Biased Media coverage of Cyclone Fani


The State of Odisha has hit with a severe cyclone and  videos of destruction is so chilling and devastating.Odisha has always been cyclone prone state and many cyclone have hit the coastal state like 1999 the Odisha cyclone,2013 Cyclone Helen & Phaillin and Cyclone Hudhud in 2014.The destruction and the damage caused in 1999 cyclone is fresh in hearts and minds of Odia people. Post that the Odisha government has taken some serious steps and ensured that similar damage is not repeated again. In 1999 the Odisha cyclone nearly claimed 10,000 lives of people and huge property loss.Fani which is categorized as extremely severely cyclone had a very minimum human loss which is commendable and appreciable. It’s not easy to deal with the wrath of natural calamity. The preparedness of the Odisha government, Disaster management teams and alertness of Odia people is a template for every state and country which can be easily adopted to tackle the calamity.Evacaution of 12 lakh people is itself a success story for a poor state of Odisha. The preparedness, alertness and co-ordination between all the government agencies, public is a success case study for the whole world and India off course. To be fair enough the state government should get its due credit of appreciation and recognition as it has established best practice across many cyclones and ensured that 1999 is not repeated again.

All the above enough for a prime spot and national media coverage.But it is unfortunate to see the media houses like Republic,Aaj tak,India today etc did not cover the story.I was stunned and astonished to see there is no mention on success of preparedness of Fani.Social media is the place where many odia people took their frustration,anger on the biased media.Its saddening to see how media has covered the whole issue.Even PM Modi has lauded the spirits of Odia people and Odisha government and media coverage was very less.When there are Mumbai rains and Kerala cyclone there was unprecedented coverage by National media.After the devastation there was also TV campaigns,ads and corporates for rebuilding God’s own country.While in case of Odisha the media has completely forgotten ,only social media like in Facebook and What’s app there are appeal for donation.Also no celebrities also tweeted about Fani and its destruction .This shows the biasness  of television media and ignorance of selective journalism .

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