BIRAJ SWAIN : Articles

BY BIRAJ SWAIN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |30/05/2014

Shows such as these by their nature and their in-depth discussions should be the norm, yet they are exceptions in our 24X7 news world,

The media's blackout continent

BY BIRAJ SWAIN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |24/05/2014

In the six weeks of super-charged election coverage, some of the big stories from Africa were ignored, brushed aside or given lip-service coverage.

Open Mikes are insightful and irreverent

BY BIRAJ SWAIN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |15/03/2014

The Open Mike format is a welcome relief from the surfeit of studio panellists. It brings ordinary Indians to the forefront and their rooted realities and frank opinions determine the discourse,

A tale of two shows

BY BIRAJ SWAIN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |31/01/2014

If there was one time that the Bhasa press schooled elite journalists of English news channels on how to tackle a presidential speech, then this was it!

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.