Daily Archives: 21 March 2007

Don’t judge a paper by the editor’s writing

21 March 2007

Should editors write? How much? Should he be judged by his writing or his editing? Can an editor who spends his entire day crafting his own pieces show the attention that is required for the rest of the paper or magazine crying for his attention? But without an editor’s writing, can a reader judge that…

Yes, tiny drops of journalism make an ocean

21 March 2007

Many youngsters in the media complain of overbearing (older) bosses who frown upon enterprise and put them down. Some despair of being in an ocean of inertia and that their zeal is just a drop that gets submerged. Etcetera. Essentially, the crib is: we are all right, it’s those above us who who aren’t, and…

‘Indian media will outpace economy till 2011’

21 March 2007

Forbes has yet another geewhiz story on the size of the Indian media and its growth potential. “Rising incomes and consumer spending fueled by the country’s robust economic growth will combine with expanded information delivery options over mobile phones and the Internet to drive a boom that will benefit all segments of the industry, from…

Deepcut: how patriotic can journos get?

21 March 2007

Covering the armed forces, especially their negative side, is a bit of a tricky issue in most countries. “National security”, an assumed sense of patriotism, the threat of access-freeze, and of course, the old boys’ network all combine to prevent reporters from covering what are legitimate stories. In 2002, BBC began looking into the death…