Indian Media

FDI in Indian media: How the scene changed since post liberalization

When FDI started coming in various sectors of the Indian economy, it impacted the Indian media in a big way

Journalists must resist being 'co-opted by ideology or state', says CJI NV Ramana

He said a healthy democracy could thrive only with a fearless and independent press, but warned: "news mixed with views is a dangerous cocktail".

Media's failure in contending with second COVID-19 wave has left Indians paying the price

The systemic lapses that exacerbated the scale of the second COVID-19 wave would arguably not have happened in a country with a freer media that was doing the job it is meant to do.

52 journalists died in India due to COVID-19 in last 28 days, 101 in last one year, finds study

According to a study conducted by the Delhi-based Institute of Perception Studies, as many as 101 journalists have succumbed to COVID-19 between 1 April, 2020 and 28 April, 2021. Uttar Pradesh has seen the maximum number of verified deaths, followed by Telangana and Maharashtra.

'Pronounced guilty, not in court, but by seekers of TRPs,' says Disha Ravi in four-page statement

The activist was arrested on charges of sedition by the Delhi Police, but was granted bail later after a Delhi court found nothing on record to suggest that Ravi "subscribed to any secessionist idea"

Can 'excessive' media reporting on ongoing investigations hinder justice? Bombay HC asks Centre

The court was hearing final arguments on a bunch of public interest litigations seeking that the media trial in the probe into actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death be stopped

Is Indian media complying with suicide reporting guidelines? Study shows language used by many newspapers problematic

According to the Centre for Suicide Prevention, there have been other studies that have too noted this correlation between sensational portrayals of suicide by the media versus the risk of attempted suicide and suicide rates. Media reporting on suicide can cause a 1 to 2% variance in suicides

Bollywood is capable of healing and strengthening itself, writes Prasoon Joshi

Today, questions have arisen about the increasingly unsavoury aspects of the film industry and in particular, Bollywood. Some are pleased that the feet of clay are revealed whilst others piqued that the Film Industry is treated as a soft target, a means of distraction from broader issues. Let's understand more intricately why Cinema related issues have become increasingly polemical.

Delhi HC declines to stay 8 pm telecast of Sudarshan TV programme claiming 'infiltration of Muslims' in UPSC

The court, however, has issued a notice to Centre and Sudarshan News, on a petition filed by Jamia students and alumni challenging the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's nod to the channel to air the show

Narendra Modi claims world paying more attention to India now, says 'our media must go global too'

Inaugurating Patirika Gate in Jaipur via video conference, Modi said that the voice of India and Indian products are becoming more global than before