Murky business: How news channels manipulate ratings
A press conference by Mumbai police brings big news channels under the radar for alleged manipulation of TRPs On 8 October, Mumbai police chief Parambir Singh claimed to have busted…
Grace under fire
Delhi lost one of its talented mediapersons when Doordarshan cameraperson Achyuta Nanda Sahu was killed by Naxals in Dantewada About four hours before he was shot dead by Naxalites in…
Malayalam media shows the way
Both TV and print ceaselessly covered the floods and helped with rescue efforts, sans sensationalism Malayala Manorama, the Malayalam daily, lowered its masthead twice last week. The newspaper, perhaps overwhelmed…
With the Devil’s Advocate
Karan Thapar interviews himself after being inundated with interview requests, since his book gained media attention Ever since the extracts from my book began to appear in various media outlets,…