Journalist 'Credi(t)'bility

Journalist 'Credi(t)'bility

Here is one of our present electronic media friend story, who is terrorising the banks and financial institutions in Vizag. He use to took advantage of the advertisement of automobile, electronic etc., products about installment facility. This person won't leave the installment products right from Maruti car to TV. Sometimes there will be new car, two wheeler, new electronic goods at his house which had taken on installment.

One fine day our media friends approached a bank manager to open account for their newly started association. By seeing this person name on that association list, manager asked his where abouts and narrated the episode about their experience with him as defaulter. Based on this incident we tried to get further information which revealed whole story of our friend. He use the name of media for his activities. Local bankers in a notion that all media is like this person. May be for that reason banks rejected to give individual loans for accredited journalist sites.

This friend presently working with Vissa channel and earlier worked in Andhra Bhoomi as stringer. He took the products on monthly installment basis. Will pay first two, three months installments without fail. After that he straight away go to the concerned bank manager or financial institution head introducing himself as one of the top media person in Vizag. Further he says that his finance position is not good now and request not to harass for further installments. But assure them that he will clear the amount in future.

He sell the items to the third person for discounted rate. Also went to court on his house owner and enjoying the house without rent from several months. He use to get sponsorships from the top business persons of vizag who want to campaign on the name of Vissa channel programs. (ex. Vizag Defence Academy, Welfare Group etc.,). He collect amount from the people who want to appear on screen.

Unfortunately bankers black listed journalists along with lawyers, as there is no reputation for them, because of the friends who are misusing the opportunities like this. Bankers are very particular in releasing loans, credit cards and other products regarding journalists, even though their pay slip is eligible to get them. Banks are in fear that journalists took advantage with their field and will be wanted default in repayment. Some of our friends got housing loans, personal loans, credit cards because of their relations with the banks and manger positive impression on that particular persons.

Note; Our intention is not to target a person. We want to throw some light, how unfair activities are going on the name of media.