Commodification of women and their derogatory portrayal in the media – be it films, television, advertisements, cable or cyber network, electronic or print media – are growing into Frankenstein proportions that the Delhi police have decided to sit up and take notice. On the eve of International Women's Day on Tuesday, the custodians of law organised an interaction on `Obscenity in Media: Impact on...
One of the most powerful executives in the cable news business, CNN's Eason Jordan, was brought down after he spoke out of school during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in January. In a rare moment of candor, Jordan reportedly said that the US military had targeted a dozen journalists who had been killed in Iraq. The comments quickly ignited a firestorm on the Internet, fueled by...
The Hindu has inaugurated a state-of-the-art printing press in Hyderabad. The edition is being printed from the new facility since March 3. The new facility has enabled faster and better quality printing and has facilitated the daily to increase the number of colour pages to eight from the present four, according to its Joint Managing Director, N. Murali. He said, "With consistent increase in...
In a major victory for the family of José Couso, the Spanish government of José Rodriguez Zapatero recently awarded José a "Gold Medal for Professional Merit". provides a measure of relief from the utter contempt and arrogance that had been shown by the previous Spanish government. In addition to José, the award in a public ceremony to other Spanish reporters Julio Anguita Parrado, Ricardo Ortega...
Mid Day Multimedia has got yet another stakeholder. This time it is the Indian Express that has picked a 10 per cent stake in the organisation. A similar development was seen last year when Bennett, Coleman & Co increased its stake in the publication to 7.82 per cent. Confirming the development to exchange4media, Indian Express sources said, "This is a financial investment made by one of the...
What do you fancy? A car? A swanky home theatre system? Or, is it gift vouchers from Tanishq? You can have all these and much more, courtesy Dainik Jagran. The newspaper group has decided to woo its readers in a grand style on the occasion of Holi. Towards this, the publication has launched a nation-wide campaign, which will run for three months. As per the campaign, a coupon will be published on...
Indian newspapers need to reinvent themselves to meet the popular demands but they should remain rooted to the original intent of journalism to serve public interest, Vice Chairperson of Hindustan Times Shobhana Bhartia said on Tuesday. Noting that 47 per cent of the readership is now under 20 years of age, Bhartia, who was delivering a keynote address on the occasion of presentation of the...
Speculation is growing that The Guardian is to launch its new Berliner-style format by August, nearly eight months ahead of schedule. Officially, the paper's line this week was that the changed format 6cm narrower than a broadsheet and 10cm longer than a tabloid will not hit the streets before next year. Unofficially a Guardian insider said: "If we can do it earlier than 2006, then we will."...
Little newspapers, otherwise known as tabloids or "compact format" editions, are all the rage in Europe. Will they someday come to dominate U.S. newspapers? Or, while we were looking the other way, have alien formats already made gains in the U.S. market? Are we facing, in other words, the Invasion of the Broadsheet Snatchers? It’s no secret that U.S. as well as European newspaper readership and...
"What if Rupert is hit by a bus tomorrow?" That’s a question that recurs when the subject of Rupert Murdoch and the future of his global, Rube Goldberg empire comes up. What happens to News Corporation, the Brobdingnagian contraption he virtually willed into existence by the power of his ingenuity and his willingness to place huge, risky bets? More than any other media baron Murdoch is the walking...
