Indian Newspaper Scene

Access to funds, shift in ad spends drives growth. Behind the mushrooming of new and parallel Hindi newspaper brands lies the story of a buoyant advertising market in the Hindi-speaking states. Publishers who are launching second titles in the same market see merit, therefore, in segmenting their readers and offering more focused audiences. It is obvious that the understanding of markets and...

The last decade of 20th century was a period of epochal upheaval in India. The Congress monolith fragmented under mounting pressure of religious, casteist and regional aspirations; tottering economy found remedy in liberalisation and, as a result, burgeoning politico-economic consciousness in the Hindi heartland ensured proliferation of Hindi newspapers. For the first time, Hindi press posed a...

The big three of the Indian newspaper market – Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar and Eenadu – have retained their position, according to the just-released findings of the National Readership Survey (NRS) 2006. And yes, there is not a single English daily in the Top 10 bracket. HOLDING ON TO ITS POSITION: Dainik Jagran with a readership base of 21,165,000 remains the most widely read newspaper despite...

The reach of the print media in India continues to grow at least in terms of numbers – it has increased from 206 million to 222 million in the last one year. This media sector is being driven largely by newspapers with magazines seeing a sharp decline of 12 per cent, acording to the National Readership Survey (NRS) 2006. SPREADING IT WIDER: Dailies continue to grow, adding 12.6 million readers...

The print media in India is a long way from being dead if the official report on the state of the print publications is anything to go by. The Press in India 2004-5, the annual report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), says the print media claimed a substantial share in the information space in the country registering 1,948 new newspapers and over a two crore increase in circulation...

Lucknow, June 11: Now, this is a newspaper with a difference. Here, what bleeds doesn’t become a lead. Apna Shehar — this hand-written, free of cost, monthly Hindi newspaper is different, right from its content to the reporting and editing staff. Advertisement Published by an NGO, the content for this newspaper — government policies to uplift the status of the poor and downtrodden — are reported...

Just when it seemed the print media was booming once again, the Indian Readership Survey 2006 Round 1 has pricked the bubble. There are few newspapers or magazines that have seen any growth ? most have seen an erosion in readership. Dainik Jagran retains its No 1 position among newspapers with 19.07 million readers, Dainik Bhaskar follows second with 14.57 million, and Daily Thanthi is third with...

GWALIOR: You might have come across several newspapers writing on the plight of women, but have you ever heard about a paper run by women, for women and to women? If not, then come to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh to read through 'Mahila Paksh', India's first women centric newspaper, covering issues and subjects ranging from atrocities on women to their achievements in various fields. With reporters...

One survey vindicates another ? Hindi language dailies continue to dominate the Indian newspaper market. And English dailies barely figure in the elite top tens. Dainik Jagran, with a readership base of 1,91,74,000, is the most read newspaper in the country. Dainik Bhaskar comes second with with 1,50,92,000. These are the findings just released by the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) Round II, and...

To give Kashmiri language the place it deserves is not the concern of the intelligentsia only but demand comes form almost every section of the society. Of late the majority of those who speak and understand Kashmiri but unfortunately cannot read and write it have given vent to their demand that their mother tongue be given the status it deserves. It is now evident enough that different cultural...