Insanity or even madness is the behaviour whereby an individual person overrides social norms and becomes not only a danger to himself but to others as well.
Now that doesn't have to be implied - it is understood
But then isn't Greek tragedies and Shakespearean plays are often referred to madness in this sense. If you have to go the dictionary and define it - it is defined as a deranged state of the mind or a lack of understanding.
More info give here at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insanity
Psychologically speaking, it is a legal term defining behaviour influenced by mental instability. Ha !
Today, the most commonly encountered term in the narrow legal context is known as the insanity defense, and in the medical profession it is referred to as schizophrenic. More info given at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insanity_defense
Basically, this is the only journalistic endeavor that I can come up with - in tune with today's world - so any support would go a long way
Showing posts with label Insanitary Media Behavior. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Insanitary Media Behavior. Show all posts
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Put the cartoon on front page - Kalam to media
Put the cartoon back on the front page of newspapers and bring a smile to the face of the reader. This was President A P J Abdul Kalam's advice to the Indian media.
"On the first page, when you see a cartoon, it puts a smile on your face. The rest of the news is about things like rape, theft and killing. The man or the child or the woman is happy to see the cartoon. You must bring back the cartoon on the first page," Kalam said during an interaction with journalists. "A man or a woman should smile in the morning. Don't make him or her unhappy," he said.
The President recalled that as a young person, the first thing he would look at when he picked up a newspaper would be the cartoon on the front page. "What I loved on the first page was the cartoon," he said. Kalam said the editors might love political news, but people hate it.
The President also said media persons need to see beyond the capital for news. Delhi is not the only place where things are happening," he said.
As an example, he cited the case of Kali Bein river in Punjab that was cleaned with the people's efforts but has not received adequate publicity. "Yamuna is not the only river that is polluted," Kalam said
Article Source.. [PTI]
"On the first page, when you see a cartoon, it puts a smile on your face. The rest of the news is about things like rape, theft and killing. The man or the child or the woman is happy to see the cartoon. You must bring back the cartoon on the first page," Kalam said during an interaction with journalists. "A man or a woman should smile in the morning. Don't make him or her unhappy," he said.
The President recalled that as a young person, the first thing he would look at when he picked up a newspaper would be the cartoon on the front page. "What I loved on the first page was the cartoon," he said. Kalam said the editors might love political news, but people hate it.
The President also said media persons need to see beyond the capital for news. Delhi is not the only place where things are happening," he said.
As an example, he cited the case of Kali Bein river in Punjab that was cleaned with the people's efforts but has not received adequate publicity. "Yamuna is not the only river that is polluted," Kalam said
Article Source.. [PTI]
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Do politicians have a sense of humour ?
This is something that happened quite sometime ago, but worth reading
It is about an enterprising prankster, who wrote to American Senators asking them for their favourite joke. The responses are amusing, illuminating and, in some cases, really rather charming.
Posing as a 10 year old boy doing a "government project" at school, the prankster sent a scrawled note to 100 American Senators. Right off the bat, he discovered that getting a response from a top elected official is not an easy task, even for a ten-year-old boy. Weeks passed, with no response.
The reason for the delay, apparently was due to the fact that all 100 joke letters were screened for traces of chemical residue as per regulations. Federal marshals wearing protective suits held the prank messages up to ultraviolet lights, with long tweezers. Trained dogs sniffed hungrily over the letters, their keen noses able to detect anything except the scent of a practical joke.
Finally, the letters went through, and it pestered the nation's Senators until, finally, the responses started coming in. Senators actually took time from their busy schedules to write a joke, and send it to a lying ten-year-old kid. The results are sure to both amuse and amaze you. You can discover which of the Senators are funny and which are not, you will be moved to such a degree that you might even be tempted to vote [if they are participating during the next election ]
There are letters from such luminaries as John McCain (former presidential candidate) and John Kerry (possible future President). The jokes they chose reveal much about their personalities. And, against all odds, some of them manage to be quite funny too.
The senators who fell for it are listed at The Senator Prank
Article Courtesy: America's Funniest Senators
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Please note that Insanitary Media Behavior is only a blog, and it is in no way responsible for the content of any external website.
It is about an enterprising prankster, who wrote to American Senators asking them for their favourite joke. The responses are amusing, illuminating and, in some cases, really rather charming.
Posing as a 10 year old boy doing a "government project" at school, the prankster sent a scrawled note to 100 American Senators. Right off the bat, he discovered that getting a response from a top elected official is not an easy task, even for a ten-year-old boy. Weeks passed, with no response.
The reason for the delay, apparently was due to the fact that all 100 joke letters were screened for traces of chemical residue as per regulations. Federal marshals wearing protective suits held the prank messages up to ultraviolet lights, with long tweezers. Trained dogs sniffed hungrily over the letters, their keen noses able to detect anything except the scent of a practical joke.
Finally, the letters went through, and it pestered the nation's Senators until, finally, the responses started coming in. Senators actually took time from their busy schedules to write a joke, and send it to a lying ten-year-old kid. The results are sure to both amuse and amaze you. You can discover which of the Senators are funny and which are not, you will be moved to such a degree that you might even be tempted to vote [if they are participating during the next election ]
There are letters from such luminaries as John McCain (former presidential candidate) and John Kerry (possible future President). The jokes they chose reveal much about their personalities. And, against all odds, some of them manage to be quite funny too.
The senators who fell for it are listed at The Senator Prank
Article Courtesy: America's Funniest Senators
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Please note that Insanitary Media Behavior is only a blog, and it is in no way responsible for the content of any external website.
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