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Tag Archives: Media

Media


Ruben Banerjee
EDITOR MISSING: THE MEDIA IN TODAY’S INDIA
2022

The average viewer of television news or reader of newspapers is clueless about what really goes on within media organizations, how decisions are made on stories, what are the filters placed on the flow of information, or how news is shaped by shadowy players, whether they happen to be proprietors, advertisers, or governments. The value of this rather slight book lies in providing a chink that allows a little daylight to penetrate the dark innards of the Indian newsroom.


Reviewed by: Pamela Philipose

Sandeep Bhushan/ Sanjay Asthana
THE INDIAN NEWSROOM: STUDIOS, STARS AND THE UNMAKING OF REPORTERS/INDIA’S STATE-RUN MEDIA: BROADCASTING, POWER, AND NARRATIVE
2019

New York University Professor Arvind Rajagopal has observed that television is an important avenue through which new modes of exercising power are being practiced. The two books under review provide insights into the Indian version of this phenomenon.


Reviewed by: Pamela Philipose
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