BC Skit (Final Draft)

Intro:
Information is power, and communication is the art of transmitting information effectively for the
empowerment of society. Media as a tool plays an important role in communication.The media
in its current form has broadly evolved over three phases: traditional media, mainstream media
of the 20th century, and the emerging social media of the 21st century.
Traditional Media in India

Traditional media was very popular at a time when there was no television, cinema, or printed
newspapers and magazines. The foremost feature of traditional media was that it was based on
interpersonal communication. It was people to people, and the performers travelled from place
to place to entertain and educate audiences. Traditional media comprised four segments.
● Folk Theatre
● Folk songs
● Narrative forms
● And puppetry
Mainstream Media of 20th Century

With the advent of print media, cinema, radio and television, and the Internet, traditional media
lost popular patronage. The novelty of the new media and the fact that they were available
within the home hastened the decline of traditional media.Mainstream media mainly consists of
● Print media
● Radio
● Cinema
● Television
● And the Internet
Social Media Enters the Scene
Social media has introduced the common man into the media scene. His voice can now be
heard in political, economic, and social discourses.A first milestone in social media was the
launch of MySpace, a social networking site. Then came Orkut (of Google) in 2004,However, it
was the advent of Facebook in 2004 that gave social media a kick start.
Impact of Social Media:
Often it is assumed that it is the young generation which is addicted to Facebook and other social media.
However, some statistics show that the fastest growing segment on Facebook is women in the age group of
55–65 years.
• It took radio 38 years to reach 50 million users, television 13 years, and the Internet 4 years. But Facebook
added 100 million users in less than nine months.
• Personal lives are no longer private. People are more than willing to upload personal details like photos on
social media. The youth should be aware of the potential for abuse of the information they upload. Even as
social media allows people anywhere in the world to interact with each other at any time and reach out to new
friends, it exposes them to new dangers
Social media is now an integral part of many people’s personal lives. Many depend on social media like
Facebook for interpersonal communication.
BC skit (final-draft)
Intro :
Media as a tool of mass communication has a great influence in shaping public opinion on
issues. The media, as an important accountability mechanism has the power to raise important
issues and expose problems that needs to be addressed if presented in a fair, responsible way.
Media should be responsible in what and how it reports and it should clearly distinguish news
analysis from opinions. In the age of rapid information sharing through electronic and online
platforms, it is essential that media should be held accountable and should not be allowed to
become mouthpieces.
Narrator: Here is a short skit which demonstrates today's news debates on television….
Ghartab: Hello everyone, we are going to tackle big issues tonight in today's 'Nation wants to
know’ debate. I'm your host Ghartab and joining us is Mrs. Tom and Mr. Anil Khakur, Member
of Parliament. We will start by asking Mrs. Tom with obvious question:
Mrs. Tom, Do you know that your husband is guilty of stealing a pencil from the MP?, A pencil
Mrs. Tom!, A PENCIL!!
Mrs. Tom: I deny it. My husband is not guilty. There is no proof. He has been framed by....
(Gets interrupted)
Ghartab : No nononono Mrs. Tom, Your husband is guilty! and our other guest can prove this!
Mr. Anil Khakur.
Mr. Anil MP : Yes Ghartab, He is guilty and should be punished! The whole nation is waiting to
see him punished! We need to show that the justice is NOT DEAD in this country!
Ghartab: Well said Mr. Anil, How do you respond to this Mrs. Tom.
Mrs.Tom: Mr. Anil has framed him, does he have any evidence to prove that my husband is
guil…..(gets interrupted again by Anchor)
Ghartab: I don’t have the proof because your husband has destroyed the evidence Mrs.Tom.
Your husband is guilty! He should be punished! The whole nation has had enough of people
like you Mrs. Tom.
Mrs Tom: How can you assume all this without any proof?..
Ghartab : I can see it, I see it now Mrs. Tom.. YOU ARE a part of the conspiracy too.
YOU SHOULD ALSO BE PUNISHED ALONG WITH YOUR HUSBAND!
With this our time is up in today's: 'Nation wants to know'. I'll see you again tomorrow! We will
continue this debate until the guilty is punished!
Goodbye!
Narrator: this is a demo of today's "media trial", where we see a trivial issue blown out of
proportion in a large scale using.... sensational showmanship.
What does media get out of this?
It might be for TV ratings, or for camouflaging important issues, or maybe there is some other
agenda.
Is the audience to blame for watching it? or the producers to blame for? It is left for you to
decide.
Now, we move onto another instance of this skit:
Sakshi : Welcome to Primetime debate, I'm your host Sakshi and today we are joined by 2
guests.
Mr. Pujan, an economist and a Mr. Ambrose, CEO of an MNC and today's topic of discussion:
"Is government doing enough for the revival of the economy hit by devastating pandemic?"
Mr. Pujan, Sir, the government has announced a revival package, your views.
Economist : Yes, the Revival package is good but it is not enough! The Government should
prioritise poor first. As for big businesses, I think private investment is needed more, than the
government bailing them out right now.
Sakshi: Mr. Ambrose, you are in support of the revival package. Do you think it is enough?
CEO : Yes. I am in support. This is what the economy needs right now. I agree with welfare of
poor but we need to focus on getting the businesses running too. They are needed to restart the
economy.
Sakshi: Mr. Pujan, your response:
Economist: Businesses can get support from the government in the form of some reforms, like
streamlining GST or removing bottlenecks in regulations or encouraging investors by giving
some incentives.
But we need to focus first on people in poverty, they are suffering more and they need all the
help they can get. The package announced by government is simply not enough to cover both.
Sakshi: Mr. Ambrose, I think Mr. Pujan has a point here. How do you respond?
CEO: I think supporting businesses is the needed spark to restart economic activities. And it will
benefit everyone including the poor eventually, by providing them with jobs and thus securing
their livelihoods.
Sakshi: With this our time is up for discussion. In conclusion, we can say that, the government
needs to prioritise welfare of poor and also take steps that would bring in more private
investment and light that spark for the businesses to resume activities.
Narrator: Here we can see media being used for a constructive debate. An effective tool to
educate the masses. And in turn finding solutions to the important issues of today, which affects
everyone in the country.
These two instances show how media is an effective communication tool:
"It has the power to change the world, educate the society, but it also has the power to disrupt
the world and cause chaos."
Conclusion :
From the above two narrations we can understand that how responsible media behaves and
how those who tie the government line create false cases, do media trial on the people and also
declare the judgements in the news studios only. Media should be responsible enough because
media is the one which creates opinions and if it just sticks to the propaganda then it is just
another Radio Rawanda.
While no one can deny the fact that media is the most powerful tool of communication, it should
not become an instrument for the dissemination of false and inflammatory messages and
values, but should act as an empowerment tool for the society.

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Traditional Media in India

Mainstream Media of 20th Century

Sakshi: Mr. Pujan, your response:

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