Shafaque Alam : Articles

The commentariat in July Part II: DD ducks corruption issue

BY Shafaque Alam| IN BOOKS |21/08/2011

Student research on the Hoot: Journalists dominate the commentariat, politicians come next, but regional parties missing from the discourse,

Corruption rules TV talk

BY Shafaque Alam| IN BOOKS |18/08/2011

Student research on the Hoot: Corruption dominated TV discourse in July, 2011. In addition to 8 shows on the Lokpal Bill, there were six on corruption in Karnataka, four on corruption in general, and 9 on Dayanidhi Maran and the 2G accused.

Letter to the editor- Why has the pen stopped writing?

BY Shafaque Alam| IN OPINION |11/03/2011

There has been very little commentary in the press on the Supreme Court notice to L K Advani and other Sangh Parivar leaders in connection with the Babri Masjid demolition,

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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.