted without confirmation became the emotional spine of the coverage.
01:05Was it verified? No.
01:07Did anyone follow up? No.
01:09But it fit the narrative.
01:10Terror has no religion, but some media outlets made sure it did.
01:15Grief was packaged as content.
01:17Anger monetized.
01:19Responsible journalism drowned out by noise.
01:22Some journalists made a choice.
01:24To not show gory videos.
01:26To wait before speaking to the grieving.
01:28To not brand people by their faith.
01:30In a newsroom, there are no pauses.
01:33But maybe there should be.
01:34To sit with grief and to ask the real questions.
01:37Not who to blame.
01:39But why did this happen again?
01:41The woman sitting next to her slain husband does not need our anger.
01:45She needs our truth.
01:47And truth does not come in hashtags.