Seetha : Articles

BY Seetha| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |04/08/2015

Saif Ahmad Khan’s article on online Hindutva included comments on Swarajya magazine that twisted the facts to support his theory.

Journalism before TV and Twitter

BY Seetha| IN OPINION |28/03/2014

If journalists of a certain generation were stenographers, what label should be used to describe today's television journalists?

When anchors don't cross question

BY Seetha| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |26/09/2012

Can Ilaiah back his startling claim with data? Are upper caste men really raping only Dalit women? Are they not raping upper caste women?

When private is made public

BY Seetha| IN OPINION |17/09/2011

There is no public interest involved in the state of his marriage or love life. Whether or not he remains married, or remarries will have no impact on the way Jammu and Kashmir is governed.

Caught in the Net

BY Seetha| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |22/03/2007

A corporate espionage case has thrown the spotlight on whether the media can use material that has been illegally accessed from a computer.

Dubious expose

BY Seetha| IN OPINION |27/02/2005

Letter to the Hoot: Since when has having sex inside a closed room between two consenting adults become a crime?

Snivelling about Sehwag’s wedding

BY Seetha| IN OPINION |29/04/2004

Letter to the Hoot: surely it canøt be the mediaøs case that it has an inalienable right to intrude on peopleøs private moments

The Indian Express and Pirzada

BY Seetha| IN OPINION |13/02/2004

Letter to the Hoot: Why is the paper finding excuses for an officer held for corruption?

Whiz kid Phaneesh

BY Seetha| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |16/12/2003

The token mention in each article of the Maximovitch case has been more akin to the statutory warning on cigarette packets.

Letters to the editor—Express expose and news channels repeats

BY Seetha| IN OPINION |02/12/2003

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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.