Category Archives: Media Watch

No tribute to Engineer

Posted on May 18, 2013 by admin

Jyoti Punwani Tributes poured in from across the world for scholar and reformist Asghar Ali Engineer, who passed away on Tuesday, May 14. But no leading news channel thought fit to do a tribute to him. He changed the way … Continue reading →

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Crime and punishment in the TOI

Posted on December 21, 2012 by admin

The Times of India has issued a quarter page ad asking people to cast their votes in response to the following multiple choice question:

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Can’t tributes to the dead be truthful?

Posted on July 28, 2012 by admin

Archana Venkat Last week saw the death of a superstar. Rajesh Khanna perhaps took up as much newsprint and on air time in his death as he did in the prime of his acting career. Most reports and features were … Continue reading →

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Assertion, Assertion, Assertion

Posted on July 28, 2012 by admin

Visa Ravindran At the end of a good debate one should have arrived at a fairly objective idea of the theme, learnt some new facts, shed some wrong ones, heard the pros and cons of the proposition and gathered enough … Continue reading →

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Tarun Sehrawat and jounalist’s safety

Posted on June 16, 2012 by admin

Ammu Joseph Young Tarun Sehrawat’s death from multiple diseases contracted on assignment in Abujmarh, an area deep in the heart of tribal Chhattisgarh believed to be a “Maoist stronghold,” is truly tragic.  The grief of his family can only be … Continue reading →

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Defamation Express

Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin

Hariharan VS The defamation notice sent by Indian Express and its journalists to Open Magazine and Vinod Mehta raises one important question: Why only against Vinod Mehta and Open? Vinod Mehta, in his interview gives his opinion on a variety of issues … Continue reading →

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Hindu takes on TOI–but why now?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

Geeta Seshu First, there was a price war. Then came the advertising blitz. Now, comes the editorial battle. An opinion piece in The Hindu today is a no-holds-barred attack on the coverage of Bt Cotton in ‘The Times of India’.  Tracing the latter’s … Continue reading →

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Aamir’s Midas touch

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

Sevanti Ninan We don’t know how much the uglier side of India will change because of Aamir Khan. Will tear-wiping add up to social transformation or at least the beginning of it? There have been inspirational real stories on entertainment … Continue reading →

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