BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN DIGITAL MEDIA |01/04/2014
The ways of commercial media are forcing political actors and voters into the social media space, thus reconstituting public space in India,
BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |24/02/2014
In the age of coalition national governments it is important to understand the role of regional media in constructing popular sentiments on ethnic issues,
BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |17/08/2013
In a state known for its media-politics nexus, the struggles that Thalaiva is facing for release, points to yet another dimension,
BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |10/08/2013
Murdoch's newspapers go ballistic against PM Kevin Rudd ahead of the Australian elections,
BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |20/06/2013
The debate on 'is Australia a racist country?' is yet to die down. The new debate ahead of the September elections is, 'is Australia a sexist country?'
BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |01/02/2013
The similarity between the media and the masses in resisting divergent views is uncanny.
BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |11/12/2012
In earlier episodes too when media had crossed the line, public outrage was considerable. But it was the pulling out of advertising support that seemed to have a sobering effect on the stations and their presenters.
BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |09/09/2012
More is read into the recent face-off between Puthiya Thalaimurai and Sumangali Cable Vision in Tamil Nadu, as the former is emerging as a channel to reckon with,
BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN BOOKS |24/11/2011
De-Westernising media education and research in India.
BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN BOOKS |24/11/2011
In this concluding part of the research review,
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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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