Before the reforms of 1991 prised open the doors of Indian journalism (and the minds and wallets of publishers and promoters), “Gulf” was the El Dorado journalists and editors chased. In Bombay and Bangalore and Delhi, dozens of journalists and editors attended road shows and group-interviews in the banquet halls of five-star hotels. Khaleej Times,…
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TOI readers affluent, not middle class. Mind it.
R. Sukumar, the editor of the business daily Mint, wrote an article recently on the Hindu-Times of India ad war, saying: “The Times of India has, over the past few years, become a good read … perhaps, driven by the realization that Page 1 of the country’s most-read English newspaper needs to reflect the sentiments…
‘Business TV channels obsessed with breasts’
Mint editor R.Sukumar: “Cleavage,” he said…. Big ones, he said, moving his hands out till they were at least 10 inches in front of his chest…. The person, who worked for a business news channel, was telling me why the channel had hired a certain anchor for its morning stock market show…. I didn’t pay…
‘TV coverage of 13/7 no different from 26/11’
Mint editor R. Sukumar on the coverage of the July 13 Bombay blasts by TV newschannels: “As a journalist, what made me really angry was the way television channels covered the blasts. For some time now, the channels have been trying to convince anyone who cares to listen that they have reformed and that, if…
Why we didn’t air Niira Radia tapes: 2 examples
The publication of the transcripts of the Niira Radia tapes—in which the fixer of the Tatas and Ambanis talks to journalists Vir Sanghvi and Barkha Dutt (among others)—by Open magazine, Outlook* and Mail Today has sent the media world into a tizzy. Only a brave few have been able to avoid the temptation of…
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