STING OPERATION--BEE-ING WHERE ONE SHUDN'T BE!

Lights, camera action!
These words are now familiar even to the journalists ..yes its the era of the "STING OPERATIONs"..
Almost evryday we get to see some sting operation or the other on leading news channels of the country...many to expose corruption but some just show some sleazy, sensual stuff to increase trp ratings...atleast many have the guts to claim that we give wt the audience wants!!!
is that so? i wonder..
well personally, my opinion is that the end justifies the means...meaning if the sting operation is carried out to expose corrupt officials and if the expose is beneficial to the public..for their good...y not???
but if the same is used to get juicy gossip abt private lives of public figures be it politicians or page 3 people..its nothing but yellow journalism which i feel is a disgrace and something that tarnishes the very image of a good free press that is considered to be the fourth pillar in a democracy like ours..
we need a free press to act as a watchdog..not to become entertainers...i look upto journalists like barkha dutt and christianne amrapour...but when i see few journalists..for the sake of money..selling something cheap and higly immoral to the public..it makes me wonder..do i really want to become a journalist who wud be merely a puppet at the hands of the advertisers??
take for example the video clippings of kareena kapoor-shahid kapoor kissing in public...i mean common..how does it even bother me wt those ppl do..it was a clear case of defamtion for those two celEbrities...and as someone rightly said.."IN INDIA ITS OK TO PISS IN PUBLIC BUT NOT to KISS IN PUBLIC!" so imagine the damge done to those two..not that i really care abt them ...and am not their fan!!but still ...their privacy was infringed upon and its something i cant tolerate...its against my principles!
so wr is this flurry of sting operations heading??
i mean cheers and kudos to tarun tejpal, editor of tehelka .com and his team of journalists..anirudh bahl..who exposed the corrupt politicains of our country..who are those shamelss creeps who didnt think even twice while finalising a defence deal..shame on them!
also the sting carried out by aaj tak to expose the flesh trade happening in many so called beauty parlours.in delhi...is a commendable opration..it exposed the entire racquet and thus saving many helpless girls from falling into the trap!

so all in all..sting operations are here to stay..but its the responsibilty of the journalists to use it for the good of the society and responsibly..to expose corrupption..and not just sell some cheap stuff!
cheers
lavanya