The thematic parallels between the two novels of Ishiguro and the English primetime debates in Indian “godi” media point to the way that the lack of professional integrity in both the latter and the former leads to the undermining of democratic values. Democracy is at stake and, the article argued, subverted in damaging ways by “godi” media. Moreover, the article itself is designed as a solution, making people aware of the pernicious work being done and distributed in the name of journalism.