In 2012 the North East made more news than usual on the front pages of national dailies and on prime time news. But this was not sustained. INDIRA AKOIJAM finds that 60 per cent of the January coverage was in the form of briefs.
A survey conducted by Australian institutes found that 86 per cent of Indians trust domestic media coverage. They also find reportage of world events credible, says MAYA RANGANATHAN
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A monitoring of advertisements appearing on news channels shows that adhering to the TRAI's 12 minutes per hour limit will be tough for the Hindi news channels. A HOOT special report. Research by MANU MOUDGIL and MONAZIR ALAM
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Saturation coverage of the Delhi gangrape case allowed the public to mourn and women's safety to get adequate airing. MELWYN PINTO reviews two English dailies' treatment of the case for 25 days
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TV news channels devoted 252 hours of prime time to rape coverage in December. RADHIKA SACHDEV says this is a big improvement on the 46 minutes devoted to the subject in March 2012
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Those researching news media in India need to study the impact that social media networks and their use by citizens have on journalism. A research review by USHA M RODRIGUES
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As it clamours to add oversight of television and Internet to its portfolio, we need to see what it did to regulate the print media last year. INDIRA AKOIJAM looks at the cases it took up.
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The author of “Annanama” assumes the role of an advocate to defend his subject with bizarre logic. Nowhere does the book talk about the corrupt practices of private corporations, says ARUNODAY MAJUMDER.
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COVERING THE STATES- PART IV: Prioritizing politics, crime and sports, major English dailies have shown little concern for other big areas. INDIRA AKOIJAM finds in a study that agriculture is yet to get its due from the media.
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COVERING THE STATES- PART III: Political personalities drive political stories with Mamata Banerjee receiving 33.7 percent of all political coverage in all five newspapers. Quality and quantity of political coverage are determined by degree of controversy surrounding a state or a leader in particular, concludes INDIRA AKOIJAM.
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