Mass Media

Coronavirus pandemic: A systems approach to mitigate the social and economic fallout of COVID-19

We are living in the time of a pandemic that although unique to our generation, mimics the one exactly a century ago. Not only is the pandemic triggered by a respiratory virus, its effect on both human health and livelihoods is similarly astronomical — bringing the wheels of the economy to a halt

5 instances of Hollywood tech in real life

Given Samsung's charge that Apple's iPad was inspired by tablet computers shown in scenes from 2001: A Space Odyssey, here are five of bits of tech that started on the screen and have since come to life:

Influential media theorist Marshall McLuhan’s 106th Birthday celebrated by Google Doodle

Google commemorated media theorist Marshall McLuhan on his 106th birthday.

Jayalalithaa cardiac arrest: Chennai re-emerges as a city of the wildest rumours

Cardiologists, pulmonologists and a battery of critical care physicians were struggling to revive Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. She had suffered a massive cardiac arrest at 5 pm and had been immediately put on ECMO

Attacks, criticism: How politicians like Donald Trump are using social media to attack mass media

In this spectacle of hatred towards journalists, Trump has conscientiously made this an 'us vs them' battle. While the media bats for an inclusive American society, backing human rights and criticising racism, Trumps messages of new found nationalism reek of fascism and invokes fear of the 'outsider'.

Gujarat tops in attracting private investment: Assocham

Acquiring a share of about 14 percent in the tota l outstanding private sector investments worth over Rs 75 lakh crore Gujarat has ranked on top for attracting maximum private investments across India as of December 2012

Why we need pandas in advertising

We're living in a terrible world where the majority doesn't really care about minor grammar mistakes (minor, in their opinion).

Mass Effect 3 extended cut: Not perfect, but satisfying

The Extended cut shows that Bioware has been paying careful attention to much of the criticism. Most of the points of concern have been met, even if some have been less satisfactorily handled than others.

Mass Effect 3 extended cut: Not perfect, but satisfying

The Extended cut shows that Bioware has been paying careful attention to much of the criticism. Most of the points of concern have been met, even if some have been less satisfactorily handled than others.

Amitabh Bachchan's blink-and-miss role in 'The Great Gatsby'

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has downplayed his debut appearance in Hollywood movie "The Great Gatsby" by calling it a blink-and-miss role.