Indian news channels like news channels everywhere are sitting ducks for arm-chair critics. They are often criticised, and justly many times, for too much noise, too much sensationalism, too much froth, but not enough impact on the lives of people around them. But for Jency Jacob, a journalist with CNN-IBN in Bombay, the last two…
Daily Archives: 12 July 2007
Why Barkha will be more successful than Rajdeep
OK, you do great stories. You’ve politicians quaking in their pants. You’ve sources calling in with tips every so often. Your colleagues adore you. Your byline is a brand. Celebrities are falling over each other to invite you to parties. But do you the right surname? A new study by Richard Wiseman shows that people…