nagamallika : Articles

BY nagamallika| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |28/11/2010

The Telugu press often comes up with interesting headlines, and Eenadu comes out with the best. Unless explained, the innuendo can be lost in translation.

Caught up in instant news?

BY nagamallika| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |28/03/2008

The 24x7 coverage seemed almost like a repeat telecast of the now-famous Prince rescue.

Off the media’s radar?

BY nagamallika| IN OPINION |15/02/2007

One positive story on each day of the National games could have gone a long way in promoting that much needed assurance that Assam is part of India

Creating an atmosphere for ragging?

BY nagamallika| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |05/11/2006

The media seems to be all for bringing ragging to book but there are undercurrents of ragging indulged by the media itself.

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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.