Vincent D Souza : Articles

Community Newspapers For Human Development

BY Vincent D Souza| IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |28/08/2002

Reprinted with permission from VOICES, October 2000 Reprinted with permission from VOICES, October 2000 Community Newspapers For Human Development By Vincent D¿Souza Seven years ago three people, including the author, sat down to plan neighbourhood newspapers for two well-known areas of Chennai City The Adyar Times and the Anna Nagar Times are the best-known examples of successful community newspapers..

HANDMAIDENS OF POLITICS

BY Vincent D Souza| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |13/04/2002

HANDMAIDENS OF POLITICS HANDMAIDENS OF POLITICS The Indian state of Tamilnadu is becoming a classic case study of media bias. Sun TV and Jaya TV do not hide their compulsions at all. That they serve the interests of the DMK and the AIADMK is well known. But the fourth estate as a whole..

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