rina mukherji : Articles

Youth Speak sheds a new light on slum kids

BY rina mukherji| IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |18/12/2010

A UN funded newsletter project aims at giving voice to children from the red light districts of Calcutta who say, ``Our right is to be heard.’’

Film as a confidence building measure

BY rina mukherji| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |26/08/2005

A short documentary conceptualized and made by child prostitutes, is one of the methods being used to sensitize them and raise their self-esteem.

Using the Radio to heal

BY rina mukherji| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |20/06/2005

A radio programme for tsunami victims tries to motivate people to pick themselves up by the bootstraps, overcome their anxieties and pain, and take life head-on.

Letter to Hoot: the Statesman sexual harassment case

BY rina mukherji| IN OPINION |31/08/2003

To suggest that my complaint is false is a comment on the West Bengal State Commission for Women, which does not accept any case unless a thorough screening is done.

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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.