I was switching channels and stumbled upon a program on Channel 4 a while ago (probably started at 7.00 or 7.30 PM - 9-9.07)
Initially it looked like a documentary of the current situation in SL... a lady reporter was in some remote area in SL, talking to a father about some killings of some innocent people done by the LTTE. it was quite brief and they showed some photographs... then they turned to the abductions in Colombo. I didn't quite catch the person whom she met next (my jack ass neighbor started bugging me again!!!) but he was saying something like that it was the government who were responsible... according to him... the vehicles that abducts the people aren't being stopped at the check points and stuff.. I don't know about the truth in this... but i'd love to be on one of those coz we all know that its simply not possible to go around colombo without being stopped at least twice... anyways.... then they tried to go to Jaffna... Apparently they've got permission to be in jaffna for four days!!! but as soon as they landed at Palali... they were asked to return within a day due to security reasons... and according to them they were under constant serviellance by the SL military... Later on.. they were taken on a two hour tour around Jaffna the next day... and then were sent back.. apparently they spent about 24hrs there...
now... what they've tried to discuss in the documentary was more or less the disappearances killings and the abductions of "people" in Jaffna and colombo... and they really did point the finger at the government... They directly accuse that the military did stopped them from going around Jaffna to stop them from finding out about the abductions... and the interview with the SL military was also not that good... damn he looked pissed off.. and he gave very vague answeres and he did say something like... when there is a conflict going on there will be incidents like this... or something like that.. i'm not sure what he said.. must be some truth in there too.. but they way they made it all sound like was not that good... it made Sri Lanka and Sinhalese look like some devils or Monsters... its a pity that they never do an unbiased story.... everyone suffers of war... everyone has lost someone or always at risk of loosing someone... due to this wretched war.... and specially from people in a country that has poked their hands in to a war that has nothing to do with them.... i just don't get it... anyways... i love my country and don't wanna see people exploiting it this way.... but media is such... it really sucks!!!! No one really helps.. they just try to put barrels of gasoline to the burning fires..... and try to talk about humanity....
I found this link on a blog.... and its on Tamil net too...
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I agree with you about the so called Media... they just want to make a cheap story, mostly motivated by the stories of terrorist, NGOs, INGOs and HR groups that want the war to go on so that they can make a buck from the funding they get. Terrorism, NG and HR organizations are a business today, so they provoke the Media. And sadly today there is no investigative media, they come with their personal likings or motives or preconceptions or simply lead by something they just hear form somewhere. And worst of all, they hide behind the so called Media Freedom or what ever they call that stupid thing to just blow things out of proportion. It's a tragedy, and most people who do not know the situation or are too stupid to use their heads, believe in these lies.
Things can happen in the world, which could be nasty and filthy. People don't bother. But when the same thing is reported in the media, many get disturbed. Why not we portray that we are living in a world of perfection. Media can talk about the heaven. They could earn a good name. We could assume that we live in a better world. Why bother about reality. Live in a dream, which is much rosy and acceptable! Sri Lanka could be the paradise of dreams! Sweet dreams!
To summarise your article:
1. You saw a documentary about
abductions & unlawful killing in Sri Lanka.
2. The documentary spent a LITTLE time on abductions & unlawful killing by the LTTE (a terrosist organization).
3. It spent a LOT of time on abductions & unlawful killing by the our Government (a goverment who is paid by, and is supposed to serve, the citized of Sri Lanka - Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim, etc alike).
4. So now, you are angry because the report is "biased". This is your main point. That's your focus. The "unbiasedness".
Errr....you are an idiot.
As for media attention, and people "poking hands into things that don't concern them": For example, if it wasn't for international attention, South Africa would still have Apartheid.
I can't believe your are...
(a) ...a blogger, writing your thoughts for the entire world to see
(b) ...sitting on your arse in a comfy chair in a place that is not a warzone...
...and still complaining about media attention on the abduction of innocent people in Jaffna.
Moron.
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