In the contemporary politics and journalism, a strange symbol on the keyboard which looks like a noughts and crosses game has gain prominence. We call it hashtags and whether we are on Twitter or not the messages we will be hearing from politicians are usually shaped by it. There are[Read More…]
Tag: Republic
Did fiction trump fact in the Sunanda Pushkar case?
The manner in which the Sunanda affair has been pursued by some sections of the media raises several questions on journalistic ethics and how TRP driven sensationalism coupled with a latent political objective can erode basic norms of fact checking and accurate reporting, which are considered basic to, andessential in,[Read More…]
Here’s the truth behind President Kovind getting over 3M followers in no time!
Just after new Indian President, Ramnath Kovind makes his Twitter debut, the majority of digital media platforms including Republic, TOI, Zee and news channels started shouting how the new President gains 3 million followers in no time. Not only that, some media channels also claimed that President Kovind got 3[Read More…]
Disrupting the Indian TV News eco system
Can a media outlet survive on sound alone? Or would that just be Image, signifying nothing? What makes a long-term brand and how sustainable is it, beyond the first 100 days? These are some of the initial questions that confront anybody attempting to understand the launch of Republic. That it[Read More…]
Arnab Goswami’s new venture will be called ‘Republic’
Just a month after his last show on Times Now, senior journalist Arnab Goswami announced his new venture called Republic. Goswami had resigned from Times Now on November 1, and Rahul Shivshankar has replaced him as Editor In Chief of the news channel. Accoding to the reports, his channel will[Read More…]