Of all the noxious fumes that emanated from the coal allocation scam that hit UPA-II in 2012, was the perils of political and business interests of media owners and groups, which extend beyond the media. For, among the impressive list of beneficiaries of “Coalgate” was the name of Vijay Darda, the Congress MP who runs…
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Print or TV, ‘power’ is the new media magnet
There is a new money plant flowering at the feet of media men and media houses, and it’s called a power plant. *** Exhibit A: Mail Today, Friday, June 10: Trivandrum: The chief operating officer of a Malayalam cable TV channel provider, who tried to bribe a senior IAS officer, is cooling his heels behind…
Power plans of DB Corp, Daink Bhaskar & DNA
Conflict of interest is a barely discussed topic in the Indian media, more so in the languages, where media houses operate on the unwritten agreement that if you don’t touch me, I won’t touch you. Here, in this la-la land, owners, editors, reporters, photographers et al inhabit a strange world where politics, journalism and business…
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