Category Archives: News

The Republic That Doesn’t Know

Posted on January 15, 2018 by

Progressive degeneration of the quality of primetime news being served on television has been a source of frustration for many like me who follow the genre closely. Till about a decade ago, Hindi news channels were associated with this degeneration … Continue reading →

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News or Outrage?

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

It’s elections time, yet again. This is when politicians go into overdrive mode. But the pre-elections period used to be more engaging till a few years ago. Over the last decade, media coverage leading up important elections has become increasingly … Continue reading →

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General Elections 2019: The Media Battle Within The Political Battle

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

We are about 18 months away from the next General Elections, which are likely to happen in the summer of 2019. With the Gujarat elections in December this year, the atmospherics have started to build up. 2018, then, is set … Continue reading →

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A Polarised Media And Its Off-Shoots

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

This blog is being updated with old posts that first appeared in my weekly column on MXMIndia. If you have subscribed to email alerts, sorry for the spam. You may get alerts on multiple posts during this week. Look forward … Continue reading →

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A Derailed Media: The Wheels Have Come Off

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

This blog is being updated with old posts that first appeared in my weekly column on MXMIndia. If you have subscribed to email alerts, sorry for the spam. You may get alerts on multiple posts during this week. Look forward … Continue reading →

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Are we a Noise-loving TV Nation?

Posted on December 13, 2013 by

You would normally not associate positive emotions with the word ‘noise’. It’s generally assumed and accepted that noise is bad. In context of television too, the media has propagated this notion for a while now. But there is very little … Continue reading →

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Front Page 2012: Report Summary

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

The second edition of Ormax Media’s year-end research report Front Page is out. The report is based on consumer research conducted across the year 2012, covering more than 200,000 respondents across 54 categories in the films, television, news and celebrity … Continue reading →

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