| Anti Male News – The Making |
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| Written by Virag | ||||||
| Tuesday, 02 August 2011 21:48 | ||||||
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All characters in this article are imaginary but inspired from real life. Any resemblance is purely co-incidental and non-intentional Making News is a news-publication agency. It has a reporter whose name is Naïve Journalist and an editor whose name is Shrewd Editor. We will refer to the reporter as NJ and the editor as SE. SE: You are not getting any interesting news these days. Get me the truth of the society. We have to publish facts. NJ: I have sir; here is a case of a wife who was murdered by her husband as she was caught red-handed with her lover in bed by her husband. It will be a sensational story sir – “Wife caught red-handed committing adultery, killed by husband”. SE: Hey, hold on your horses. While I understand we need to be as true as possible while printing, but we also need to keep in mind the interest of our readers. Such news can be extremely disturbing for the society.
NJ: Then, what do we do sir; I spent 2-3 days getting details about the case from the police and neighbors. Even neighbors confirmed, they have seen some 2-3 other men also visiting the house when the husband was gone. Sir, no man will tolerate such a wife. We have to write about the circumstances that made him a criminal. SE: Hmmm, I see. Do one thing, write that he killed the wife after she refused to bring any additional dowry and later brought up the adultery allegation to cover up his crime. NJ: But Sir…. Editor puts a hand on the shoulder of the reporter and tells him, SE: Look, reporter, you are barely six months into this line. I am 10 years into it. Are you trying to tell me how to publish the news? NJ: Definitely not sir, you know better but I am not sure dowry is the issue here. SE: Well, as long as the story is sellable, it’s always an issue. We need to increase our circulation, don’t we; after all, our bonus depends on that, right? Reporter has no more arguments. Next day story appears in the media – “Wife killed over dowry demands; hubby alleges adultery to escape punishment. Quote this article on your siteTo create link towards this article on your website, copy and paste the text below in your page. Preview : Powered by QuoteThis © 2008
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All characters and incidents are real.
Finally the shit piece of code ran. Aah what a relief. All of us were so happy that we had not crossed our deadlines and now all we wanted is some relief. And no, we did not want to eat that pathetic food provided in the name of dinner in office. So pop came the idea from Yogesh, Let’s go somewhere for dinner. But every one of them had left, so I and Yogesh were left alone.
Me: But there is one more problem, I don’t feel like driving my beast in this chilly Chandigarh Winter.
Yogesh: No problem buddy, we will go in my car, will drop you home and pick you up tomorrow morning as well. You know it is on my way.
Me: Hmmm, sounds a nice idea. OK come on lets go.
Transformed into an Eskimo in the non-Arctic region stuffing myself under a pullover, a jacket on top of it, a muffler, hand gloves and went towards the parking area accompanied by Yogesh. Settled in the car and we roared off and just then Yogesh told me something, hearing which I went numb to my nerves. He had a night vision problem and finds it difficult to maneuver turns at night. My jaws dropped wide open, eyes burst out in bewilderment.
Me: It’s a good joke, man. It was just to relax the situation (actually myself) with this light statement and somber reaction.
Yogesh: Had it been a joke.?
Me: What!!! you can’t be serious with this dude.
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