Comments on: My Today programme debut

By: John

John — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:54:55 +0000

Why didnâ€™t Sunny allow Asghar to speak? Why was he interupting Asghar as I wanted to know what his answer would be.

One rule for the people he hates/dislikes and another for himself?

By: John

John — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:50:13 +0000

Why didn’t Sunny allow Asghar? One rule for you and another for himself?

By: soru

soru — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:39:39 +0000

The thing about cultures that have diverse, choiceful media, in which it just so happens that everyone in culture A gets one set of daily news, and everyone in culture B gets a different set, is that it becomes possible for them to be led into a war with each other.

By: Kulvinder

Kulvinder — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:19:19 +0000

To quote TFI from the other thread

or is it: â€œooh they canâ€™t understand â€˜usâ€™â€

Mutual incomprehension, mutual misunderstanding.

Thatâ€™s where it is at.

By: DR1001

DR1001 — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:13:07 +0000

sure…

sounds good.

By: Refresh

Refresh — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:11:14 +0000

If DR1001 doesn’t mind collaborating then I put forward:

Global Choice

By: DR1001

DR1001 — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:10:02 +0000

Global diversity tv

By: Refresh

Refresh — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:10:00 +0000

Sunny, I had responded with robust views on how repulsive I found this Digital Ghetto label. But its disappeared into the ether. Another time perhaps

My suggestion is Digital Choice – exercised like everyone else in green and pleasant land.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:19:26 +0000

Refresh and Tasneem, you are right. I’m writing an article on this to explain in more detail what I mean and what needs to be done. I don’t particularly like the term ‘digital ghetto’ either. We need something alternative. Suggestions?

By: Refresh

Refresh — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:09:33 +0000

Rather a weak story from the BBC. Enough of an intro for all the various Asian media industry specialists.

As for the Digital Ghetto – rather pathetic label. My wife watches Leonardo (Italian channel). Don’t ask me why, as she doesn’t understand Italian. But we have been eating some really nice Italian food lately. Yes, from recipes from some Italian Jamie Oliver or Rick Stein (only more rotund).

As for the labelling – I saw elsewhere (Guardian I believe) where Islamic classes become labelled ‘camps’.

Sunny – I think being a media man perhaps its worth analysing this labelling business.

By: Old Pickler

Old Pickler — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:11:57 +0000

Nice voice, Sunny.

morally laxative

Can we have a running commentary?

By: Tasneem

Tasneem — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:52:11 +0000

… “When they’re (mainstream media) trying to cover a particular community or issue they’re doing it from an outsider’s perspective”.

That zeroes in a very crucial issue. Why and where exactly the mainstream leaves a void? And when resulting culture/tendency of tuning into the “home channels” are styled as “digital ghetto”, that’s fallacious, buddy.

By: leon

leon — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:21:52 +0000

Well, that was erm, interesting. Looks like they edited you right down on that one…

By: Kismet Hardy

Kismet Hardy — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:40:46 +0000

Dunno about morally lax western folk, but after years of eastern cooking, I could tell you a thing or two about being morally laxative

And the very idea that Eastenders is the most popular tv programme about ethnic folk has just brought on the shits again…

By: Uncleji

Uncleji — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:34:41 +0000

Younger generation watching mainstream tv is necessaryly a good thing. the most popular tv programme about ethnic folk is EastEnders the everyday story of morally lax western folk

By: Uncleji

Uncleji — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:30:29 +0000

Its the housewives and the tantric yoga quote that got u the gig mate

By: Sunny

Sunny — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:24:43 +0000

I was born here but didn’t grow up here for some of my youth.

By: David T

David T — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:08:50 +0000

I heard only the last line of that interview, in between my nipper asking me whether he could wear angel wings to nursery. Bum.

By: Chris Stiles

Chris Stiles — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:17:57 +0000

I always assumed you were born, and had grown up, here.