Media

The World Wants to Be Deceived

My title comes from a 19th century author whose name does not matter nor would it mean much if I mentioned him.  It’s an old truth that has not changed a…

Pretending democracy

Only recently, the Chief Minister of Goa warned the people of the State in rough and ready terms: ‘I will not brook any criticism of the PM’.  In the ever-widening…

Darkness at Noon

When I heard about Ravish Kumar resigning from NDTV's news channel, everything went dark for me though it was a bright and sunny afternoon. I have come to accept this…

Suppression of contrarian voices

In the US, we proudly point to the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights that was adopted in 1791: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,…

The World of Digital Media in 2022

In general, we think of digital media as digitally encoded and machine-readable data that has been created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, and preserved on some sort of electronic device.…

Communication and Capitalism

by Thomas Klikauer and Meg Young Many people would quite correctly argue that the conceptual pair of “communication and capitalism” are more about capitalism than communication and the media. While…

Journalism in Existential Crisis

When the Wire and Cross-current broke the news of the Assam Chief Minister's family having been involved in a landscam in three different areas of the state,turning govt. land allotted…

Path–

Hi! I'm Aniketh Brian Madhok, an 18-year-old boy with a smiley face, little mischevious, fun loving and always polite with others. Living in the metropolitan city of Kolkata in West…

Alternate Media in the USA

I would like us to give serious consideration to alternative media in the USA. I know a lot of us watch/listen to NPR, Pacifica Radio, Link TV and Democracy now.…

 The Captive Media in the USA

          “A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer A media system set up to serve the…

 The Captive Media in the USA

          “A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer A media system set up to serve the…

Role of Editors in News Media

Bhaskar Parichha, a senior journalist, explores the role of editors in swaying public opinion. In recent years the increasing influence of the media has changed the shape of Politics all…

Another Corona warrior: Media

On 22nd March, 2020, to show gratitude to doctors, paramedics, policemen and sanitation workers, lakhs of people came on their balcony to emote their sentiments and were seen beating in…

Role of Media

A public meeting was organized by Janhastakshep on The Challenges of 2019 and the Role of Media on 22 March 2019 at the Press club. Veteran journalist and columnist Prem…

Lies America’s News-Media Tell

Here are America’s recent targets for regime-change (against which have been used economic sanctions, invasion, and enormous destruction) — and all of them are nations that never invaded nor threatened…

Media In The Age of Liberalization

There is hardly anyone in the country today - a consummate media observer, who is not denying the existence of professional ethics, integrity and honesty in main stream media. For…

Zionist Subversion, Mainstream Media Censorship

  While numerous anti-racist  Jewish intellectuals are resolutely  critical  of the  ongoing Palestinian Genocide, Western Mainstream Media variously  censor  or white-wash  the nuclear terrorist, genocidally racist, and grossly human rights-abusing…

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