The Problem with “Communication” Today

Many people speak of communication today. In fact, “communication” has become a cliché today. We have numerous branches of study that can be termed as communication. We live in an era of communication. Be it T.V, internet, mobile phones. However, today many parents, authorities and moralists discuss on the demerits of communication rather than on its merits. Thus, we have youth on the one hand who long for gadgets for communication; and having one makes them fell good. However, I would like to express my concern with the parents and elders of today; because communication or the means of communication has indeed brought about lot of evils.

What has gone wrong in this whole process? Where is the problem? I believe the issue of concern is what is communicated. The problem in the world of media today is, truth is not communicated. What is communicated most are “projected truths,” not “truths.” There could be various reasons why truth is not communicated one of the main reasons is probably because it is challenging. But the sad part is this hiding oneself from the truth will never improve our situation it will only worsen our situation.