The popularity of the subject matter and lecturer drew a crowd that filled an entire classroom. In contrast to his own popularity, Dündar said journalists should keep a low profile, but blamed TV for turning many of them into celebrities. Dündar said 20 years ago journalism was a decent career, but after the September 12, 1980, coup, journalists were restricted, leading to a phase where serious news was replaced by sheer entertainment. Now that the media is able to do some self-critiquing, Dündar hopes that this irresponsible behavior will come to an end with a new generation of media people doing more responsible work.