BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN DIGITAL MEDIA |01/08/2015
Want to know the nasty, ugly, pathetic characteristics of a troll?
BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |28/07/2015
News of former president Abdul Kalam’s death plunged some television channels into confusion.
BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |27/07/2015
Indian reporting on celebrities is striking for its failure to gain access to stars and their special moments.
BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |21/07/2015
An Economic Times debate on the ills of the IPL failed to frame the right questions and focus on the real issues.
BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |18/07/2015
Celebrity website Gawker has apologized for its prurient story about top Conde Nast executive David Geithner.
BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |01/07/2015
ET's story on a possible change in the law on homosexuality was quickly retracted, for no apparent reason.
BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |08/01/2015
The Charlie Hebdo massacre will re-ignite the long running debate over free speech versus Muslim beliefs.
BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |30/12/2014
Ignore the professional protestors.
BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |19/12/2014
Media coverage of the Uber taxi rape has over-simplified the link between social attitudes and sexual violence.
BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |09/12/2014
At last, serials with real characters, good acting, compelling storylines, and an understated tone.
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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.                   

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.                 

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