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The news shadow

March 9, 2009
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First Published in The New Indian Express (2006 03 04) and later on OCMS.inIndia is probably the only major country where Internet journalism has failed to come out of the shadows of mainstream media. The reason that is advanced for this failure is the lack of Internet penetration. The country may have 38 million...
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Picture imperfect

March 9, 2009
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First Published in The New Indian Express (2006 03 18 ) and later on OCMS.in First it was South Indian film star Khushboo whose photograph was morphed. Then it was Rajya Sabha member and CPM leader Brinda Karat. In both cases, the morphing was done by Maxim, a top-selling international men’s magazine that was...
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The changing world of news

March 8, 2009
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First Published in The New Indian Express (2001 03 31) and later on OCMS.inYear: 1985.City: New Delhi.Place: Naraina.Focus of attention: India’s first STD booth.Viewers: Delhi’s well-heeled crowd swarming in droves to see how an STD booth looks and works. Year: 1991.City: New Delhi.Place: Holiday Inn.Focus of attention: Live images of the Gulf War being...
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