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In memoriam: Jai's untold stories
Jai Chandiram who passed away this morning after battling cancer, was one of the pioneers of television in India. She also trained many of today's professionals.
THE HOOT is reproducing a piece on television's early years which she wrote for the Hoot in 2009
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What role did media play in poll result?
Asked about the reason for the JD (S) defeat in Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy angrily blamed the media.
MELWYN PINTO says TV channels played a crucial part in dethroning the BJP in the state, even if they did not particularly promote the Congress. PIX: Janata Dal (S) President H D Kumaraswamy
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Blow by blow poll-time blockbuster
Media pulled out all the stops to cover the Karnataka Assembly elections, the first state poll in 2013.
TV channels predicting and analysing the results were entertaining too, says NUPUR BASU. PIX: Karnataka CM designate K Siddaramaiah.
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BBC Hindi changes stations
BBC withdraws regional correspondents totally, to focus on the digital medium.
That's not good news for its Hindi service listeners, says MANU MOUDGIL
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The futility of myth making
It is so much easier to imagine in the dying virtues of courage. Yet we don't take note of undeniable proof of fearlessness around us. We in the middle class ignore the torment of the living.
Our empathy has a limited sweep, says AJAZ ASHRAF
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Village stories find a platform
Gaon Connection, a newspaper about farming and other rural concerns, has struck a chord in Uttar Pradesh.
ANUBHA YADAV finds that there are ambitious plans to expand its reach.
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No easy answers on porn
Shouldn't we focus more on how we understand rape and sexual violence itself, rather than seek justification for a crisis of masculinity and an epic failure of governance?
MANJIMA BHATTACHARYA examines the contentious issue.
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The Indian media, print, television and social, seem to think nothing much of the Rs 1,400 cr scam of siphoning off public money in building statues and parks during the Mayavati regime, uncovered by the Lok Ayukt, Uttar Pradesh. IPL, with the ball-by-ball coverage of leaked information by police seems to be of far greater consequence. Even in alleged scams, Mayawati is less newsworthy than cricket players, Bollywood stars and bookies. How so?
A reader writes, "TV pe breaking news haaye re mera ghagra haaye," sings Madhuri Dixit (that's the latest item song). How aptly it captures the state of television news today, doesn't it?
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