Md Ali : Articles

BY Md Ali| IN BOOKS |10/08/2010

Is political representation on so-called national television diverse? Of course not. National politics is represented on television debates by just six politicians from the Congress and BJP.

Empowering marginalized voices

BY Md Ali| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |08/05/2010

Charkha Development Communication Network has been connecting unheard voices from the margins to the mainstream media for last 15 years,

Victims of an unholy nexus

BY Md Ali| IN LAW AND POLICY |02/05/2010

The nexus of wrong doers and the authorities threaten journalists because their reports jeopardize this unholy nexus.

Online media creates history

BY Md Ali| IN DIGITAL MEDIA |18/04/2010

The two Pulitzer prizes given to online and internet based works is an acknowledgement of the changing landscape of journalism.

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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.