Network came out as a shocking drama for the viewers who (if not for the first time) were getting exposed to the reality of television. I agree to the fact that one of the major purpose/objective/motive for a television channel is to earn money and the primary way to earn it is through advertisements. Advertisement follows where there is viewer ship and a channel that has high viewer ship has the chance of earning higher revenues. This movie reflects the same phenomenon by showing a News show host who is loosing his program viewer ship and his desperate attempts to attain ratings by creating sensationalism. Although the method adopted by the host was extremely unethical in my point of view but the heads of that channel did not stop it. Major reason was that the heads got a fair idea that this tactic would deliver those ratings, eventually revenues.
Another major point of discussion in this movie is that a journalist’s job is to deliver the truth and nothing else. A journalist becomes an activist when he starts running a propaganda campaign which is reflected in the movie. In both the cases, my conclusion is that it is eventually the channels’ job to ensure that it does not give birth or promote activism.
Regards,
Anas Kamdar
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