Is the media changing the way elections are held?

• Varun Gandhi slapped by National Security Act for saying rude things and threatening the minority community. The proceedings were caught on camera.
• Jaswant Singh, senior BJP leader accused of distribution of currency notes in public, violating moral code of conduct. The proceedings were caught on camera.
  
• Mulayam Singh Yadav under scanner for sexist remark against senior Manipuri lady leader. He said "Since you are a woman, I am restraining myself. Had you not been a woman, you would've faced the consequences."
• Govinda in trouble, caught on camera distributing notes during Holi.

All of the above incidents remind me of the Tehelka 'sting operation' where a hidden camera would sneak in and record the hideous, nasty ways of celebrities and politicians. Here, the media has it all laid bare, the camera just has to catch them with a 'take-away' phrase. In the Decision 09 debate in Times Now, I saw BJP leader Jayanti Natarajan and a Congress leader ganging up together against the press! This is really an opener, where two parties which dont see eye to eye, actually agreeing on one agenda that the press does not know its limits and magnifies everything. Politicians should realize that the days have gone where they could say nasty or communally inciting statements to influence public opinion. Now the might of the press is so big, is that if it is a deliberate statement or a goof up, just say 'sorry' gracefully and leave.