• Indian media has been irresponsible, hysterical and irrational in its reporting on Australia. We are disgusted with their reports. They were one-sided. They cried racism for assaults on students without any real evidence. Australia has a crime problem like India, albeit 3 times less than India. Indian media chose to shut its eyes for the crime committed by Indian students, contract marriages by them and rorts/frauds committed by these Indian students. I am outraged with a segment of Indian media and TimesNow in particular for their imbalanced reporting on OZ. I challenge NDTV, IBN-CNN, TimesNow and Print media to debate with us before they write their nonsense on Australia. After all, we are the long term residents/citizens of ...See More Australia and surely will know a thing or two about Australia. Answered by Yadu Singh , Dr at Nil | 08, Mar 2010 05:37 AM

• First of all they are no race attacks. Yes Indian media has sensationalised it beyond limits. Instead the media should have focussed its energies towards the marriage and students migration rackets prospering in the interiors of Punjab and Gujarat.
  In fact there is more racism in India itself. Answered by Ashok Kumar , Editor at The Indian Sub-continent Times | 07, Mar 2010 09:58 AM

• I THINK YES. Indian media is reporting fairly about situation. Answered by Yusuf K. , Journalist at BCCL | 17, Feb 2010 10:43 PM

• 
  Dear AM
  
  Many many Indians were vocal about following USA's example (achievement?) of not allowing 9/11 to repeat since 2001. Coming to our own country...well... forget it!
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  Writing about media one must have the basic qualification of knowing what's happening all around. There are continuous inputs about intelligence reports. Continuing horrible blasts in Pakistan which may not be intended only for that country. Terror becoming a most sophisticated industry. Nobody can afford to rule out more attacks--be it USA, UK, Israel or India. One can only prepare with a fool proof security and intelligence network and prepare damn well. Call it achievement or politics or cowardice or anything. Better, count the bomb blasts in 2008 in Indian cities and take stock. Answered by Chinmay Chakravarty , Deputy Director (News), Doordarshan, Mumbai. at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting(India) | 08, Feb 2010 12:29 PM

• Indian media has always reported the attacks on Indian. However the reason behind most of the attacks was not known. Hence all attacks may not be treated same. There will have to be deep understanding of this issue and serious dialogues between both countries. Indian media will play important role in this matter. Not all TV Channels give responsible coverage. Few channels are interested in TRP and paid contents only. Answered by Narendra Borse , National Sales Manager - Key Accounts at Walter | 07, Feb 2010 08:48 PM

• Indian Media has time and again played important role...they are the ones giving jitters to Ausralians, they are the ones to push them in the corner till they agreed and now the Premier has gone and met one of our Ausie Commissioner and assured that required action would be taken.But I feel it is very much shameful for them to acknowledge that there exists Racial Attacks in Ausie..!! Answered by Ajit Ramchandani , Director -Sales/Mktg, Operations and Negotiations at janet tours-Mumbai& Goa | 07, Feb 2010 05:47 PM

• Indian Media has been playing a very positive and vital role in shaping the futurte of any country, except that the Indian Media played a very negative role during 26/11 of Mumbai.
  Just wait for China to follow us...!!! Answered by Ajit Ramchandani , Director -Sales/Mktg, Operations and Negotiations at janet tours-Mumbai& Goa | 07, Feb 2010 05:41 PM

• Dear Mr. Chinmay Chakravarty
  
  I did not know that it is our country's great achievement that 26.11.08 has not been repeated within one year; the way you took pride in it, it was almost as though a repeat performance was expected. Answered by Abhik Mukhopadhyay , TRANSMISSION EXECUTIVE at All India Radio | 07, Feb 2010 04:36 PM

• yes, i agree with you. Answered by Amit Srivastava , reporter at spasht awaz | 07, Feb 2010 04:23 PM

• No not at all . The Media is absolutely fair . Then who will highlight the distress situation of the Indian students in the so called "progressed nation" -AUS.........TRALIA Also I request the media to focuss the apathy system which is prevelent now in Victoria and Canberra. Answered by Chandan Mitra , Professional -Self employed at CEOBORN | 06, Feb 2010 09:27 AM

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  This is the problem with us Indians. We try to introspect alright, but in the process we get biased, clouded and political. Well, it's the performance of the govt, if it's good does it matter whether it's Congress or NDA?
  
  Why only the media who brazenly breaks news about husband beating his wife up. the never ending TV serials endlessly sucks on our biased blood.
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  I think the ability to appreciate when deserving would do immense good to the Indian communities. If it's bloody good just appreciate bloody well. Don't bother about the caste, gender, genre, creed, religion, color or any damn attribute of the subject of appreciation.
  
  If the 26/11 is not repeated for more than one year appreciate the government for its leaders like PC, Pranab, PM and others. Just because it's Congress don't jump to the conclusion that media is slavish to them. Answered by Chinmay Chakravarty , Deputy Director (News), Doordarshan, Mumbai. at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting(India) | 06, Feb 2010 12:53 AM

• Dear Abhik Mukhopadhyay,
  
  You hit the nail on the head. Previously Print Media was generally anti establishment. The masses in this country were uneducated and poor, media protected the interest of the common man and brought to them the news and information as close to the truth as was possible in those days. Now that the literacy rate has increased, the media print and electronic have realized that they stand to gain as a business venture, and as editors. Hence have become the hand maiden of the Congress, and Gandhi Family! You post comments on any of the websites of the Print or Electronic Media if your comments are critical of the Congress, its first family or the Editor those either will not be posted or will appear in a ...See More truncated form which convey an exact opposite of what you have expressed, and this is right across the board not just IE or NDTV or TOI or IBNlive.
  
  Media has been making a lot of noise about violence and intolerance of the right wing parties. Media is no better you could face abusive language from the moderator on NDTV website I am not a victim but a witness to one such incident where Nidhi Razdan has abused a visitor on her web page. This hue and cry or the sanctimonious stance of the Media just does not wash. It is about time that the news was delivered straight as it is supposed to be. For and against arguments and stances can be projected thru the Editorials. Every news item does not require an opinion of the newscaster or the editor of that Media house. This 4th pillar of our democracy needs to introspect and go in for a course correction before their credibility is damaged beyond redemption. These are not PR firms mandated to building brands of a chosen few. Answered by Anil Kohli , Owner at I-Ore Trading | 05, Feb 2010 11:40 PM

• 
  I should like to make two observations.
  
  The primary purpose of the media is to report, to inform. This the media have done in re the racial attacks in Australia. But why has every reporting exercise on TV got to be a melodramatic Shah Rukh Khan performance? Why are some reports in the print media so high on emotion content? Quite apart from the annoyance it causes, it kills the report itself. The Indian media has not been taught one elementary lesson: that content of a news item is just as important as is the way in which it is presented. Poor and immature presentation, presentations high on sensationalism or commercialism put a question mark on content itself and makes the veracity of the report suspect.
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  My second observation is, it is the media's responsibility to get not just the people to listen but to get policy-makers and rulers to introspect. This is where it has failed. Did the media tell an apologetic government of India that there is nothing to feel embarrassed at the wave of killings in a hostile foreign land ? That we expect a more solid, concrete, courageous and proactive response from our government rather than the sanctimonious words of caution not to over react which is all that we its citizens got? Did the media tell a spineless Indian government to shed its slavish shyness when dealing with whites? Did it tell the government that it is supposed to speak for its people, forcefully and in their interests at all international fora, in bilateral dealings? The answer is "no". Sad, indeed. There are more Chinese in Australia than there are Indians. No Chinese is ever molested. This is because Australia knows that China won't tolerate it; and China has the will and the wherewithal to take punitive action. On the contrary, Aussies know that India has neither. Answered by Abhik Mukhopadhyay , TRANSMISSION EXECUTIVE at All India Radio | 05, Feb 2010 10:57 PM

• no......no....no..!!!!! Answered by Gautam Purohit , STATE BUREAU CHIEF at Divya Bhaskar | 05, Feb 2010 08:47 PM

• Our Media is hyper! TIMESNOW in particular has trained its reporters to deliver news in a breathless fashion which amplifies even the most mundane event as earth shattering. This is nothing more than sensationalism. This "Breaking News" Culture and "Exclusive" scoop is what is leading to a lot of avoidable anxiety with Indians. The incidents 400plus cannot just be dismissed as non racial in nature or cannot be classified as racial in toto. Answered by Anil Kohli , Owner at I-Ore Trading | 05, Feb 2010 08:03 PM

• Sunita is logicaj in her observation. A kind of social change is happening all over. We as Indians should see it in more practical way. Change comes with lot of here n there. Media should keep a vigil but not propagate it for some Tadka in the news. Answered by Nazim Naqvi , Television Media at freelancing | 05, Feb 2010 06:14 PM

• Yes, Indian Media has a habit of blowing things up.I feel that it is a storm in a teacup. If racial discrimination does happen in a foreign land, we Indians are very much responsible for it. We have the habit of colonising ourselves into small groups in foreign lands and not mixing up with the local inhabitants there. As the saying goes- when in Rome be like the Romans . We never had such reportings earlier. Which only goes to show that for a few of the recent batch of NRI's in Australia that have a "Nose in the Air" attitude, the rest suffers. I only hope and pray that such race attacks against Indians do not happen in other foreign lands as well. Answered by Sunita Pillai , Regional Manager at Delhi Press Patra Prakashan Ltd | 05, Feb 2010 05:43 PM

• No. At least somebody/some medium is reacting! I agree there can be some exaggeration. But it’s necessary to get noticed by the world in these issues so that some constructive steps can be taken and our countrymen can work/study with their head held high in a foreign country with the belief that we back home care and their country stands by them.
  
  The sad part is how the Government is reacting to this news? In the midst of the excessive media frenzy, when it was not known that one of the supposed news was false, how our Government reacted? We are as spineless as in case of 26/11—look at Kasab, he is gradually becoming a celebrity, whereas in his country he is nothing but an illiterate drug addict bought as a human bomb, ...See More what is India Government doing???.
  
  Thanks to media, at least now we know about these terrorists and such atrocities happening around us and are well acquainted with facts. So that more and more people are coming forward to raise voice and make a difference. Answered by Poonam Nandi , Sr.Advisor , Sales at Assured India Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. | 05, Feb 2010 04:26 PM

• You cant say its fair or unfair in its reporting on race attacks in Australia. Media swarms or rather attacks on any matter and go all-out in reporting and making headlines hour after hour and channel after channel. Sometimes it is favourable also as it brings the attention to the problem to common man and the govt is forced to act on the matter. SOmetimes it is bad as the govt may act too swiftly or may not be rational in its reply. BUt you have to remember that an enlightened or awake or hyper media activity is preferable any day than no media coverage at all! So what , there are bound to be excesses in goods or bad and rationality may not be there but consider the difference from today and the days when we had only one ...See More Doordarshan reporting on any event. In whole you cannot say media is unfair, as fair and unfair in the final analysis appears only after sometime when the dust settles and the matter investigated thoroughly which takes time. But for themoment media has to report the incident and its fully justified. I am all for media activitism but not justice by media. Answered by Prabhakar Srivastava , Principal Consultant at Future Next Consultants | 05, Feb 2010 04:17 PM

• Yes, unfair to certain extent.When you go to a country you learn to adpt to their civic etiquettes.We as Indians ofetn forget this important part.we speak in front of them in loud voices,very uncouth expressions etal.This will irritate the local domiciles.The austrlians have been very open -promoting even cross border migration.And all the killings have been a university phenomena primarily.Indian enttrepreneurs,intelligenstia etal have never been targeted.Our media should take in the Austarlian viewpoint too Answered by Jayakrishnan Nair , AVP at Asianet Satellite Communications Limited | 05, Feb 2010 03:50 PM

• ya of course. its been unfair by some media for sure to increase their trps. an indians are not innocent either . some j.singh in australia did take the advantage of getting his insurance money. isn't this coz of the media hype that these thugs are taking advantage of. Answered by Sathya S , CEO at timecents pictures | 05, Feb 2010 03:46 PM

• No Sarita i don't think the Indian media has been unfair in reporting the issue. I got what you mean. yes it is right that it's not about Australian being a racist or an Indian. But you know Sarita we all feel insecure at some point. and more we feel while there is a dividing line between two country. and automatically our insecurity becomes our disbelief. so we start blaming others. Answered by Prasenjit Ghosh | 05, Feb 2010 02:57 PM

• Whats happen in srilanka similar happening in Australia. The difference is indains are migrated to Australia. But Tamils are native of srilanks. Srilanks are migrated from other places. Then what media did. Sake of money and fame.. They are puppets of Congress Govt.. Don't get help from govt. be secure yourself :) Answered by Gnana Sekhar , programmer at Ivesia Solutions | 05, Feb 2010 01:01 PM

• 
  My Two Senses about Attacks on Indian in Australia :-
  
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  The story of an Indian burning and harming himself to claim insurance money and another Indian murdering an Indian. These stories are called racism but where is the racism when it’s our own people playing games with each other. Why don’t Indian media go there and find real stories, why don’t they ever focus on those Indians who have done so well for them self and Australia. How about some positive news? and then telling the Aus government that there are so many Indians who have done wonderful stuff for the country, so if there is ever any racism it should be looked upon Seriously. Don’t force the other person accept all our faults and then expect them to do us a favour by taking care of us also.
  Australian government should definitely take up their responsibility but we Indians should give them enough reasons to, not force such crazy stories onto them where our own people have attacked themselves or each other.
  It has been those Indian agents sending students abroad just for their money, if we were so worried about our safety there, education abroad shouldn’t have been the biggest export in the first place. Answered by Priya Gupta , Business Development and Administrative Assistant at SettleInAustralia.Com-Migration Advisory Services - Australia | 05, Feb 2010 12:59 PM

• Media has to report but provide with both the sides of the story. Not enough is being sited on the cause; actions either from Indian Govt or Ausi Govt; Answered by Rita Kaul , GM at Macmillan Publishing Solution Limited | 05, Feb 2010 12:56 PM

• they need to be aware of everything then put a comment on that . Answered by tarun mote , promo producer at pearl media | 05, Feb 2010 12:11 PM

• YES, MEDIA IS NOT GIVING THE DETAILED REPORTING AND I SUSPECT. OUR SOME REPORTER MAY GET MANAGE ALSO . THIS CAN BE A ONE OF REASON. WHY MEDIA IS ? TO TELL THE FACT AND AS FAR AS FOREIGN NEWS AGENCY IS CONCERNED THEY ALSO NOT PROVIDE THE DETAILED SCENARIO. BUT OUR MEDIA IS VERY STRONG THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO BE Answered by Vilas Aglawe , video editor at Doordarshan India | 05, Feb 2010 11:53 AM

• No, I think that it is the duty of the media because the consulate just lives like turkeys burying their head in the mud. So only the Ire of Indians at home can offer some protection to our guys abroad. Answered by C.R. Ravi Chandran , Editor, Legal adviser at lunes publishers | 04, Feb 2010 10:54 PM

• No I don't think the Indian media has been unfair at all. Answered by Balwant Singh , Designer at Media TransAsia India Limited | 04, Feb 2010 10:35 PM

• Indian media has done right in providing complete information on racial attacks(if it is true that it is complete). Media should be active to inform people of what is happening in the world especially related to Indians. Answered by Sanjay Rajani , PROPRIETOR at NOBLE PRINTS | 04, Feb 2010 10:09 PM

• yes and no. yes because they have to attack more so it is unfair..and
  no because it is fair. Answered by jyotikumar vaishnav , reporter at Delhi Press Patra Prakashan Ltd | 04, Feb 2010 09:42 PM

• No, I don't think so. In fact the attacks have shocked us in India.Australian Govt. should take it seriously.I am not able to understand what is unfair in it? Answered by Rajeev Sharma , Author/ Editor/ Medical Officer at Lotus Press n U P Govt | 04, Feb 2010 09:13 PM

• I really don't know. I end up with another question again and again 'Why only Indian students are being targeted?' Some Indian media person should go there and find out first hand.
  
  Political stories are becoming the latest sensation nowadays like the 'Whose Mumbai?' controversy. Politics is squeezed out of it rather than presenting the story.
  
  The heat between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh was also and immediately termed racial without trying to find out what Harbhajan actually did or did not. Harbhajan also slapped Sree Santh. What about that? Was that regional instead of racial? Answered by Chinmay Chakravarty , Deputy Director (News), Doordarshan, Mumbai. at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting(India) | 04, Feb 2010 09:12 PM

• we show what is right.., but sometimes our sentiments fevers ours countrymen. despite the truth.., racial attacks which is going on in australia.. indian media has tried to give the proper news only.
  
  as we know, it is not the issue of todays. but in europian countries the racial feelings still exist.., why only in australia.. in britain and some other countries.., indians are facing a fatal push.
  
  in the whole scenario, indian media is playing a big role to make pressure on indian govt to take action or to warn the country for the security of indians in abroad. Answered by Akbar Rizvi , Bulletin Producer at ETV Network | 04, Feb 2010 08:42 PM

• Yes, very much. We don't have to be defensive and 'holier than thou' but we have to now start looking at researching why these attacks happened at all!. No one is talking 'bout those faking to immigrate to dollar economies, the loud & lewd Indian who leer or even those who get us a bad name the scamsters etc. We aren't as the hindi proverb goes "doodh ke dhuley" as a race abroad also. The media has to introspect than go jingoistic. Answered by Ajay Thakur , Journalist-at-large at GO1 | 04, Feb 2010 08:41 PM

• No. Not unfair. Rather fair enough in reporting the incidents of racial attack in Australia from an Indian perspective. In my personal view, Media should, rather, report and present such incidents of racial conflicts and attacks with a more social, humanitarian and universal perspective. Answered by Basudev Mahapatra , News Head at HotnHit Newsfeatures | 04, Feb 2010 08:23 PM

• no comments Answered by Gurmaan singh , ideal with successes entertainment media company at ideal with successes entertainment media company | 04, Feb 2010 08:06 PM

• Indian media information,is it direct and special reporter from Indian media working in Australia.No just taking information from Reuters or any Australian or Jewish media chain.It need not be prescise and correct or true.why not Indian interview the parents or friends in Australia with the victims and write it properly or Indian embassy special spokes person give report.Even if the reporting is correct or not what did Indian media made sure of Indian government response?Just a drama for news purpose!!See what BBC does and CNN does National intelligence network madame. Answered by Tim Duraikannan Venkatraman , General Manager at KK Consultancy | 04, Feb 2010 08:05 PM

• Inidna meda information,is it direct and special reporter from idnian media working in Australia.No just taking information from reuters or any Australian or Jewsish media chain.it doesn't be correct or true.why not interview the parents or friends in Australia with the victims and write it properly or Indian embassy special spokes person give report.Even if the reporting is correct or not what did Indian media made sure of Indian government response?Just a drama for news purpose!!See what BBC does and CNN does National intelligence network madame. Answered by Tim Duraikannan Venkatraman , General Manager at KK Consultancy | 04, Feb 2010 08:03 PM

• NO! Answered by Rajib Lochan Mahalik , Vice President at Wire and Wireless India Limited | 04, Feb 2010 07:58 PM

• The facts are:-
  
  Media has been very fair/ unprejudiced and well mannered
  Incidents are true and factual.
  Anti Indian sentiments are being festered in a systematic and well orchestered manner, only smart and intelligent amongst can discern
  Australian govt has not hit the nail on its head [ to detect root cause and smash it from its bottom]. So far.
  
  
  The issue is ALIVE and will soon take its logical end!!!
  
  
  Wait and see.
  
  You will have MANY MANY more attacks on Indians coming up in time to come. Answered by Narasimhan Brig Retd S L | 04, Feb 2010 07:51 PM

• Its more of an emotional outpour when such kind of incidents happen overseas. In the mad race of TVR's and monetising every news piece or story many a leading Indian media houses go berserk and without investigating the stories of such serious nature...they go over the board and eventually the result is what you see today.... Answered by Krishan Kant Dang , Executive Producer at Zee Network | 04, Feb 2010 06:28 PM

• No. the coverage is fair enoug. Aussies are trying to use an isolated incident of faking attack by an Indian driver as a fig leaf to divert the attention from the serious situation of racists attacks on Indians. Answered by Omer Farooq , correspondent at BBC Worldwide (India) Pvt. Ltd | 04, Feb 2010 06:16 PM

• no, media is right track.
  
  gautam purohit Answered by Gautam Purohit , STATE BUREAU CHIEF at Divya Bhaskar | 04, Feb 2010 05:56 PM

• No I don't think the Indian media has been unfair at all, unless they exaggerated the coverage! I infact, cancelled a trip to Sydney-an acting course that I was supposed to do. Answered by Reema Sarin , OWNER at BollyFit | 04, Feb 2010 05:45 PM

• yes i interested Answered by naresh kalucha , cool mind at fastway | 04, Feb 2010 05:38 PM

• One thing for sure is that there is no smoke without fire. Its only the intensity of the fire which makes situation grave or manageable.
  
  In Australia racial attacks are the fire and media reporting is smoke in short we do have a situation and it needs to be tackled
  
  Media is not unfair in reporting but the extend of reporting is what i cannot comment on.
  
  I am sure Indian government is doing its bit, but end of the day the results have to be there which are not being seen. Answered by SUDHIR SAILWAL , General Manager-Marketing at RNA Corporate | 04, Feb 2010 05:23 PM

• I feel it is slightly over hyped Answered by Dr.Sujit Paul , Guess? at ABCDGuess | 04, Feb 2010 05:16 PM

• i did check on this news with my contacts in australia .what emerges is :
  
  1) these incidents have been reported with a lag time
  2) it is definitely not unfair - but somewhere these seems to be no solution inspte assurance from either sides- it has taken shape of a political issue now. Answered by Mudit Bhatnagar , Head - Marketing at DHFL | 04, Feb 2010 05:11 PM

• It is highly unfair... because what is happening here... north Indians are also facing the same hatred in Mumbai... Answered by Nazim Naqvi , Television Media at freelancing | 04, Feb 2010 04:54 PM