BY Manjula Lal| IN OPINION |15/07/2007
Being in the interviewee’s hotseat is now more of a comedy of errors than an ordeal.
BY Manjula Lal| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |11/12/2004
The common woman has good reason not to get worked up about the issue of violence against women. A response to Ammu Joseph`s article.
BY Manjula Lal| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |16/05/2002
Instant analysis on TV is nothing but fluff Instant analysis on TV is nothing but fluff   When General Musharraf was making his famous speech to the world in January, it was being "analysed" by TV anchors as he went along. What was the hurry, guys? Want to solve the tangled Indo-Pak imbroglio in one hectic evening?   By Manjula..
BY Manjula Lal| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |23/04/2002
Why is a pogrom called a riot Why is a pogrom called a riot?   Old journalistic usages have to be re-examined for the times we live in.   Semantics became center stage again with George Bush`s use of the expression "collateral damage" to refer to civilian casualties in the war against Afghanistan. But while many of us in the..
BY Manjula Lal| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |23/04/2002
Dateline North-East: Risky Business Dateline North-East: Risky Business   To fully appreciate the conditions in which the media functions in the North-East, some standard terms have to be redefined.   To fully appreciate the conditions in which the media functions in the North-East, some standard terms have to be redefined. Here is a glossary of some phrases journalists usually use in..
BY Manjula Lal| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |16/04/2002
Why doesn’t the media go out there and find out all the interesting things happening, to people Why doesn’t the media go out there and find out all the interesting things happening, to people ..
BY Manjula Lal| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/04/2002
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JOURNALISTIC RIGOUR WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JOURNALISTIC RIGOUR?</headline> Have journalistic norms become a casualty of the pace of change in mass media? Many media persons seem to have abdicated their responsibility, suggesting that you should mechanically do your job and not bother your head about journalistic ethics, commitment, quality or - perish the thought -..
BY Manjula Lal| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |08/04/2002
ENGLISH JOURNALISM, LUCKNOW STYLE ENGLISH JOURNALISM, LUCKNOW STYLE   This is about the English media in Lucknow. It is not pegged to the UP polls in particular, for the simple reason that the English language press is not taken too seriously in the city. And also because most of UP`s key constituencies/rallies are covered by journalists from Delhi,..
BY Manjula Lal| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |06/04/2002
Dateline North-East: Risky Business To fully appreciate the conditions in which the media functions in the North-East, some standard terms have to be redefined. Here is a glossary of some phrases journalists usually use in other contexts.   Going out on an assignment: Being blindfolded and taken to an underground militant`s group hideout. If it`s the HQ deep..
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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.                   

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.                 

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