Even in the best of times, Indians are never short of sanctimony and self-righteousness but there has been an oversupply of both since the outbreak of #Coronavirus. The virtues of …
The 2013 Indian Readership Survey left almost every newspaper publisher dissatisfied, and 18 groups joined hands to point fingers at the “shocking anomalies, which defy logic and commonsense“. But as …
There’s little new to be said of India’s brain-dead TV news channels. But, on “Manic Tuesday”, as one of them labelled the “high drama” over the Rajya Sabha elections, they …
The iconic British business newspaper Financial Times used to run a fine weekly feature, not so long ago, on the tables in the corner offices of top business leaders. The …
Khushwant Singh, the self-proclaimed “dirty old man of Indian journalism”, has passed away at the age of 99. Exactly, 30 years ago, when Singh was 69, the journalist Dhiren Bhagat …
The elevator implosion of Tarun J. Tejpal and the plight of Tehelka as a result have been discussed ad nauseam after the first emails were leaked on 20 November. But …
“I don’t think many Indians care about the country,” he (George Fernandes) said. “By Indians I mean those in the highest places. If they cared they wouldn’t have been looting …
The fears over what happens when a big business house with deep pockets and political influence across parties funds a big media house to legitimise its hitherto-hidden media interests are …
As the year draws close, newspapers, magazines and TV stations unfailingly announce their man of the year, woman of the year, Indian of the year, product of the year, etc. …
Of all the crappy devices that Indian media managers have devised to beef up the bottomline, nothing beats the unquestionable racket called “awards”. (If you can forget even more foul-smelling …
The “tendentious and offensive” remarks of the new chairman of the Press Council of India, Justice Markandey Katju, on the state of the media and the quality of journalists—and his …
There has been plenty of buzz in recent days that the Congress-led UPA government has quietly begun hitting back at the media for the manner in which it has exposed …
Before the web brought the wide world to their desktop, the library was the window for young Indians seeking to peek into the universe beyond their doorstep. Each town and …
Editors, anchors, columnists, correspondents… tens of media personnel have been badly mauled in the eyes of news consumers, in the Niira Radia scandal. But do the proprietors and managers really …
It’s raining scams across the country—and the media is increasingly getting caught in the downpour with its pants down. In just the last few weeks, newspapers, magazines and TV stations …
As if all the scams involving the legislature, executive and the judiciary weren’t enough, a big blow has been struck against the so-called fourth estate—the media—with tapped conversations allegedly revealing …
The latest issue of India Today magazine carries its annual “State of the States” survey of India’s best and worst States. Karnataka’s position under the leadership of B.S. Yediyurappa is …
Bruised and battered by crisis after crisis, prime minister Manmohan Singh has received a rare stamp of approval from fellow-sardar Khushwant Singh. “The dirty old man of Indian journalism” has …
While the nation gets titillated this week by Suresh Kalmadi‘s ravenous appetite, last week by the Reddy brothers’, the previous week by Sharad Pawar‘s (and his adorable daughter Supriya Sule‘s), …
The farcical judgment in the Bhopal gas tragedy case has come—25 years and 6 months after the accident. The media pats itself on the back for securing justice in middle-class, …
Manmohan Singh, prime minister of the world’s largest democracy, completes six years in office on May 22 without once being subjected to a prerequisite of democracy—hard-nosed questioning by journalists—print, television, …
SHARANYA KANVILKAR writes from Bombay: Can a nearly spotless journalistic career of 45 years—30 of those for one of the most trusted broadcasters in the world—be tainted, tarbrushed and tarnished …
Amitabh Bachchan, who only eight months ago confessed he wanted to be a journalist in his next life, continues to have problems with those practising the craft in their current …
A picture tells a thousand words; in this case it encapsulates the hopes of a billion. The sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohanrao Bhagwat, delivers his thundering addres …
Girish Kasaravalli, winner of four national film awards—third only to Satyajit Ray (6) and Buddhadeb Dasgupta (5)—and director of Gulabi Talkies which won Umashree a national award for best actress …
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