A few years ago, I got too infuriated with the Times of India (TOI), due to the way it handled a news report. Some policemen had misbehaved with some women-protesters in Punjab, and the newspaper chose to show the face of the woman being harassed, her horrified friend’s face, but the camera angle made sure [...]
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These days media is fascinated with two names: Headley and Rana. What makes the case interesting to me in the first place is how Indian media is using the names of “Headley” and “Rana” repeatedly, without ever clearly mentioning the real names of these two! (India) (Politics) (Journalism) I read a news item just now which made me search for similar reports from different newspapers. It’s about our Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing the World Population Day function in New Delhi. As part of his speech, he provided two solutions for population control in India. First one was in a [...] Journalism Summary of two good articles I read yesterday: ~!~ Let’s shoot the messenger [Link] With results season, media reports of suicides by failed or underperformed students will increase. The reports often bring graphic details of such attempts. In fact, no student attempts suicide because of exams, parents, or teachers. One attempts suicide because one is depressed! Exam [...] Spinning it like Mahatma did On 30th of Jan, 2008 i.e. the 60th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, ashes of his body were immersed in the Arabian Sea, from the Girgaum beach, Mumbai. The next day, I was shocked to read what HT reported (31st of Jan, 2008): “Good bye to Gandhi? .. In city of [...] This news was not covered by 99% of Indian media. Karan Thapar wonders why: [Link] Karan Thapar January 26, 2008 An untold story There was a time when people said ‘if it’s not in The Times, it hasn’t happened’. That simple sentence was a great tribute to the British paper. Today many say if it’s not mentioned by [...] Newspapers of Tomorrow Marcus Brauchli, Managing Editor, Wall Street Journal was in India recently to participate in HT leadership Summit. He is said to occupy the most powerful position in business journalism. Here are some excerpts from his interview with HT: o Indian newspapers are among the truly independent newspapers of the world. o I think [...] Silence of the lambs We Indians have learnt to forget real miseries in our lives but are over reactive on hypothetical issues. Remember some of the recent controversies. Be it the debate over existence of Rama, debate over 123 nuclear deal, rocketing share market, or some older issues like Adavani’s remarks over Jinnah, Shankaracharya’s prosecution, etc, [...] Behind a Successful NameKnow how the names of your favourite companies came into being. Kumar Rahul Tiwary Apple Computers: Apple was founder Steve Jobs’ favourite fruit. He was three months late in filing a name for his business. So he threatened to name the company “Apple” if other colleagues don’t come up with a better name. [...] All about PIL (Public Interest Litigation) We all have heard about Public Interest Litigation (PIL), but don’t know exactly who can file and PIL and how. I searched for this and found some very useful information, which are worth sharing with you. Some of the statements might have been copied by me from the reference. 1. [...] IPNFMACJ - Indian Parliament, National Flag, Mr. Ahluwalia and Citizen JournalistsKumar Rahul Tiwary ASA (As soon as) you stop wondering about the title of this article, please get ready for some serious stuff. In the year 2005, two special bills were passed by the parliament of India, their names explains their application: · The prevention of [...] |
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