Along with their sense of fairness in news reporting, folks at NDTV also seem to have lost the
civility that they often preach to others. They also seem to care less about the privacy they often scream about. Here’s a small note from Christine Fair, a South-Asia specialist
according to her Twitter profile @CChristineFair,
responding to Ritu Jain, producer at
NDTV. This is a tweet from Ms.Fair. I have reproduced the exact text of Fair’s tweet leaving out only the
email ID and mobile number of Ritu Jain
I quote:
My exchange shaming this rude Ms. Jain
Dear Ritu
I have asked you clowns repeatedly to NOT call me before 9 am and not
after 10 pm. (By repeatedly I mean "dozens of times." ) Yet today,
you called me at 6:48 am on a Saturday after a night of sleeplessness. You are
rude, selfish and unprofessional. Save your apologies. NDTV does this all the time
obviating any sincerity of its or your apologies. I should point out that even
Fox news only calls potential guests at civilized hours. So congrats NDTV. you
are even less civilized than Fox News. Shabash! Kya bat hai! I will NEVER do an
interview when the producer is so ill-mannered and self-centered as to call me
at such an hour. Had you simply sent an email and WAITED for me to wake up, I
would have been happy to help out. It is taking every ounce of the professional
in me --as well as inadequate caffeine--to not tell you to go straight to hell.
CCF
On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 6:53 AM, Ritu Jain
Dear Ms. Fair,
May I please request you to join us at 9pm tonight,Saturday,25/08 for
our Prime Time News @ 9 with Maya Mirchandani ,our Senior Anchor on “Gun Control in America” as compared to
other countries like Norway,India ? “Mr. Praveen Swami from” The Hindu “is also
going to be participating. Could join on Skype if you could send me your Skype
id and contact number. Will be grateful if this can be worked out.Waiting to
hear from you
Many thanks,
Ritu Jain
Programme Coordinator, NDTV
Unquote
I am not sure how Maya Mirchandani or anyone at NDTV is really
qualified to discuss Gun-control in America but that’s hardly relevant. This
exchange once again only proves that those who preach civility in public life
and respect for privacy of individuals don’t really give a damn about it
themselves. That’s a perfect lesson from
NDTV on how to lose friends and alienate people.
