The Bangalore edition of The Times of India turns 25 years old today. But the joy of a great journey from being No.4 to No.1—from climbing from a circulation of 20,000 copies to “over 500,000,” in the words of resident editor H.S. Balram—is slightly marred by a photograph on the front page of the “special…
Daily Archives: 18 July 2009
Daniel Pearl Awards for investigative journalism
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is inviting entries for the Daniel Pearl Awards, named for the Wall Street Journal reporter killed in 2002 in Pakistan. The Awards recognize and promote cross-border investigations that involve reporting in at least two countries on a topic of world importance. The competition is open to professional journalists…