Editorial
Media Convergence in current times
It has been talked about as the ultimate threat as well as ultimate opportunity for media houses. For more than a decade, we have heard about its disruptive and transformative powers. But for most media houses in India, Convergence had remained just an esoteric word till recently because of low Internet penetration and a lack of understanding of what Convergence can do. That has decisively changed now.
Cover Story
King of Heartland
Aggressive marketing has helped the Dainik Bhaskar group dethrone competitors with ease in literally every market they have entered, write Rohit Manchanda and Mehnaz Nasreen.
My Days with Dainik Bhaskar
Uday Sinha, the former Executive Editor with Dainik Bhaskar, has been in the field of journalism for over 28 years. Presently, he is the Managing Editor with Channel One and has also worked as an Editor with Sahara Time and as an Executive Editor with The Pioneer.
Unlike Other Newspapers, We Give Readers What They Want
The Managing Director of Dainik Bhaskar Group in Jabalpur, Kailash Agarwal is also in-charge of Dainik Bhaskar’s five editions in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Also the first cousin of Ramesh Agarwal, Chairman of DB Corp. Ltd., he speaks to Rohit Manchanda and Mehnaz Nasreen in an exclusive interview for TSI Media Watch
Paid News
‘There is a difference in Bharat and India’
Sanjeev Shrivastava is an veteran journalist and educator with over 33 years of experience in print, radio, television and documentary cinema. He co-authored the report of the sub-committee of the Press Council of India called ‘Paid News:Page 28-29’. He has authored a textbook entitled ‘Media Ethics: Truth, Fairness and Objectivity: Making and Breaking News’, published by Oxford University Press.
Photo Feature
Anna v/s Irom: Media insensitivity in focus
Rambahadur Rai is a veteran journalist and a key Jayaprakash Narayan aide. He is the editor of Hindi forthnightly magazine Pratham Pravakta and the man behind the Hawala Scam expose.
On the ball, always
Popular cricket anchor Gautam Bhimani shares the secret of his success with Spriha Srivastava
Newsroom War
Poll battle divides media
With the parties at loggerheads and media outlets openly taking sides, the political schism in Bengal has grown wider than ever before; write Chandrasekhar Bhattacharjee and Sukumar Mitra
New Media
Indian media in crisis of credibility
Praful Bidwai, is a senior columnist and peace activist based in New Delhi. He has been associated with several leading newspapers in South Asia. He has written many thought-provoking pieces on all aspects of Indian politics, economy, society and its international relations.
International Media Watch
A Tale of Two Disasters
Foreign correspondents covering the near-meltdown in Japan found themselves grappling with a knowledge deficit in terms of nuclear science and its jargon, says Saurabh Kumar Shahi
Media Trend Graph
Analysis of the Coverage
As the situation in LIBYA has moved into the spotlight, Egypt has largely disappeared from the international news, with little coverage of the success of the revolution or the process of building a new government.
Regional Media Watch
Regional media
Monalisa Gogoi on how an Assamese reporter blew the lid off lies propagated by the state government.
International Column
American atrocities in Afghanistan
Dave Lindorff is an investigative reporter based in Philadelphia. This article first appeared on uruknet.info.
Guest Column
The positive interventionist
A small-town boy makes it to the top of TV charts, this is Ashutosh’s story
Business
Tycoons as Holy Cows
The sad truth is: Indian media has made it a habit to habitually glorify tycoons-even if they are crooked... By Sutanu Guru