Some in the media still seem to believe that being homosexual is in itself an act of crime. People on the news desk, in their eagerness to copy a sensational news item, did not want to think about how racist the report was, says SUDEEP K.S.
The media's handling of sex workers and other marginalised communities has been patently insensitive. NUPUR BASU reports on the deliberations of a congregation from 42 countries in Kolkata.
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On April 26 The Press Council of India deferred release of its report on paid news prepared by two of its members. Some council members argued that it would destroy the publishers' credibility and hurt their long term interest. THE HOOT publishes extracts from it. Image from psainath.wordpress.com
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In this conservative domain populated by liberal women, Akbar's cry for change is a cry in the wilderness. DASU KRISHNAMOORTY wonders why the press here is hyperventilating about Sarkozy's statement on the burqa.
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The promise of civic engagement via new technologies remains limited to the upper classes, and it will be a while before it reaches the masses. USHA M RODRIGUES looks at the rise of online media campaigning in the recent elections.
Reprinted from Unleashed, ABC.net
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The case was a high profile one because those who appeared in it as prosecution and defendants were tall figures in Kerala's public life. M N Vijayan (left)died soon after the verdict. N P Chekkutty describes the issues.
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