One of the leading Tamil dailies, Dinamalar has been slammed for its headlines on the engagement news of an actress. The popular daily put it up on the front page with a headline mentioning that a sexual assault (torture) victim is now engaged. What’s surprising it the fact that they chose to use one of the most shocking events of her life to sensationalize the news item.
Many readers took to social media and slammed Dinamalar for yellow journalism and an insensitive take on the matter. As wishes poured in for the newly engaged couple, many others took notice of how the two events were linked in the published article. Here are some of the reactions on the matter:
Though the newspaper has not responded to the criticism, it’s surprising they chose to keep mum on the matter. The daily has been slammed for not following journalism ethics. The usage of ‘sexual assault’ victim is most often sensationalized and the incident is mentioned again and again in order to popularize the news item. As a result, #shameondinamalar has started trending on twitter!