"Money talks, bullsh*t walks", as the saying goes, and knowing the propensity of Indians for corruption, it's an open secret that everyone can be bought, politicians more so. The media, the fourth estate, has a crucially important role in a democracy - freedom of speech and info. Yet the Indian media, when not swallowing hook, line and sinker the crumbs from the govt info office are little more than sensation mongers - there's no investigative journalism, no in-depth analysis of the situation and worse yet, they usually fail to highlight or enlighten the public about the deficiencies of govt policies.
