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| Sunday, April 30, 2006 |
| TOI presents.. a pornstar! |
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Bullshitpress has a hilarious piece on today's Times Life! main story, 'Confessions of a porn star'. Do read it. Nona Walia of TOI has done an interview of a pornstar I have not come across in regular everyday reading yet. The porn actress is Sahara Knite. Just why does this 'actress' merit a story, let alone a cover story? For once, I find myself fully in agreement with the permanently angry Bullshitpress blog.
We know about Medianet, and how it presents new actresses and celebrities for us in Bombay Tims for a price. Ethically that doesn't have a leg to stand on, but you can always say that all thosse journalistic traditions are wrong, and we are right. Fine, go ahead. But why would even a TOI would want to tell us about this actress, however accomplished she is in her sphere of work? What is the relevance to its readers in any imaginable way?
Does TOI believe that a substantial section of its readers are connoisseurs of porn? Does it have the research to back it such a contention? If it doesn't, does it believe that they should, and does it have a mission to accomplish that end? And why this porn star, and not another? What is the criteria used to do a feature story on this one? Does TOI believe that porn should be mainstream? If TOI thinks so, is it possible that the media in India and general public are both wrong? Does such stories fill a vacuum in our media which we have so far been blissfully unaware of?
The mind boggles. |
posted by a correspondent @ 5:15 AM  |
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Times sets the tone of the market, who can blame the mighty
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I couldnt agree more with you Matt. I was absolutely aghast on reading the article. Neither was it in the interest of all its readers (especially children) nor was it interesting in the least degree. Makes me feel like anyone who is willing to undress can make it to the front page of TOI.
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Times sets the tone of the market, who can blame the mighty