Media Watch

BusinessWorld purchase: Why digital media is becoming mainstream

The purchase of BusinessWorld by exchange4media shows which way the wind is beginning to blow.

Benjamin Bradlee and Abe Rosenthal: The Men Who Fought For Words

Ben Bradlee, former Executive Editor of the Washington Post, who died this week, was in constant combat with his New York Times rival Abe Rosenthal.

When Rajdeep Sardesai and Arnab Goswami discussed Narendra Modi

It was an evening most 9-pm couch potatoes would have loved to watch. The top two of Indian news television Editor-in-Chief of IBN18 Rajdeep Sardesai and Editor-in-Chief of Times Now Arnab Goswami on the same panel, yes, a seat away from each other, discussing Narendra Modi.

What Modi baiters and bhakts will say on 12 and 16 May

With only one phase of polling left, the fate of the 16th Lok Sabha is sealed. The last phase involves polling for 41 seats in UP. Bengal and Bihar. This phase will determine the BJP's final tally, but not significantly change the outcome

The NYT's Modiphobia: bias masquerading as fact

Reportage by the western media has always been a bit jaundiced. With the rise of Modi in the Indian political landscape, even the NYT is barely able to conceal its biases

Kejriwal's tactics are up against law of diminishing returns

Kejriwal had a good idea - a fight against corruption. He made bold moves in Delhi and came close to winning as he got lucky. But no gambler can keep winning forever. At some point one has to earn a living by focus and effort.

Kejriwal's leaked video: How media biases cancel themselves out

All political parties believe they are targeted by unfavourable media coverage some time or the other. But the real issue if biases are unavoidable. But usually one bias cancels out the other, and collectively the media has some credibility

Devyani Khobragade case: Indian media is less biased than the US

You will find umpteen stories in the Indian media taking up the case of the maid, but you will not find one in the US media making out a strong case for her employer Devyani Khobragade

Tejpal scandal: How social media, and not mainstream, showed the way

The social media has ensured that mainstream media discusses real issues despite its past and present cosy relationships with the establishment.

Dalits in media feel the sting of caste discrimination

Dalits do not abound in the media; and those who have made it there feel that they are discriminated against, especially in the regional media