JAYANTA MADHAB TAMULY : Articles

KBC trailer breaks new ground

BY JAYANTA MADHAB TAMULY| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |13/08/2014

The bold new trailer highlight prejudices against the north east.

The same old indifference

BY JAYANTA MADHAB TAMULY| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |28/02/2014

From the time of immolation to the death announcement, there was enough time to collect and telecast the news nationally. But it found no space in the national media,

Thought-provoking weekend fare

BY JAYANTA MADHAB TAMULY| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |10/06/2013

Keya Acharya's Sunday cover story in The Hindu throws light on the use of renewable energy, a subject usually neglected by journalists.

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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.