Dog didn’t Bite Man….
March 21, 2006Anjelina Jolie & Brad Pitt didn’t get married. There is a post on media and privacy and too many outlets for news brewing somewhere in my brain.
Category: Media
Media, Media Bias, Propaganda, Media Studies, Media Ownership
Bachchan back at work….
March 21, 2006As one Bachchan departs from the Parliament, the other Bachchan – Big B – returns to work on the shoot floor. I must admit that i have been missing his presence on the idiot box. What ever said and done, the man…
Bad Taste – Surprisingly SBI
March 16, 2006I saw an ad yesterday which really struck me dumb. It was for SBI Debit Cards. It paid a backhanded tribute to a number of hindi films. The ad looked like something out of "Do Bigha Zamin". An emaniciated BPL (Below Poverty…
Teaching
February 15, 2006One of the things that I do, is teach. And, i enjoy it. I have been teaching various aspects of media for the last 4 years – for the Bachelor’s in Media Studies programme. The first year was at SIES – where…
How Far – Freedom of Speech?
February 7, 2006This morning brings the news that a Iranian newspaper – Hamshari – is going to run a competition satirising the Holoucast. I gagged. Coupled with the pronouncements of the Iranian Leadership – this entire thing is probably going to act as a…
The call of the old…
January 22, 2006switching channels today, saw an overlong promo for Buniyaad on Sahara One. Maybe nostalgia will work. I know that it worked for me. Sat glued for the full five minutes while the filler ran. And it sure brought back memories. Kahin to…
The year of the Maurading Moral Brigade
January 1, 2006The Moral Brigade has been in rampant form this year. From dress codes in colleges, to angst about virginity (aside: why is there such an issue over such a minor tissue I can never ever fathom ?) From the restriction of employment…
Praise Be….
December 28, 2005… somewhere in the world – someone has taken a spammer to court and won. I have all but ceased writing on media musings because of spammers. And on this site too – despite heavy anti spam plugins – spammers still manage…
Of Media and Morality
December 24, 2005This week has seen the Mumbai High Court give an incomprehensible ruling on Adult Certified films on TV. They have placed the onus on what we get on our Television screens, not on the broadcaster but on the cable operator who brings…
What came first?
December 11, 2005If a news channel ran 63 stories on a single issue in a week, you won’t be mistaken in thinking that it is an overkill – unless of course the aliens landed on earth or the PM got assasinated or the US…