Headliners
Tiger booked for hunting deer
(The Times of India on Pataudi)
Zimbabwe president denies he is dead
(msnbc.com on rumors of Robert Mugabe's death)
June 06, 2005
Worlds 100 largest newspapers by circulation
Did you ever wonder which newspaper is the largest in the world and where it comes from?
PS: It is not The Times of India!
Did you ever wonder which newspaper is the largest in the world and where it comes from?
PS: It is not The Times of India!
June 05, 2005
The rocking homelessness of Mumbai's 'Local'
It's a literary take on Mumbai's famous local trains that brings alive the "rocking homelessness" experienced by thousands of travellers in this city every day
It's a literary take on Mumbai's famous local trains that brings alive the "rocking homelessness" experienced by thousands of travellers in this city every day
59Bloggers The Movie
Now in production -- a feature film about the new senate of the people, by the people, for the people
Now in production -- a feature film about the new senate of the people, by the people, for the people
June 04, 2005
The fastest man around the world
After almost a full week of waiting in Mumbai, Nick was finally united with his trusty steed
After almost a full week of waiting in Mumbai, Nick was finally united with his trusty steed
Bombay's longest ride
The conductor of bus 524 almost choked when I asked for a ticket to the last stop, handing him a 10-rupee note
The conductor of bus 524 almost choked when I asked for a ticket to the last stop, handing him a 10-rupee note
Star Wars: The desi version
Star wars, the concluding part of the cult film, has broken records worldwide. Closer home, we have our own interpretation of galactic battles. Some of these are hearsay; some documented, albeit in gossip columns. Look not for veracity in these stories, because the truth, as any cosmic traveller will tell you, is always out there
Star wars, the concluding part of the cult film, has broken records worldwide. Closer home, we have our own interpretation of galactic battles. Some of these are hearsay; some documented, albeit in gossip columns. Look not for veracity in these stories, because the truth, as any cosmic traveller will tell you, is always out there
Don't use e-mail, just grab a blog feed
Blogs are revolutionizing the world of creativity, communication and community
Blogs are revolutionizing the world of creativity, communication and community
Chennai's own Elvis
When Engelbert Humperdinck takes the stage in Bangalore on June 9, belting out golden oldies like The Last Waltz and There Goes My Everything, crooning the evening away as only he can, he will be the closest that he has been in a long time to the city of his birth — Chennai
When Engelbert Humperdinck takes the stage in Bangalore on June 9, belting out golden oldies like The Last Waltz and There Goes My Everything, crooning the evening away as only he can, he will be the closest that he has been in a long time to the city of his birth — Chennai
June 02, 2005
June 01, 2005
May 28, 2005
What Bush is saying when he is talking
The US President, who held just 14 formal, solo news conferences between his 2001 inauguration and the 2004 election, has faced reporters' questions every month since his re-election last November
The US President, who held just 14 formal, solo news conferences between his 2001 inauguration and the 2004 election, has faced reporters' questions every month since his re-election last November
May 19, 2005
WSJ in pictures
Business Wire has released early stage mock-ups of what a compact Wall Street Journal could look like
Business Wire has released early stage mock-ups of what a compact Wall Street Journal could look like
May 09, 2005
Battleground Mumbai
The media buzz from agencyfaqs:
Dina Vakil, resident editor, The Times of India, Mumbai, making way for Derek D’Sa, who was resident editor, Times of India’s Kolkata edition. Dina is likely to stay on as consulting editor
Avirook Sen, associate editor, Hindustan Times and editor, Sunday HT and HT City will be resident editor of HT, Mumbai
Ravi Srinivasan, resident editor, The Times of India, Pune, heading towards Mumbai
Bipul Guha, art director, Hindustan Times, heading towards Mumbai to helm the design functions at Daily News and Analysis
The media buzz from agencyfaqs:
Dina Vakil, resident editor, The Times of India, Mumbai, making way for Derek D’Sa, who was resident editor, Times of India’s Kolkata edition. Dina is likely to stay on as consulting editor
Avirook Sen, associate editor, Hindustan Times and editor, Sunday HT and HT City will be resident editor of HT, Mumbai
Ravi Srinivasan, resident editor, The Times of India, Pune, heading towards Mumbai
Bipul Guha, art director, Hindustan Times, heading towards Mumbai to helm the design functions at Daily News and Analysis
May 07, 2005
Playboy TV eyeing India?
Government officials have been sounded out at a very informal level over whether laws in India would ever permit adult content on television
Government officials have been sounded out at a very informal level over whether laws in India would ever permit adult content on television
May 02, 2005
May 01, 2005
Hello darkness
Mumbai’s iconic billboards will blink out. A symbol of an unprecedented power crisis across the state in a time of unprecedented growth. But the state govt is too busy with morality lectures to bother about a loss of Rs 100 crore — every day
Mumbai’s iconic billboards will blink out. A symbol of an unprecedented power crisis across the state in a time of unprecedented growth. But the state govt is too busy with morality lectures to bother about a loss of Rs 100 crore — every day
April 29, 2005
World's first Hindu theme park
Its backers describe it as the world's biggest mythological theme park
Its backers describe it as the world's biggest mythological theme park
One year after Abu Ghraib, torture continues
Photographs of Iraqi detainees being tortured by the US military had shocked the world
Photographs of Iraqi detainees being tortured by the US military had shocked the world
25 years after Hitchcock
The most widely known and influential director in the history of world cinema, The Master of Suspense created timeless films that continue to chill, thrill and amuse as much today as they did then
The most widely known and influential director in the history of world cinema, The Master of Suspense created timeless films that continue to chill, thrill and amuse as much today as they did then
Roll up for Financial Times sale of the century
Vultures are circling as speculation mounts over the future of the prestigious but troubled Pink 'Un
Vultures are circling as speculation mounts over the future of the prestigious but troubled Pink 'Un
Kashmir on my mind
Sarita Sarvate, an Indian American remembers how the mystical mountain valleys of Kashmir were, through Bollywood films, forever embedded in her imagination
Sarita Sarvate, an Indian American remembers how the mystical mountain valleys of Kashmir were, through Bollywood films, forever embedded in her imagination
April 28, 2005
Flags as infographics
United States
Red: In favor of the war in Iraq
White: Against the war in Iraq
Blue: Don't know where Iraq is
United States
Red: In favor of the war in Iraq
White: Against the war in Iraq
Blue: Don't know where Iraq is
April 27, 2005
DNA warfare rocks Mumbai
Dancewithshadows traces the DNA campaign unleashed by the upcoming Zee-Bhaskar newspaper and takes cover in a bomb shelter
Dancewithshadows traces the DNA campaign unleashed by the upcoming Zee-Bhaskar newspaper and takes cover in a bomb shelter
WorldSpace to strengthen Indian presence
India's only satellite radio player is ramping up operations with the launch of two more stations
India's only satellite radio player is ramping up operations with the launch of two more stations
My experience with sting journalism
In the two decades and odd of being a hack, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay has conducted two sting operations of which one was a disaster and resulted in him spending a few hours in police custody
In the two decades and odd of being a hack, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay has conducted two sting operations of which one was a disaster and resulted in him spending a few hours in police custody
April 26, 2005
Mr Singh’s Search for the Holy Grail
American visionaries, cranks and con men have long sought the simple key to boosting the efficiency of the gasoline engine. Now a barefoot tinkerer in India believes he has unlocked the door. Is he for real?
American visionaries, cranks and con men have long sought the simple key to boosting the efficiency of the gasoline engine. Now a barefoot tinkerer in India believes he has unlocked the door. Is he for real?
April 25, 2005
April 23, 2005
Blogs will change your business
Look past the yakkers, hobbyists, and political mobs. Your customers and rivals are figuring blogs out. Our advice: Catch up... or catch you later
Look past the yakkers, hobbyists, and political mobs. Your customers and rivals are figuring blogs out. Our advice: Catch up... or catch you later
The Yahoo! 360 blog
Informal update -- no marketing speak or soap box stuff -- just a way to share what's new, or some cool new way to get more from the product
Informal update -- no marketing speak or soap box stuff -- just a way to share what's new, or some cool new way to get more from the product
April 20, 2005
Blogger bounced from Disneyland
Jim Hill has been expelled from the Happiest Place on Earth. And that makes him... well, unhappy
Jim Hill has been expelled from the Happiest Place on Earth. And that makes him... well, unhappy
2 reporters lose court hearing request
Duo could face jail time as early as next week for refusing to disclose confidential sources to a grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA operative's name
Duo could face jail time as early as next week for refusing to disclose confidential sources to a grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA operative's name
April 16, 2005
Dressed up in hype
News channels are gearing up for catfights over allegations of stolen designs, green room backbiting and poaching of models
News channels are gearing up for catfights over allegations of stolen designs, green room backbiting and poaching of models
April 14, 2005
ZEE-Bhaskar will launch English daily
Daily News & Analysis or DNA, the much-in-news print product, is readying for launch by August-September 2005
Update
Daily News & Analysis or DNA, the much-in-news print product, is readying for launch by August-September 2005
Update
April 12, 2005
April 08, 2005
April 06, 2005
March 31, 2005
With Dr Manmohan Singh
I am traveling with the Indian prime minister in Mauritius. Some of my reports on rediff.com:
PM's 4-day visit
Manmohan arrives in Mauritius
Random notes from Mauritius
Mauritius gets hi-tech
The Mauritian media
I am traveling with the Indian prime minister in Mauritius. Some of my reports on rediff.com:
PM's 4-day visit
Manmohan arrives in Mauritius
Random notes from Mauritius
Mauritius gets hi-tech
The Mauritian media
March 24, 2005
Prankster sneaks in own art
A Britisher surreptitiously hung his own humorous artwork, some of them carrying an anti-war message, in four major New York museums over the last two weeks
A Britisher surreptitiously hung his own humorous artwork, some of them carrying an anti-war message, in four major New York museums over the last two weeks
March 22, 2005
Reuters employees in byline strike
Its
March 19, 2005
Anatomy of a shooting
How the Atlanta Journal-Constitution covered the courthouse killings and manhunt
How the Atlanta Journal-Constitution covered the courthouse killings and manhunt
Women without a clue
It's not the number of women in the newsroom that counts towards diversity. It's what they have to say
It's not the number of women in the newsroom that counts towards diversity. It's what they have to say
March 18, 2005
March 16, 2005
Kanishka blast accused acquitted
Ripudaman Singh Malik, 57, and Ajaib Singh Bagri, 55 cleared by British Columbia Supreme Court
Ripudaman Singh Malik, 57, and Ajaib Singh Bagri, 55 cleared by British Columbia Supreme Court
March 14, 2005
March 13, 2005
March 11, 2005
Apple wins dispute over published trade secrets
Monish Bhatia, Jason O'Grady and ‘Kasper Jade’ leaked specifications about a pending music software codenamed Asteroid
Monish Bhatia, Jason O'Grady and ‘Kasper Jade’ leaked specifications about a pending music software codenamed Asteroid
March 10, 2005
Lakshmi Mittal is third richest person
The Indian-born steel tycoon trailed Microsoft chief Bill Gates and US investment guru Warren Buffett
The Indian-born steel tycoon trailed Microsoft chief Bill Gates and US investment guru Warren Buffett
March 09, 2005
Operation Intimidation?
Media biggie sends Mediaah! legal notice. Asks it to delete 19 posts and stop defaming it
Update: Mediaah! bandh!
Media biggie sends Mediaah! legal notice. Asks it to delete 19 posts and stop defaming it
Update: Mediaah! bandh!
February 27, 2005
February 24, 2005
Rupert Murdoch coming to India in March
Trip could coincide with Indian government clearing Space TV’s application for a DTH licence
Trip could coincide with Indian government clearing Space TV’s application for a DTH licence
February 21, 2005
TulsaWorld threatens BatesLine
This is the old media trying to intimidate their critics in the new media into silence
This is the old media trying to intimidate their critics in the new media into silence
Paula Zahn nude
And 12 other suggestions to help CNN in its mission to gain viewers, cut expenses, and lose integrity fast
And 12 other suggestions to help CNN in its mission to gain viewers, cut expenses, and lose integrity fast
February 20, 2005
HT to come to Mumbai in June 2005
Mediaah! has learnt that Hindustan Times has approached individuals and syndicates for content
Mediaah! has learnt that Hindustan Times has approached individuals and syndicates for content
‘Ismail Darbar plagiarised my Nimbooda song’
Mangniyar singer Bade Ghazi Khan doesn’t know what will happen to his legal battle with the film music director
Mangniyar singer Bade Ghazi Khan doesn’t know what will happen to his legal battle with the film music director
February 19, 2005
February 14, 2005
February 09, 2005
Keeping tabs on circulation
Tabloids are the broadsheet’s answer to falling circulation, says a McKinsey study
Tabloids are the broadsheet’s answer to falling circulation, says a McKinsey study
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