Recently, a leading daily, Times of India, made a gaffe in an article titled ‘Man kills estranged wife in Bengaluru, mom-in-law in Kolkata’. Here’s what happened!
Tag: Journalism
Sensationalism, paid news are the bane of modern day journalism: Vice President
Kollam (Kerala), Over the years, the media landscape has changed drastically and so have the values of those professing to be journalists. What we are seeing today is not an ideal situation, said Vice President of India M.Venkaiah Naidu. He said this while inaugurating the golden jubilee celebrations of the[Read More…]
Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards: Full list of winners
On 4 January 2019 Home Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated the winners of the most coveted prize given for the field of Journalism, Ramnath Goenka Excellence Awards, in a ceremony at the national capital on Friday. The event was concluded with a panel discussion on ‘#MeToo in the Newsroom: What editors can[Read More…]
National Journalism Day: Freedom of journalists is still a distant dream
Being the founding member of Community of Democracies, India had taken a pledge to to uphold the freedom of speech and expression; freedom of press; and freedom of transparency as core principles. For the matter of fact, freedom of expression is also guaranteed under ‘Article 19’ of its constitution. However, over the[Read More…]
Noted journalist, writer Arun Sadhu dies at 76
Renowned writer Arun Sadhu passed away early on Monday at a hospital following a heart condition at the age of 76. Sadhu was known for his immense contributions and has straddled the worlds of literature and journalism with equal elan. He breathed his last at the Sion Hospital. He was[Read More…]
Future of journalism has started
In a development that might change the way the media industry works, a robot journalist has made its debut in a Chinese daily newspaper on Wednesday and completes a 300 characters long article in just a second, said scientists. The article was based on the Spring Festival travel rush and[Read More…]
IIMC suspends student for writing article criticising institution
Indian Institute of Mass Communication became the latest in the array of educational institutions which curbed the right to dissent and was slowly being saffronised. The premier media institute suspended a student for writing an aricle criticising institution’s decision to sack a faculty and “provoking students” to create unrest in[Read More…]