Monthly Archives: November 2009
A Universal Phenomenon?
An interesting insight into the state of media today. Should we just brand it a ‘sign of the times?’ Or is it something that can be changed, one spot at a time http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman091109.htm Paid Lying: What Passes For Major Media … Continue reading
Vande Mataram and the Fatwas
The 4th and 5th of November saw a lot of ink and air time wasted on the fatwa by the Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind against Muslims singing the Vande Mataram, the so called National Song of India. What was worse was that P … Continue reading
Filed under BJP, indian journalism, Jamiart-e-Ulema-e-Hind, News, vande mataram
Do news readers have to be actors?
This question comes to mind when I watch the news. It cropped up once again yesterday (1st November 2009) when I was watching the 9 PM news. The news was being ‘emoted’ by a news reader on NDTV 24×7. This … Continue reading
Filed under indian journalism, NDTV
