Media underplays the pruned outlays
BY SEVANTI NINAN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |03/02/2018
It was left to the politicians, not journalists to look closer at the actual numbers. And even when they did the Modicare math, they did not play it up.
Enabling a climate for Hindi science journalism
BY BHARAT DOGRA| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |21/01/2017
For 25 years, Srote Feature Service and Journal has tried to enhance scientific temper in society
BY TERESA REHMAN| IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |07/09/2016
Through its news portal, Moirabari Press Club in Assam helps farmers, women and students by giving them the news and information they need
“I write what I see and experience”
BY SWATI PARASHAR| IN OPINION |03/07/2016
Barkha Lakra, an adivasi activist-journalist from Jharkhand, reports on social justice issues in tribal areas and the oppression of adivasi women.
Two years of Modi Sarkar—ring out the reporters!
BY SHUMA RAHA| IN DIGITAL MEDIA |09/05/2016
In the mostly one-way information super highway built by this govt. there is little room for doubts or questions.
Zika vaccine and press release journalism
BY PRASHANT REDDY THIKKAVARAPU| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/02/2016
Coverage of Bharat Biotech’s Zika ‘’vaccine’’ was almost totally uncritical despite the dubiousness of the claim.
BY URVASHI SARKAR| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |20/12/2014
Veteran reporter P. Sainath launches a new platform to portray rural India in all its complexity.
BY Eric Chinje| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |30/10/2014
What is really going on behind the veiled headlines of the global coverage of Ebola? How many of the 'right questions' have the media missed,
What does the rural newspaper revolution achieve -- Part II?
BY sevanti ninan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/10/2004 ?
The indiscriminate nature of local news does not encourage purposeful reporting on the development needs of local areas, and their populations. ??
What does the rural newspaper revolution achieve??
BY sevanti ninan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |09/10/2004 ?
Have district editions created a public sphere? Or have they merely created a daily bulletin board which people read to see if their names are mentioned?
Using the media for social uplift
BY TERESA REHMAN| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |28/03/2014
A social activist from Deoria has learned how to use the media in her work with downtrodden communities.
The challenge of evolving vernacular lexicons
BY JENCY SAMUEL| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |26/02/2014
What is the equivalent of fly ash in Tamil? Or carbon sinks, or sustainable development? Whether reporting climate change or malnutrition a vocabulary is needed,
Koraput tribals listen to Dhimsa Radio
BY RAKHI GHOSH| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |18/01/2014
Koraput's community radio Dhimsa has become the voice of tribals to convey their messages to the administration,
No focus on development issues
BY Indira Akoijam| IN BOOKS |08/08/2012
COVERING THE STATES- PART IV: Prioritizing politics, crime and sports, major English dailies have shown little concern for other big areas.
BY Radhika Sachdev| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |30/07/2012
So what should we conclude in the wake of Satyamev Jayate about the power of television?
BY Parvinder Singh| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |24/07/2012
Imagine not having documents that can establish that the house you live in is yours, or having an address that belongs to three other people.
BY ANAND VARDHAN| IN OPINION |18/06/2012
It took more than two weeks for a rising toll of encephalitis deaths in Bihar to reach the headlines of the self-styled national press.
'Put disability on the front page'
BY TERESA REHMAN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |29/03/2012
Will producers admit that they have never even considered casting a disabled anchor, looking out for a disabled"expert" or panelist or consciously widening the composition of a studio audience?
The media’s role in Kerala’s healthcare setbacks
BY N P Chekkutty| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |23/11/2007
Has the incessant anti-vaccination campaign carried out by a section of Malayalam media led to a drop in immunization coverage?
BY B.P. Sanjay| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |26/07/2007
The ideas contained in Kalam’s views or advice to the media encompassed a classical model of mass media and national development.
Women¿s health on the AIRwaves
BY Anil Gulati| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |14/05/2007
AIR’s 14 radio stations in Madhya Pradesh ran a 15 to 20 minute episode daily on the issue of women`s health.
Where are your glasses, dear editors?
BY Himanshu Upadhayaya| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |24/04/2007
No one asked, what will happen to the 9000 villages that were to receive water out of the Narmada water that is allocated for `municipal and industrial use`.
Blogs on women and children in MP
BY Anil Gulati| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |06/01/2007
This blog makes the effort to translate the Hindi news items into English or adapt it from Hindi edition and reproduce it.
Media and maternal mortality in M P
BY Anil Gulati| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |04/11/2006
Increased coverage meant increased visibility for the issue and more public statements on maternal and infant deaths.
Malnutrition and media advocacy in Madhya Pradesh
BY Sachin Kumar Jain| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |13/09/2006
Instead of targeting media as a broad structure, a dialogue was initiated with the identified journalists sensitive to social issues.
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. ??
Redefining Development Journalism
BY Jaya Uttamchandani| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |03/02/2005
Development journalism needs to adopt an action-oriented approach to help the country overcome challenges like poverty and illiteracy.
IN REGIONAL MEDIA |29/12/2004
One of the brightest examples of successful and effective grassroots journalism is Gaan Maati Khabar
Media and NGOs: a coalition is needed
BY ghazi S| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |30/06/2004
What does the rural newspaper revolution achieve -- Part II
BY sevanti ninan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/10/2004
The indiscriminate nature of local news does not encourage purposeful reporting on the development needs of local areas, and their populations. ??
What does the rural newspaper revolution achieve?
BY sevanti ninan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |09/10/2004
Have district editions created a public sphere? Or have they merely created a daily bulletin board which people read to see if their names are mentioned?
Why development coverage fails to have impact
BY Lycra| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |03/02/2004
Both development agencies and the media display the same shortcomings in tackling development coverage: little understanding of the root causes of the problem, a short-term approach and no follow-up.
Orissa media shuns development coverage
BY elisa patnaik| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |26/07/2004
Oriya and English dailies in the State had devoted less than 4% and 2% respectively of their total space to coverage of social issues.
Traditional media, empowering messages
BY malavika kaul| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |26/11/2003
In India the hype created over ICTs has often overshadowed the remarkable changes traditional communication systems can bring in poor peopleøs lives.
Hunger, malnutrition, and the media
BY dreze| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |10/03/2003
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |29/07/2003
The newspapers report events not processes, say local development functionaries.
Mirzapur: micro media, minimal impact
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |29/07/2003
Charkha: giving grassroots activism a voice
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |14/09/2002
Sharper reporting on NGOs needed
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/08/2002
Sharper reporting on NGOs needed
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/08/2002
"Chala ho gaon mein" widens its reach
IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |01/01/1900
For many people in Palamau, home to India¿s poorest of the poor, this community radio programme is the only connection with the outside world
Jansunwai: Showcasing grass roots democracy
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |01/01/1900
Land struggles: does the media care?
BY Sudeep K S| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |27/04/2008
Native resistance to big projects and resulting displacement does not have news value any more, unless it happens in a state where a communist party rules.
Television engendered development?
BY Swapna Majumdar| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |22/05/2008
In Chhattisgarh villages Kalyani clubs based on a bi-weekly television programme are transforming lives.
Blogs on women and children in MP
BY Anil Gulati| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |06/01/2007
This blog makes the effort to translate the Hindi news items into English or adapt it from Hindi edition and reproduce it.
Redefining Development Journalism
?BY Jaya Uttamchandani| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |03/02/2005
Development journalism needs to adopt an action-oriented approach to help the country overcome challenges like poverty and illiteracy.
The Muslim growth rate and the media
BY ammu jo| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |28/09/2004
Significantly, the copy was less sensational than the headlines in almost all the papers
Why development coverage fails to have impact
BY Lycra| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |03/02/2004
Both development agencies and the media display the same shortcomings in tackling development coverage: little understanding of the root causes of the problem, a short-term approach and no follow-up.
A network of Asia-Pacific journalists on water issues
BY balmurli krishna| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/04/2004
The Asian Development Bank is trying to create a network of journalists to circulate news stories related to water issues in the region.
Using comics for development communication
BY Frederick Noronha| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |25/04/2004
Engaging local activists and artists to create the comics therefore makes sense, in getting across information to grown-up readers…
Journalism of exclusion and derision
BY Firos| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |09/02/2004
In their coverage of the WSF meet, several mainstream papers tried to deride the Forum.
An opportunity lost at the World Social Forum
BY das gupta| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |27/03/2004
Finding A Voice Through Alternative Video
BY Frederick Noronha| IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |28/08/2002
Behind the camera, idealistic video enthusiasts want to give a voice to issues that affect India’s fields and villages.
