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18 May 2009

Top 5 Axomiya (Assamese) Dailies: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 — Round 1

Following are the top five Axomiya (Assamese) newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 Round 1 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). The survey was conducted by Hansa Research. Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 5 AXOMIYA (ASSAMESE) DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1...

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18 May 2009

Top 10 Monthlies: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 — Round 1

Following are the top ten monthlies in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 Round 1 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). The survey was conducted by Hansa Research. Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 10 MONTHLIES Rank Publication Language IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1 Meri Saheli Hindi 59.15 49.45...

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18 May 2009

Top 10 Fortnightlies: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 — Round 1

Following are the top ten fortnightlies in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 Round 1 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). The survey was conducted by Hansa Research. Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 10 FORTNIGHTLIES Rank Publication Language IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1 Saras Salil Hindi 97...

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18 May 2009

Top 10 Weeklies: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 — Round 1

Following are the top ten weeklies (magazines and newspapers both) in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 Round 1 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). The survey was conducted by Hansa Research. Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 10 WEEKLIES Rank Publication Language IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1...

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18 May 2009

Top 10 Magazines Overall: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 — Round 1

Following are the top ten magazines (overall) in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 Round 1 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). The survey was conducted by Hansa Research. Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 10 MAGAZINES Rank Magazine Language IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1 Saras Salil Hindi 97...

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18 May 2009

Top 10 Hindi Dailies: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 — Round 1

Following are the top ten Hindi daily newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 Round 1 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). The survey was conducted by Hansa Research. Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 10 HINDI DAILIES Rank Newspaper IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1 Dainik Jagran 565.57...

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18 May 2009

Top 10 English Dailies: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 — Round 1

Following are the top ten English daily newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 Round 1 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). The survey was conducted by Hansa Research. Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 10 ENGLISH DAILIES Rank Newspaper IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1 The Times of India...

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18 May 2009
Yemeni security forces fire on newspaper offices as press freedom violations abound

Yemeni security forces fire on newspaper offices as press freedom violations abound

Yemeni security forces raided the Aden compound of the country's most popular independent newspaper on May 13, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has reported. One passerby was killed. Just before noon, a group of security forces clashed with guards at the offices of Al-Ayyam, firing teargas and bullets and wounding at least two guards and killing the passerby, according to local and...

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17 May 2009

Trade minister in Iraq drops lawsuits against two newspapers

Iraqi trade minister Abdelfalah Al-Soudani’s has decided to withdraw the lawsuits he had brought against two independent daily newspapers, Al-Mashriq and Al-Parlament, over articles linking him directly to cases of alleged corruption. The minister had been demanding 150 million dinars (95,000 euros) in damages from Al-Mashriq and 50 million dinars (31,500 euros) from Al-Parlament. The move was...

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17 May 2009

Growing restrictions on free flow of information in Myanmar

A new wave of obstacles has been imposed by Myanmar's junta on Internet usage besides expelling two American journalism teachers on May 6. It is getting steadily harder for the Myanmarese (Burmese) to send emails or access websites while all means of communication were cut on May 14 around opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s home. “The increased restrictions on Internet usage following Aung San...

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