Page 4 - Journalism

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News publishers' digital dilemma

It takes thousands of reporters on the ground, lots of time and money to get the quality of journalism that informs a healthy democracy

Journalism moving to subscription model, with AI, metaverse at play

One of the trends the report highlights is that news on TikTok or short video will be a battleground

Carl Bernstein on life in a 1960s' newsroom

The book tells the story of his journalistic apprenticeship at The Evening Star, the Pepsi to The Washington Post's Coca-Cola, from 1960 to 1965

Danish Siddiqui posthumously gets Mumbai Press Club's RedInk Award

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died during an assignment in Afghanistan, has been posthumously awarded as the Journalist of the Year' for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club

Mohit Jain elected as new president of Indian Newspaper Society

He succeeds L Adimoolam of Health & The Antiseptic.

Concept of investigative journalism vanishing from media canvas: CJI Ramana

The concept of investigative journalism is "unfortunately" vanishing from the media canvas, "at least in the Indian context", Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Wednesday.CJI Ramana remark came while speaking at the launch of the book "Blood Sanders: The Great Forest Heist" authored by senior journalist Sudhakar Reddy Udumula, Senior Journalist."As a person whose first job was that of a journalist, I am taking the liberty to share a few thoughts on present-day media. The concept of investigative journalism is, unfortunately, vanishing from the media canvas. It is true at least in the Indian context. When we were growing up, we eagerly looked forward to newspapers exposing big scandals. The newspapers never disappointed us," CJI Ramana said.CJI Ramana also pointed out that in the past, the newspaper covering reports on scandals and misconduct was creating waves leading to serious consequences."Barring one or two, I do not recall any story of such magnitude in the recent years. ...

Dharmendra Rajpoot defines Journalism not through his words but his actions.

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Probe attempt to stifle independent journalism: Newslaundry, Newsclick

Online news platform Newslaundry on Saturday said it does business "honestly and with integrity"

Media properties become profitable in 4-6 years: The Quint's Bahl, Kapur

In a Q&A, Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur tell what it takes to build a digital news business in India

PM Modi condoles demise of former RS MP, veteran journalist Chandan Mitra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed condolences on the demise of former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra and remembered him for his intellect and insights.

Form "Press Council of Tamil Nadu" to eliminate fake journalists: HC

In a bid to weed out fake journalists, the Tamil Nadu government should constitute within three months, a press council, the Madras High Court has ruled

Illegal surveillance

Govt must reveal who is targeting Indian citizens

Mumbai Samachar, India's oldest newspaper at 200 years, going strong

Bombay Samachar (as it was called then) started as a weekly in 1822

Eyes on the world: Veteran lensman Raghu Rai talks about the digital age

Also discusses keeping a record of history and why his camera is not aimed at the pandemic

The search for news media

The pathetic state of India's news media - particularly news TV - leaves it at the mercy of international media and a few Indian brands that have the capacity to cover a story like the pandemic

The UBJ and Casey Weekly Are Emerging As A Popular Face Of Fact-Based Journalism Globally

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Climate of treason

Apex court should order scrapping all sedition cases

Death & journalism

The last 3 months have been the gravest period of national tragedy & there's definitely an undercount of Covid deaths. But doing that at a mass scale is tougher

Pope Francis challenges Vatican's journalists: Who reads your news?

Pope Francis challenged the Vatican's in-house journalists Monday to essentially justify their continued work, asking them how many people actually consume their news in a critique of the office that costs the Holy See more than all its embassies around the world combined. Francis visited the Dicastry of Communications, Vatican Radio and the headquarters of the Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, which is marking its 160th anniversary. He appeared to use the occasion to lay down the gauntlet at a fraught financial time for the Holy See. Facing a major pension funding shortage and a projected 50 million euro (USD 61 million) deficit this year, Francis has ordered salary cuts from 3 per cent to 10 per cent for Vatican employees, both lay and religious, and paused seniority bonuses for two years. Francis has vowed not to fire anyone to offset the economic crisis created by COVID-19 and the pandemic-related shuttering of one of the Holy See's main sources of revenue, ticket sales