BY SARADA LAHANGIR| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |15/09/2016
Critics of the reporter who filmed Dana Majhi carrying his dead wife have no idea what his working conditions are like.
Glimpses into the universe of the poor
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |31/05/2015
On good days, the media gives us insights into the private and endless hell of poor Indians.
BY The Hoot| IN BOOKS |01/09/2014
What is monetarily beneficial for broadcasters is less so for viewers who earn very little, some of them reported cutting back on food and savings to meet the increased costs of watching television post digitisation.
IN MEDIA WATCH BRIEFS |26/07/2013
With Rs 27 and Rs 33 as the poverty line for rural and urban areas being debated once again, and a Congress spokesperson putting the price of a meal at Rs 5 in Delhi and Rs 12 in Mumbai, the media did an odd thing. Reporters rushed to restaurants and..
When the hungry go on hunger strike
BY Seema Kamdar| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |15/06/2010
Why can't media houses keep up a relentless coverage on the unseen and ongoing disaster of hunger -- give voices and faces to the voiceless and faceless who live and die in our villages?
Rice schemes and media cynicism
BY MELWYN PINTO| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |15/07/2013
Why are any populist measures by the government, especially those benefitting the poor, always criticised by the media?
Playing politics with malnutrition
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |03/09/2012
The media have ignored poverty-driven malnutrition among the women of Gujarat while dealing with Narendra Modi's"beauty" statement.
Mothers and daughters give voice to tribals
IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |24/02/2011
There are at least 15 tribal women and girls reporting from Bastar and other areas of Chhattisgarh.
BY Rupashree Nanda| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |01/04/2008
The young woman who won this year’s Chameli Devi Award describes what it is like to report on excruciating poverty and come back feeling inadequate and defeated.
Media, masses, government, all ignore rural issues
BY Aman Namra| IN BOOKS |07/03/2005
A study on media coverage of developmental issues in the three new states reveals public as well as media apathy towards the plight of people living in rural areas.
Grassroots journalism in Chittoor
BY Usha Revelli| IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |09/02/2005
Rural women, mostly Dalits, handle all the reporting, writing, editing, layout, artwork, photography and even circulation.
The print media and the poorest districts of Jharkhand
BY sudhir pal| IN BOOKS |25/11/2003
Buying children in Orissa A valid way to focus on starvation?
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/04/2002
