For all you media bashers out there, here's one bit of good news. This week, every TV channel in the News Broadcasters Association agreed not to telecast any visuals of a lewd MMS, which showed a young college girl stripping for her boyfriend. The boy..who should be publicly whipped, in my personal opinion....accessed her email and sent this mms to all her contacts. The visuals have been printed in some newspapers, but TV channels have stayed away from it, a hugely positive sign and an indication that self regulation is the most effective way ahead.

NDTV has often found itself the odd one out, for instance we're the only ones who didn't show footage of the infamous Carol Gracias wardrobe malfunction or the DPS schoolgirl MMS, both now immortalised in popular films like Fashion and DevD. So, a united stand on what is acceptable TV content, is something for all of us to celebrate.

My HERO of the week: Somnath Chatterjee. The Speaker often reminds me of an irate family patriarch, someone who provides a sense of propriety in a Parliament full of MPs, often determined to show how they can redefine the concept of ' Honourable'. When he runs out of patience, he mirrors the opinion of most voters, who wonder why we pay taxes for this daily tamasha.

My ZERO of the week: the Mangalore Mayor who filed a case against Renuka Choudhary for saying the city had been ' TALIBANISED'. Next, a court order to file a FIR against her. This, as the men behind the Mangalore pub attack still roam free. Unbelievable!