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Letter to the Hoot:Express reporter Vijay Pratap Singh~s death on duty clearly exposes the very thin line that divides the reel and the real world of Indian politics and the conditions under which journalists work. SOURAV ROY BURMAN says the criminals behind the blast must be unmasked. |
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In less than twenty days of this month there have been six assaults on journalists and one arrest in Manipur, Kerala, Kashmir, Maharashtra, Orissa and Delhi. The worrying question is what does the increase in violence signify? A HOOT editorial. |
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The Hoot excerpts a passage from Maya Ranganathan and Usha M. Rodrigues' Indian Media in a Globalised World. Selected and introduced by SUBARNO CHATTARJI |
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Honour killings seem to have brought out the best among serial makers who are now responding by highlighting these in their shows. Hopefully the sagas of saas-bahu kitchen politics will be put on the back burner, says D MAMTA |
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The most watched channel is Arirang, shops are overflowing with Korean goods and the youth of Nagaland flaunt hair styled on Korean actors and actresses. All this and not a pip out of the media, reports STELLA PAUL Pix: Wokha town. |
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The state~s advertisement budget has jumped even as criticism of Nitish Kumar~s government in the local and national media has slumped. The manner in which facts and figures are being manipulated by the government is a real cause for concern, reports BIHAR TIMES |
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Changes at the top | | In a few months' time India Today will see changes at the top. Editor Prabhu Chawla is likely to move up with a new designation, managing editor Shankkar Aiyar is slated to take his place, and cartoonist Ravi Shankar is apparently moving back to the group, and to the magazine in an editor-level slot.
| Kashmir bans TV channels | | The Kashmir government has banned on July 29 the transmission of two local TV channels, SEN Channel and SEN Awaz for telecasting what it called as provocative programmesincluding speeches of secessionist elements and protests. The channels are accused of showing stone pelting attacks on CRPF bunkers, statement of separatists and hartal calls in such a way which incite people to create law and order problems.
| Murder in Nepal | | The Chairperson of Tulsipur FM (100.2 MHz), Devi Prasad Dhital alias Hemraj was shot dead by an unidentified group on July 22 around 8:45 PM in the mid-western Dang district of Nepal. Freedom Forum records an incident a day against the media in Nepal.
| See how much we sell | | Mail Today wants us to know exactly how much their circulation figures stand at. The paper has recently begun printing the numbers on the front page just below the masthead. W .. more>>
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