Indian media elites are continuously making mistakes, Media has great responsibility and all media persons must behave in decent manner according to self evolved code of conduct, guidelines for which already exist. Unethical questions should not throw in press conferences, interviews which tend to be against the national interest or affect someone's privacy and course of investigation. Disciplined reporting is most important and same is expected of all media persons. In above case Karan Thapar also made the mistake of associating Binayak with the Maoist position. At one point he even claimed that Binayak had some influence over them. Where did that come from? Perhaps the entire reason why he was so anxious to side-track Binayak's central message - a warning against genocide famine - is that he set out with an agenda of trying to entrap Binayak into making a sympathetic statement on behalf of the Maoist cause. Surely he knew that Dr.Sen comes from a medical background and the point he was making about famine, malnutrition and poverty are issues every Indian should be concerned and Binayak tried to point again and again was the evidence of a famine of genocidal proportions. But Karan Thapar seemed to consider it less important than extracting a clear and unequivocal condemnation of the most recent Maoist atrocity.

This is not this time when Karan Thapar and other media elites tired to push those issues in his interviews which is irrelevant to topic or very unethical in the sense of being media elites.

Examples:

1)      In the interview, where Mr. Thapar asked to Ms Shobha De that “Mumbai....is now more and more like Patna?”

Who has given him the right to denigrate a city like this? Has he been to Patna recently? Have he looked at its crime statistics? Has he had any reports of regional hate? No, so why media itself pointing out the feeling of regionalism.  If one can think a little about it, he will perhaps agree that this is so because of the "image" of Bihar, created by powerful media men like him and others. Another Raj from Maharashtra, Rajdeep Sardesai, wrote an article on the ills of Maharashtra last year where he had no regret in using 'biharisation' as synonymous to criminalization. Not just in the body of his article but in the headline itself. In fact, the whole article was based on Rajdeep's view that Bihar is a living hell on earth.

 Karan Thapar interviewed Kapil Dev

The most enduring image one has is of Kapil Dev breaking down on the sets of Face to Face, courtesy Thapar’s relentless, almost brutal, questioning on the match-fixing issue. He certainly looks a "stern interrogator" on the small screen. Seldom saw him smile; and if at all he did it resembled a grimace. Karan Thapar here tried to portray only the match fixing issue not about the cricket, it does not means that his fans only interested to know about match fixing but not his continuous effort to add value on cricket match.

3)      Media sensationalism of the 26/11 attack: is it justified?

Media can be a powerful tool to help people in a time like this. Media plays an important role when it comes to asking for help for the needy, flashing news about the status of the rescued people and such issues that can help improve the situation or help people in need. However, giving a minute-by-minute coverage about important activities by the security services is surely not a wise move and can never be justified.

On one hand, brave soldiers and people from the police force had to tackle important issues of terrorism and assist in the rescue operations. On the other hand, they had to tactfully handle the flashbulbs and microphones. Is the media justified in causing stress to the police force and security services and adding to the chaos of the situation?

After Mumbai terrorist strike, Arnab Goswami has also received criticism for his role. Though most of the viewers' anger was directed at Barkha Dutt but the unusual statements of Goswami have also been condemned.

Arnab behaves more as a judge who has already decided the verdict than a moderator! It was there earlier but posts Mumbai attacks it’s much more pronounced.
I thought a panel discussion is supposed to be a discussion and 'experts' brought in are experts and moderator helps by asking penetrating questions and let viewers judge. Apparently television these days doesn't think so.

If we again talk about the role of media elite and being biased, the Barkha Dutt’s 26/11 news reporting will be the best example, where she is revealing the number of people who can be in the Hotel and confirms a possibility of 100 or more people still in the building. You do not need to be a journalist to understand the basic premise of ethics, which starts with protecting victims first; and that is done by avoiding key information from being aired publicly—such as but not limited to revealing the number of possible people still in, the hideouts of hostages and people stuck in buildings.
Remember these are hotels, where in all likelihood, every room has a television. All a terrorist needs to do is listening to Ms. Barkha Dutt’s latest achievement of extracting information from your relative, based on your last phone-call or SMS. If the terrorists don’t manage to push you in to your private hell, the journalists on national television will certainly help you get there.

During the Kargil conflict, Indian Army sources repeatedly complained to her channel that she was giving away locations in her broadcasts, thus causing Indian casualties.

Indian should also be aware of the news sense, because sometimes media thinks that news means sensationalism which is wrong but there is a need to understand the people, what is wrong and right and should be conscious about happenings. Like Indian musician Mr. Vishal Dadlani has clearly voiced about media sensationalism of the terror attack in Mumbai and filed a petition hoping for a change in the way news is handled by media personnel. It talks about the irresponsible ways of the media.

Nowadays Media has become more negative, they try to abuse more and more importantly focus on one topic and leave the rest, many times they show unnecessary stuff rather than focusing on core issues. Media responsibility to report the truth not biased article, Indian media is slowly losing credibility. But for this Media elites must be more responsible and sensible in respect to report and discussing any issues. To give relevant news, doesn’t means that viewer do not want to see relevant news but media elites are trying to portray viewer’s news sense in a different manner.