BY B S Chandrasekhar| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |11/12/2004
Kannada newspapers like Prajavani and Kannada Prabha are seen as left-of- the centre whereas Vijay Karnataka is perceived as a right-of-the centre newspaper.
BY B S Chandrasekhar| IN BOOKS |23/05/2004
There were at least four areas where the pollsters appear to be deliberately transgressing the basic principles of research methods.
BY B S Chandrasekhar| IN BOOKS |20/05/2004
The exit polls on the average have given 68 more seats to NDA than it got and consequently 36 seats less to Congress and 32 seats less to Others.
BY B S Chandrasekhar| IN DIGITAL MEDIA |24/04/2004
An overview of forecasting methods, their perils and the pollsters’ track record so far.
BY B S Chandrasekhar| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |15/03/2004
Karnataka’s leading newspaper is energetically promoting the regional party launched by the newspaper’s owner Vijay Sankeshwar in the run up to the state elections.
BY B S Chandrasekhar| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |03/02/2003
A Kannada serial changes its title after it created a storm, but its amazing content bothers nobody.
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The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.                   

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.                 

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