Practising journalism values, constraints, implications (SAGE Publications, 2005)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Flourishing papers, floundering craft : the press and the law / B.R.P. Bhaskar -- Defining the principles of ethical journalism / N. Ram -- Prabhat Khabar : an experiment in journalism / Harivansh -- Investigative journalism : those who expose us / Dilip D'Souza -- Publicising the private : the right to privacy against media intrusion / Mukund Padmanabhan -- The untold story of television coverage / Valerie Kaye -- The greening of India's scribes / Darryl D'Monte -- Engendering the public sphere / Pamela Philipose -- Gender, identity and the Tamil popular press / V. Geetha -- Sports journalism : going against the grain / Nirmal Shekar -- Agriculture : the missing dimension / Devinder Sharma -- Urban reporting : citizens and 'others' / Kalpana Sharma -- Porous legalities and the dilemmas of contemporary media / Lawrence Liang -- Covering caste : visible dalit, invisible Brahmin / S. Anand -- The relevance of the Urdu-language media / M.H. Lakdawala -- Iron veils : reporting sub-conventional warfare in India / Praveen Swami -- Embedded journalists : lessons from the Iraq war / Shyam Tekwani -- Mainstream Indian media : 1990s and after / Bindu Bhaskar -- The importance of being earnest as well as entertaining / Robert Brown -- The public sphere of print journalism / Robin Jeffrey -- Alternative spaces in the broadcast media / S. Gautham -- Censorship ké Peeché Kya Hai? / K.P. Jayasankar and Anjali Monteiro -- News in the age of instant communication / Mahalakshmi Jayaram -- Teaching computer-assisted reporting in south India / Steven S. Ross -- Community radio : luxury or necessity? / Ashish Sen -- 'Youth' and the Indian media / Anjali Kamat
This collection of original articles reflects the fascinating spectrum of practices, trends and values within the journalistic profession. It is perhaps the only significant work that documents the variety of ways in which this craft is both practised and viewed. Contributors including journalists, freelance writers, academics and media practitioners cover diverse issues such as gender and identity in the popular press; sports journalism; urban reporting; embedded journalists; censorship; and alternative media