To all of you who are watching us, – your chosen channel, a great tragedy has taken place in our country today. And your channel hangs its head in shame. We shall leave no stone unturned in impartially investigating into who is behind making us an object of ridicule. BRUCE ROBSON conjures up an uncharacteristic response from Times Now.
It is perfectly within the realm of journalistic ethics to pick up such 'leaks'. But you cannot editorialise in the news story. S R RAMANUJAN says the Readers' editor's rebuke was valid, but too mild.
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Content is a mix of what the reader wants and what he does not want…The reader, ladies and gentlemen, is not king; actually he is a nice hypocrite. Outlook editor VINOD MEHTA argues that the media must lead readers, not be led by them
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And the Hindu's Reader's Editor finally took note of the murmurings about the newspaper's coverage of Nandigram. A HOOT editorial on small victories in the battle for media accountability.
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Figures provided by the Hindu indicate that the newspaper has institutionalized the role of the Ombudsman. B P Sanjay
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Though the media set the public agenda and citizens have a stake in it, they are mostly missing from TRAI's consultations for shaping media policy. Ammu Joseph
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Despite access to information from a wide variety of sources the news networks in India tend to go for celebrities, criminals and cricket. Prasun Sonwalkar
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Every time I have tried to watch a snake programme on TV at a friend`s house I have given up after a short while. TV programmes are very basic. Rahul Alvares
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As the experience in Chennai shows, the contracts between cable operators and subscribers are designed to only protect the former. Pay TV customers have no rights. James Gordon
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The issue of citizens` rights with respect to the media has become critical in view of the extraordinary growth of mass media. Ammu Joseph
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MEDIA JOB OF THE WEEK
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