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The media has been criticised by the Delhi High Court, which asked it to remain within the “Lakshman Rekha” or limits while reporting on criminal trials and not “go overboard”. While ruling on the infamous BMW hit-and-run case, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported, Justice Kailash Gambhir said: “No doubt the media has an important role in disseminating information, creating public opinion...

Sudharma, the world's only Sanskrit daily, published from Mysore celebrated its 40th year on Sunday, the Indian Express reported. A special anniversary issue was brought out to mark the occasion. The newspaper's readership comprises mainly of Sanskrit scholars and students. Some details: [ Link] Sudharma has a daily circulation of about 2,000 copies and is mostly circulated through post. The paper...

Jarnail Singh, the Sikh journalist who created a stir by flinging a shoe at Union home minister P Chidambaram, was on Thursday sacked by his employers. Singh, who was a defence correspondent with Hindi daily Dainik Jagran for nearly a decade, said his services with the newspaper were terminated following a show-cause notice issued about 4 months ago. “I have been victimised for raising a genuine...

The group, which owns the Independent newspaper, has sold a 7.3 per cent stake in the media company, which will leave it with a 13.5 stake in the firm, says a MediaWeek report. It sold the stock on the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges. Excerpts: [ Link] The sale comes as IN&M bids to reach agreement with bondholders over a €200m bond, which, following an extension agreed last week, is due for...

This set of documents has been put together in the hope that they will help inform the ongoing (if sporadic) public debate on media regulation in India, with particular reference to the broadcast sector. This set includes a backgrounder on media regulation (or the lack thereof), a backgrounder on broadcast legislation, summaries of case law relating to different aspects of media practice, and a...

Following are the different categories of the results of the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 Round 1 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). the survey was conducted by Hansa Research. [view:irs2009r1_node]

Following are the top five Telugu 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 TELUGU DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1 Eenadu 147.24 139.91 2...

Following are the top five Tamil 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 TAMIL DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1 Daily Thanthi 205.92 204.56 2...

Following are the top five Marathi 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 TAMIL DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1 Lokmat 206.39 206.48 2...

Following are the top five Malayalam 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 MALAYALAM DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2008 ROUND 1 IRS 2009 ROUND 1 1 Malayala Manorama 126...