Pollution: Forget politics, focus on smog science
BY ANUP KUMAR| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |17/11/2017
It’s not the crop burning, stupid. It’s vehicles that create smog and the media should educate the public.
Pollution coverage: good but sporadic
BY BHARAT DOGRA| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |03/12/2016
The Hindi press’ writing on pollution has been good but if it were more sustained and went deeper into the causes, the result would be terrific.
Rising to the pollution challenge
BY SEVANTI NINAN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |31/10/2016
If Indian cities have a massive pollution problem staring them in the face how much more should newsrooms be doing,
BY BHARAT DOGRA| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |18/09/2016
Despite the complexity of the issue and the high emotions, the print and digital media did a pretty thorough and fair job of covering the Cauvery water dispute.
Yamuna and AoL: selective environmentalism?
BY NIVEDITA KHANDEKAR| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |10/03/2016
The frenzied media outrage over the event is great but where were the channels all these years when others were guilty too
When journalists also pitched in…
BY AMITABH SRIVASTAVA| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |19/01/2016
The media overcame its scepticism of the odd-even scheme to publicise and support the scheme in a big way.
Environment reporting in digital media
BY FATMA M KHAN and NANDITA JHA| IN DIGITAL MEDIA |02/01/2016
When rated for the degree of original content offered, The News Minute and Catch News came out on top.
Doesn't climate change affect Hindi readers
BY NIVEDITA KHANDEKAR| IN MEDIA MONITORING |30/12/2015
A comparative analysis of coverage from and related to the Paris summit shows that Hindi newspapers gave substantially less coverage than the English press.
IN SPECIAL REPORTS |30/11/2015
As the Paris talks begin Reporters Without Borders (RSF) investigates the ‘Hostile Environment for Environmental Journalists.’
BY REJIMON K| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |17/11/2015
The Kerala media have been self censoring stories to protect advertisers and influential people.
IE lobbies for large dams in Arunachal
BY Himanshu Thakkar| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |25/10/2010
A series of reports and editorials that began appearing in the Indian Express beginning October 8 makes the newspaper sound like a mouthpiece for the Arunachal Pradesh CM and the pro-dam lobby.
BY SHYAM G. MENON| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |22/08/2010
By the end of sustained news reporting of the collision, the issue had blossomed into a clean-up drive inspired by TV channels.
Environmental journalism and economic liberalization
IN BOOKS |11/05/2010
The Hoot excerpts a section of Richard Mahapatra’s essay from The Green Pen, edited by Keya Acharya and Frederick Noronha.
BY TERESA REHMAN| IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |16/05/2010
Families in remote areas of Meghalaya are now getting information about climate change via a popular FM radio music programme in Khasi.
Environmental journalism and economic liberalisation
BY Subarno Chattarji| IN BOOKS |02/05/2010
The Hoot excerpts the Darryl D’Monte's foreword from The Green Pen, edited by Keya Acharya and Frederick Noronha.
Sticking to the Gujarat government’s version
BY Himanshu Upadhyaya| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |04/04/2010
Does the Narmada issue and its emotive appeal in Gujarat predetermine the stylistic and editorial cuts in such a way that ‘an official’s version’ is zealously embraced, putting aside all the qualms about verifying the truth,
BY hoot| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |04/10/2009
The gathering of information alone is threatening for many companies, organised crime groups, governments…Environmental concerns complicate their plans.
For the truth about the Kosi river, track the Nepal media
BY Himanshu Upadhyaya| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |09/07/2009
One gets to see more news on the Kosi barrage--under the control and operation of the Government of Bihar--emerging from Nepal-based media houses rather than from the Indian media,
BY Anand Bala| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/02/2009
Is it logical to have the leader in one of the most polluting industries in the world as a sponsor for an environmental campaign
BY Shravya Jain| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |22/01/2009
In its 400th issue, ’Down To Earth’, focuses on inspirational, community and personal success stories at the grassroots level.
Narmada: planted news vs genuine reportage
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |13/09/2008
The tenor of the news story went on to present the speculative conjecture of ‘an official’ as if it were a fait accompli.
Dow Chemicals’ real intentions
BY Vinita Deshmukh| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |09/03/2008
As villagers living on its periphery stepped up their protests against its 100-acre R & D Centre, the multinational resorted to a hectic PR campaign.
Saving the rhino or saving the minister?
BY Nava Thakuria| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |11/02/2008
The IANS reporter in Guwahati was silent on the demand for a CBI enquiry by the NGO.
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`.
BY Anil Gulati| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |22/01/2007
A web-based initiative by a NGO could be a useful public and media resource on national water data and management practices.
IN OPINION |07/01/2007
Had a Gandhian made the same point, rather than Ms Banerjee, would the matter have received different treatment?
BY S R Ramanujan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE|20/04/2006
The media`s role in the Narmada drama was as biased as the conduct of Union Water Resources Minister who almost joined the ranks of protestors.
Martyr in the cause of environment
BY Nava T| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |16/01/2006
His reports exposed the illegal activities of some forest officials who were hand-in-glove with the timber mafia.
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |02/09/2005
The most sensible comment came from the Boston Globe that recalled the Mumbai floods and said that the real name of the hurricane is not Katrina but global warming.
Court allows Indian Express appeal against Patkar
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |15/01/2005
The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed a lower courtøs order that had restored a criminal defamation complaint filed by Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar against the Indian Express in 2000.
BY Pradyumna Singh| IN OPINION |04/07/2004
Letters to the Hoot-- such a grave injustice does not so much as even find a passing mention in these newspapers.
A science communication success story
BY Y. Bala Murali Krishna| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |21/07/2004
Two thirds of them wrote stories in different formats in the regional Tamil language and the rest in English to suit the requirements of different media.
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.
Documentary films on environment and development
BY TERI| IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |30/06/2003
The Tata Energy Research Institute has produced seven documentary films for the use of those working on environmental issues.
Media and Environment in Uttaranchal
IN REGIONAL MEDIA |09/08/2002
Even as media proliferates in the wake of statehood for the Uttarakhand region, its primary challenge is to engage meaningfully with issues that are related to the environment.
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |15/04/2002
Indore has one big difference. The city`s leading newspapers, Dainik Bhaskar and Nai Duniya are campaigning for water conservation
