Category Archives: media
Bloggers as media-lovers
Right from the time when the average Joe sitting in his living room became capable of letting the world know what he thinks of it, a debate has raged about whether he should be allowed to do so or not. … Continue reading
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Election trends in the Indian web
Post Obamania in the US of A, Indian politicians and netizens woke up to the immense possibilities that the web offered. News channels launched special election mini sites and the social web came alive with dedicated fan pages for politicians … Continue reading
New guidelines for Indian media
Image via Wikipedia Following what happened on Mumbai on November 26, 2008, there was widespread anger on the irresponsible way some TV news channels handled the crisis. The media defended its stand with various kinds of replies, some more aggressive … Continue reading
Media mentions of the NDTV episode
Perhaps I spoke too soon. Or perhaps the MSM were a little late on this. But be that as it may. Here is a list of mainstream media outlets who have picked up the issue of NDTV bullying the (by … Continue reading
A small victory against our MSM
Post the NDTV ruckus that rocked the Indian blogosphere a few days ago, many of us attempted to get a reaction out of our esteemed mainstream media. I emailed Barkha Dutt, requesting her comments on the matter. I am still … Continue reading
Objectivity is dead
The media is the media because we identify it as such. We expect it to be unbiased and truthful and honest. We believe that the journalists who bring us news of things happening around us have no reason to alter … Continue reading
What’s a blogger to do?
I wrote the last post in anger. Then I started wondering what possible recourse a blogger might have against legal threats from a media biggie like NDTV. In popped a comment from Mr Naavi. I recognised him as a cyberlaw … Continue reading
Why I dislike news on TV
Why is it that all news channels show me rubbish? And it is the same rubbish. Over and over and over again. All day long, into the night, and all through the week. Is it something about our collective looks? … Continue reading
