Media and medical ethics- some diatribes

Yesterday, we were ,those previleged few, who got a chance to attend the Bio-ethics conference, organised by NIMHANS. With an air of sophistication all around, we entered into the conference hall like meek viewers, who are always apprehensive of their knowledge in science not to talk about biology and what to talk about medical science. Perhaps, the medical fraternity was miffed with the Dr.Venugopal-Dr.Ramodoss row. They were all out for media bashing like-Media is planting stories only getting the input from one source, media is promoting corporate health care system, media is the culprit behind sensatationalism, for spreading panic within common man blah....., blah......, blah............. . And all we media students and media practioners were perhaps gleefully enjoying this drama. May be for the fact what we are taught in our first class in jounalism, i.e. to be thick skinned. with questions from every corner and also valuable suggestions from doc.s, it seemed that medicos were determined to settle some score, which were nurtured for days.
They blamed us till they satisfied themselves by sspitting of venom. but, with all venality, they forgot to mention somethings which we also faiked to remind. thanks to our first lessons in journalism i.e. to be thickskinned.