Fourth Pillar Bearing Great Stress Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

Call me tattered estate, I care less,
Call me even a prestitute press,
Paint me jaundiced yellow,
My aura has halo,
I'm a fourth pillar that bears great stress.
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Press and media have been called by many a name: yellow journalism, porters carrying too many agenda, fourth estate, (not fourth pillar) , noose-papers, and prestitute. Despite their drawbacks, media provide a check (no blank cheque) on the other three pillars. Targeting them as deadwood does no good to country.
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Happenings | 03.04.15 |