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Board for Commentary Censorship in India: Sacking of Harsha Bhogle by BCCI an ominous warning
Bikram Vohra • 9 years agoHow Oscar-nominee 'Spotlight' holds up a mirror to the shameful behaviour of the India media
Menon • 10 years agoSpotlight is a must-watch for people in the media, as well as people who consume the media, because it reaffirms a belief in the ideals of journalism.
Media grills and pins down stars: Amitabh Bachchan
Fp Archives • 10 years agoBollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has had thousands of media interactions over his 40-year-old glorious career, says he finds it nerve wracking
Press Council walk out is counterproductive
Anant Rangaswami • 14 years agoThere is no doubt that there needs to be introspection on how news media conducts itself and how, ideally, it should. This requires debate and discussions and consensus building, not childish walkouts.
Why didn't the media address corruption before Anna?
Anant Rangaswami • 14 years agoWhile media needs to be congratulated on cornering government on larger cases of corruption, such as the 2G scam, the CWG scam, the mining scam and so on, they paid scant attention to the culture of corruption that directly affected the common man – a constituency that Anna Hazare understands well.