Speak Up To Be Put Down?: Female Journalists Receive Rape Threats
Introduction In the last decade or two, India has become more progressive in accepting women into various empirically male-dominated careers such as journalism. Unfortunately, India’s oppressive society has found a way to try and give women reasons to avoid pursuing this job: rape threats and slut-shaming. The cases involve a …
Congressman Arrested For Spreading Fake News: Plight of Journalism in India
Recently a Congress member from Nagaland has been arrested on the charges of creating and posting the December 20 fake/forged letter written by chief minister T.R Zeliang and addressed to the governor of Nagaland. It stated that, in pursuance to the resolution adopted in the assembly and owing to strong …
Guns and Chaoses: Are We Becoming an Intolerant Nation?
Two months back, an Indian Journalist was shot dead at her home in Bengaluru.The whole of nation condemned her murder and she was buried with full state honors. Introduction On the evening of 5th September, Gauri Lankesh returned home and when she was opening the gate to enter she was …
Balaknama: Underprivileged Kids Turn Into Journalists
Introduction Balaknama, meaning “children’s voice”, is one of the world’s most unique newspapers. It is written by street kids, about street kids, for street kids. An initiative started by street children under the wing of the NGO Chetna in Delhi, the newspaper is written and edited completely by these youngsters …
Yellow Journalism: The Dark Side of Media
What is Yellow Journalism? The definition of Yellow Journalism states that Yellow journalism, or the yellow press, is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism. Yellow journalism is not a …
Broadcast Journalism: A Matter of TRP?
Introduction Journalism today is in a word, dynamic. Newspaper readership have gone down significantly as online journalism methods have become the norm. In addition to these new methods of media consumption, the ability to generate and self publish news is now in the hands of anyone with an internet connection, …
Broadcast Journalism: A Matter of TRP?
Introduction Journalism today is in a word, dynamic. Newspaper readership have gone down significantly as online journalism methods have become the norm. In addition to these new methods of media consumption, the ability to generate and self publish news is now in the hands of anyone with an internet connection, …
NGO Performs in City to Bring About Social Change in Villages
CGNet Swara was initially an experiment started out in 2004 from Chattisgarh, where they attempted to address the problems of local villagers in central India. They were keen on creating a new form of media such that, the grievances of people in villages in the most remote areas would find …
Assamese Journalism Reaches a New Low
Background Pratidin Time, an influential news channel in Assam recently did a news piece on girls who wear shorts. They said that women in and around the city cite comfort as an excuse to wear shorts and slam men when catcalled or harassed. The media group actually uploaded a video …
