Harini Calamur's Writings
Media, Media Bias, Propaganda, Media Studies, Media Ownership
HyperActiveX – came up with that title on a conversatin thread on FB. And, this was in context of Mr.Advani – the leader of the BJP – who has decided to use the net to reach out to audiences that extensively use…
I was telling someone the other day is that the saddest conclusion that i have reached is that the most honorable institution of them all is the Government. Ultimately, no matter how venal, power mad, inept, or corrupt the are – sooner…
Two very different stories caught my attention today. Both are related to media coverage. One was in the Indian Express by Rajat Sharma, of India TV, quoting a former Army Chief – who had come into the channel to advice producers &…
Like most others in blogosphere, I too read Barkha Dutt’s passionate defense of reportage on News Channels. My first response was to Fisk it. Wikipedia quotes Eric S. Raymond from the the Jargon File: A point-by-point refutation of a blog entry or…
Feedburner has completely F***ed up on this site. it keeps working and dying. want to know if anyone else has the same issues. have now reverted back to original feed and feedburner feed. am just checking to see if the original feed…
A friend called me up after this post. “not fair” he said. “Pimps are honest – they tell you what they do and how much they charge”. So i apologise to all the pimps who may be offended by that post. I…
The last post gathered a flurry of comments on both this blog and on FB where i reposted it. There hasn’t been a single comment supporting the media. Kishore Ajwani wrote in : This is Kishore Ajwani. I apologise to all of…
The glee and irresponsibility with which the media handled [tag]26/11[/tag] was watched by all. but, at what cost? On the first night – there was [tag]CNN IBN[/tag] giving a blow by blow account of the movement of the Rapid Action Force commando’s….
Finally after a year in pre production, Jhing Chik Jhing went on the floors in Dhule on the 10th of November 2008. It is Cogito’s first foray into films. Shishir & Pushpank are on location in Dhule. Shirish and I are holding…
… in the current economic crisis, it kind of seems silly to speak out against government intervention, but this is not about economics. It is about rights & choices, and Mr. Ramdoss is beginning to get serious delusions of grandeur. “On weekends…