Reuters explains photo of Bush bathroom note
Don't blame the photographer.That's the message from Gary Hershorn, a picture editor for Reuters, about the photo that shows President George W Bush writing an all-too-human note during a UN meeting
September 11, 2005
Talking KBC
This Sunday, my buddy Tanvi and me grew more and more distraught, on behalf of a participant who couldn’t name the anchor of the television show, The Apprentice, says Merril Diniz.
This Sunday, my buddy Tanvi and me grew more and more distraught, on behalf of a participant who couldn’t name the anchor of the television show, The Apprentice, says Merril Diniz.
Mystery of missing consul-general
A bold experiment in engaging People of Indian Origin and Non-Resident Indians in deepening relations with India has left a lot of red faces in Canada and raised eyebrows in South Block
A bold experiment in engaging People of Indian Origin and Non-Resident Indians in deepening relations with India has left a lot of red faces in Canada and raised eyebrows in South Block
September 08, 2005
August 30, 2005
Aakar Patel, Mid-Day Group Editor-in-Chief, quits
The group editor-in-chief of Mid-Day will join Divya Bhaskar as its group editor-in-chief
The group editor-in-chief of Mid-Day will join Divya Bhaskar as its group editor-in-chief
August 29, 2005
August 28, 2005
The rising music stars of tomorrow?
If you've kept your ear pinned to the ground this past year, apart from risking a nasty neck injury, you'll know that diversity within the British Asian music scene has hit a giddy peak, with emerging talent dabbling in a wealth of different genres and striking out against tired labels
If you've kept your ear pinned to the ground this past year, apart from risking a nasty neck injury, you'll know that diversity within the British Asian music scene has hit a giddy peak, with emerging talent dabbling in a wealth of different genres and striking out against tired labels
Dalit writing makes its mark
Next month, the autobiography Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Journey Out of the Caste System in Modern India will hit American shores
Next month, the autobiography Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Journey Out of the Caste System in Modern India will hit American shores
August 26, 2005
August 25, 2005
August 24, 2005
Journalism is a verb, not a platform
The message from the New York Times is powerful: Journalism is what we do. Print, web and broadcast are delivery vehicles
The message from the New York Times is powerful: Journalism is what we do. Print, web and broadcast are delivery vehicles
Will compact newspaper revolution take hold?
On August 29, another American newspaper will jump on the tabloid bandwagon
On August 29, another American newspaper will jump on the tabloid bandwagon
Lip syncing is now a crime
Ashlee Simpson, are you listening? A little travel tip for you. Don't go to Turkmenistan, your favorite genre of music has just been made illegal
August 23, 2005
Ain’t no party like a ‘Foreign Policy’ Party
Woo-hoo! Foreign Policy magazine turns 35 next month, and we just got a press release about the wild and crazy celebration the mag has planned
Woo-hoo! Foreign Policy magazine turns 35 next month, and we just got a press release about the wild and crazy celebration the mag has planned
10 steps to a...
Do you want to make money in your home? Forget real estate scams, Tupperware, or becoming a spammer. Create your Web 2.0 company
Do you want to make money in your home? Forget real estate scams, Tupperware, or becoming a spammer. Create your Web 2.0 company
Talk to me
A recent New York Times story on the Google Sidebar had an interesting side note about an annoucement Wednesday of a new 'communication tool' -- could this be the much speculated Google IM?
A recent New York Times story on the Google Sidebar had an interesting side note about an annoucement Wednesday of a new 'communication tool' -- could this be the much speculated Google IM?
Newswatch India
It aims to become the preferred online destination for Indian journalists looking for information pertinent to their profession
It aims to become the preferred online destination for Indian journalists looking for information pertinent to their profession
August 22, 2005
20 most beautiful women under 20
The indiatimes list has Natasha Suri, Aarohi Misra, Sneha Ullal, Deepika Padukone and others...
The indiatimes list has Natasha Suri, Aarohi Misra, Sneha Ullal, Deepika Padukone and others...
Journalist assaulted in Mumbai
Ashish Shukla, PTI's cricket writer, was attacked by the driver and his associate when he was travelling in their taxi from the domestic airport to international airport to catch a flight to Johannesburg en route to Harare to cover the India-Zimbabwe cricket series
Ashish Shukla, PTI's cricket writer, was attacked by the driver and his associate when he was travelling in their taxi from the domestic airport to international airport to catch a flight to Johannesburg en route to Harare to cover the India-Zimbabwe cricket series
Best English learning resources
Recommending websites is not what I do but I found these four sites very helpful for people studying the English language like myself...
Recommending websites is not what I do but I found these four sites very helpful for people studying the English language like myself...
Blog censorship?
A report alleges Google’s new flag feature has been used to censor a blog on the grounds that readers have disagreed with the opinion of Ashok Banker
A report alleges Google’s new flag feature has been used to censor a blog on the grounds that readers have disagreed with the opinion of Ashok Banker
August 21, 2005
August 14, 2005
Sports scribe Darryl Crasto passes away
The Times of India sports editor and former president of the Sports Journalist Federation of India passed away in Mumbai after a prolonged illness
The Times of India sports editor and former president of the Sports Journalist Federation of India passed away in Mumbai after a prolonged illness
August 11, 2005
Coming to a TV near you
Looks like another veteran journalist is signing up with al-Jazeera. This time it's British broadcasting bigwig David Frost
Looks like another veteran journalist is signing up with al-Jazeera. This time it's British broadcasting bigwig David Frost
August 10, 2005
Emmys come to Mumbai
Jennifer Aniston and our own Malini De (Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin's Pari) may soon have something in common! How's that? Simple. The Emmy Awards are coming to India!
Jennifer Aniston and our own Malini De (Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin's Pari) may soon have something in common! How's that? Simple. The Emmy Awards are coming to India!
August 06, 2005
July 31, 2005
June 29, 2005
'Witch' Indira
Former US President Richard Nixon called Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi an 'old witch,' according to recently released documents from the 1970s. His national security adviser Henry Kissinger said, 'the Indians are bastards anyway' in the run-up to the India-Pakistan war of 1971
Former US President Richard Nixon called Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi an 'old witch,' according to recently released documents from the 1970s. His national security adviser Henry Kissinger said, 'the Indians are bastards anyway' in the run-up to the India-Pakistan war of 1971
India plans free software for all
Government has no plan to promote open source software over proprietary products
Government has no plan to promote open source software over proprietary products
June 15, 2005
Newspapers are f***ed
Kurt Andersen claims he has merely stumbled from job to job. But a peek at his résumé — which includes such big media names as The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Time magazine and the Today show — suggests there is more to his success than just luck
Kurt Andersen claims he has merely stumbled from job to job. But a peek at his résumé — which includes such big media names as The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Time magazine and the Today show — suggests there is more to his success than just luck
I hate it when this happens!
You spend all night coming up with a hot headline to go out in, and then that bitch from across town totally shows up in the same thing!
You spend all night coming up with a hot headline to go out in, and then that bitch from across town totally shows up in the same thing!
June 12, 2005
June 11, 2005
India a failed state
Political commentators in India are fond of calling Pakistan a 'failed state,' but few Indians are willing to admit that their own country is hurtling towards anarchy, says Ravi Shanker Kapoor
Political commentators in India are fond of calling Pakistan a 'failed state,' but few Indians are willing to admit that their own country is hurtling towards anarchy, says Ravi Shanker Kapoor
June 07, 2005
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
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