Kiran Thakur : Articles

BY Kiran Thakur| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |13/06/2008

Saamana¿s feature made fun of Rane¿s state of mind and his status in the new party. A caricature alongside showed him in a bridal attire.

NCP in a tight spot after attack on Ketkar¿s home

BY Kiran Thakur| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |08/06/2008

The attack exploded the myth that Sharad Pawar¿s NCP has his firm grip on its affairs at least in Maharashtra.

Vijay Tendulkar and the media

BY Kiran Thakur| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |20/05/2008

Few now remember Tendulkar¿s contribution to Marathi journalism even though he worked in Mumbai¿s newspapers and other periodicals for a considerable length of time.

And now, Sakaal Times

BY Kiran Thakur| IN MEDIA BUSINESS |09/05/2008

Aspiring to be the first national daily from Pune, the new paper draws its editor and most of its editorial content from a Delhi-based media consultancy firm.

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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.