dainik hindustan ki sanpadak mrnal pande ne apane lekh men kuchh aham mudde uthaye hain. pahala mudda patrakarita ke girate star se juda hai. mrnal pande ne rawiwar ko apane kanlam kasauti men likha hai ki “yah ek widanbana hi hai ki jis wakt duniya ke anek mahatwapoorn akhabaron ke janak aur warishth patrakara, intaranet aur abhootapoorw aarthik mandi ki dohari chunautiyon se joojhate huye naee rahen khoj rahe hain, wahin hamare desh men (sanbhawat: pahali bara) lahalaha chale jyadatar bhashaee akhabaron ko yah galatafahami ho gaee hai ki lokatantr ka yah gowardhan jo hai, unhin ki kani ungali par tika huaa hai. isaliye we kanoon se bhi oopar hain”.
yahi nahin akhabaron ki hakikat ko bayan karane ke bad wo patrakaron ke ek sach ko badi bebaki se bayan karati hain. unake mutabik “aise tamam udaharan aapako wahan mil jayenge, jahan hindi patrakaron ne chhote-bade shaharon men midiya men khabar dene ya chhipane ki apani shakti ke boote ek mafiyanuma dabadaba bana liya hai”. wo ise aur bhi aage badhati hain. wo kahati hain ki chand bhashaee patrakar dalali ke star par utar aaye hain. “wo (patrakara) sarakari niyuktiyan, tabadalon aur pronnatiyon men bichauliya banakar garibon se paise bhi wasool rahe hain aur bhrasht sattaroodh netaon ko muft men obalaij karake unase saste men jamini aur khadani patte hasil kar rahe hain, isake bhi kaee charche hain”.
saf hai ki mrnal pande ne bhashaee sansthanon aur patrakaron par ye bahut sangin aarop lagaye hain. lekin apane is lekh men unhonne kisi ek sanstha aur patrakar ka nam tak nahin liya hai. ye bahut hi janaralaijd stetament hai aur aise stetament ka koee matalab nahin hota. magar mrnal pande koee mamooli shakhs nahin hain. wo ek anubhawi patrakar hain. ek bade aur sammanit akhabar ki sanpadak hain. kaee kitaben likh chuki hain. isaliye unake aaropon ko ganbhirata se lena chahiye. sochana chahiye ki ye sthiti kyon huee hai? kyon patrakaron ka samman ghata? aur kyon patrakar dalal ban gaye? ise samajhana aasan nahin hai magar jyada mushkil bhi nahin.
mrnal ke lekh se uthe sawalon ka aadha jawab unake lekh ke pahale hisse men hain. aadha isaliye ki unhonne aadha sach hi likha hai. shayad poora sach likhane ka sahas unamen nahin tha. mrnal likhati hain ki “pathakon ko sabase sasta akhabar dene ki hod men akhabar dami wijnyapanon ke boote apani asali lagat se kahin kam (lagabhag 1/10win) kimat par beche jate rahe hain. aur idhar bajar ki mandi ke karan wah wijnyapani pranawayu lagatar ghatati ja rahi hai”.
yahan pathakon ko sabase sasta akhabar dene ki hod nahin thi. jab taims ऑf indiya aur hindustan taims men dam kam karane ki hod shuru huee to yakinan usaka makasad jyada se jyada pathak batorana tha. magar isaliye nahin ki jyada akhabar bech kar jyada munafa kamayenge, balki isaliye ki kanpaniyon ko ye kaha ja sake ki hamara akhabar sabase jyada bikata hai (chhapata hai) isaliye aap hamen wijnyapan jyada den. is tarah in bade akhabaron ne pathakon ke paise se jyada ahamiyat wijnyapanon ko di. yahi wajah hai ki aage chal kar inhonne pathakon se jyada hit kanpaniyon ka sadha. wijnyapanon ke liye ye pathakon ke hiton se samajhauta karane men gurej nahin karate. kuchh khabaron ko dabane aur kuchh khabaron ko khelane ka makasad bhi kanpaniyon se sanbandhon ke aadhar par tay hota hai.
ab isi sach ka doosara pahaloo. aap sabako maloom hoga ki kuchh din pahale akhabaron ke numaindon ne sarakar ke samane aarthik mandi se uthi mushkilon ka jikr kiya tha. jisake bad sarakari wijnyapanon ka kota badha diya gaya. pranawayu panp hone lagi. fenfadon men naee jan aa gaee. aakhir sarakari wijnyapan kisake jariye milate hain? neta aur adhikariyon ke jariye. jab neta aur adhikariyon ka ahasan in akhabaron par itana bada ho to ye unake khilaf kaise likhen aur kaise chhape? ye dalali ka ek bada sach hai. nichale star par maujood bhashaee patrakaron aur akhabaron ki itani aukat nahin ki wo patrakarita ke munh par kalikh pot saken... unaki itani haisiyat nahin ki wo lokatantr ka sauda kar saken... sach yahi hai ki ye kam bade akhabaron aur bade patrakaron ne kiya hai. isaliye bhala to yahi hota ki mrnal pande apana nishana sabase pahale un bade dalalon ki taraf sadhati. lekin unhonne aisa nahin kiya. fir bhi unhonne aadha hi sahi ek sach bayan karane ka sahas to kiya hai. isake liye unhen sadhuwada.
ab mrnal ka ek aur aaropa. unhonne ye aarop intaranet aur blang jagat ke kuchh giddhon par lagaye hain. mrnal likhati hain ki “intaranet par kuchhek wiwadaspad patrakaron ne blag jagat ki rah ja pakadi hai, jahan we jihadiyon ki mudra men roj kichad uchhalane wali dheron gair-jimmedar aur apusht khabaren chhap kar bhashayi patrakarita ki nakaratmak chhawi ko aur bhi aage badha rahe hain. oonche pad par baithe we warishth patrakar ya nagarik unake priy shikar hain, jin par hamala bol kar we apane kshudr ahan ko to tusht karate hi hain, doosari or pathakon ke aage sina thonk kar kahate hain ki unhonne khoji patrakar hone ke nate nidarata se bade-badon par halla bol diya hai. yahan jin par lagatar anargal aakshep lagaye ja rahe hon, we duwidha se bhar jote hain, ki we is ikatarafa sthiti ka kya karen? kya ghatiya star ke aadharahin tathyon par lanbe pratiwad jari karana jaroori ya shobhaniy hoga? par pratikar n kiya, to shalin maun ke aur bhi oolajalool arth nikale tatha pracharit kiye jayenge”. ye masala bahut ganbhir hai. agar koee sirf apani kshudr aham ko tusht karane ke liye aur bataur khoji patrakar sthapit karane ke liye aisa kar raha hai to use dand milana chahiye. kisi ko bhi yah hak nahin ki wo bina kisi saboot doosaron par koee aarop lagaye ya fabtiyan kase. aise logon ke khilaf sakht karrawaee honi chahiye. kes darj kiya jana chahiye. lekin kes nyay pane ki mansha se darj ho to thik hai, pareshan karane ki mansha se nahin. hal hi men kuchh patrakaron ne patrakaron par aur kuchh akhabaron ne patrakaron par jo kes darj kiye hain unamen nyay pane ki mansha kam apani takat ke jariye doosaron ko pareshan karane ki mansha jyada rahi hai.
isi se judi ek aur bata. akhabar agar patrakarita ka atit aur wartaman hain to intaranet aur blang bhawishya. ek sanwedanashil shakhs apane bhawishy ko hey drshti se dekhe ye sahi nahin. intaranet aur blang ne ye suwidha di hai ki koee patrakar agar chahe to muft men ya fir chand paison men apani bat pathakon tak pahuncha sake. wo bat jise chhapane aur dikhane ka sahas na to akhabaron men hai aur na hi tiwi nyooj chainalon men. is lihaj se dekhen to blang aur intaranet ne bahut se patrakaron ko apana karm aur dharm poora karane ki sahooliyat di hai. sath hi patrakaron par sansthaon ki tarah se ho rahe anyay ke wiruddh bolane ke manch diya hai. soochana ke adhikar aur abhiwyakti ki aajadi ko naya aayam diya hai. ye bahut behatarin chij hai aur isaliye jab mrnal ye kahati hain ki “kya aap janate hen ki aaj bhi intaranet par 85 pratishat khabaron ka srot print midiya hi hai. wajah yaha, ki sarch injin googal ho athawa yahoo, duniyabhar men apane manje huye sanwadadataon ki badi fauj tainat karane ki disha men abhi kisi intaranet srot ne kharcha nahin kiya hai. aur wah kare bhi, to ratonrat akhabar ke kushal patrakaron jaisi tim wah khadi nahin kar sakenge” to wo galat kahati hain. isase jahir hota hai ki unhen intaranet ka “ka...kha...ga...” bhi nahin malooma. yahi to intaranet ki khasiyat hai ki use aisa kuchh bhi karane ki jaroorat nahin. amerika se lekar bharat ke ek chhote kasbe men baitha lekhak apani blang ya sait par jo kuchh bhi likh raha hai wo poori duniya ke liye upalabdh hai. agar aapako jaroorat ho to aap us khabar ya wichar ko padhen. usake bare men tahakikat kar len. ek do jagahon se usaki janch kar len. agar wo bat galat hai to use chhod den. agar sahi hai to usaka istemal kar len. ghar aur daftaron men baith kar likh rahe hajaron, lakhon, karodon ki sankhya men ye log hi to intaranet ki asali takat hain. ye intaranet ke riportara, lekhaka, wicharak aur sanpadaka... sabakuchh hain. googal to sarch injan hai aur is sarch injan ne intaranet ke in tamam riportaron, lekhakon aur wicharakon ko ek doosare se jod diya hai.
ab aakhiri bata. agar kisi akhabar men intaranet wing hai to us web wing ka apana alag astitw hai. jis tarah aap akhabar ke malik ke tamam karobaron ko akhabar ka karobar nahin man sakate thik usi tarah webasait ko bhi akhabar ki milkiyat nahin samajhana chahiye. ye bhi nahin samajhana chahiye ki webasait par kam kar raha patrakar kisi mayane men akhabaron ke diggaj patrakaron se kamatar hai. ho sakata hai ki kampyootar ke samane baith kar thuka... thuk karata wahi naya patrakar bhawishy men patrakarita ka nam roshan kar jaye.