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Hackgate: Bad News
<p>Last month, a London court sentenced Andy Coulson, the former editor of News of the World, to 18 months in prison for conspiring to hack phones of celebrities, the British royal family and politicians in a <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">scandal dubbed as ‘Hackgate’</span></p>
04th August 2014BY IMPACT Staff
In Defence of... Vaidik?
<p>Those who know Delhi journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik personally or were acquainted with him, would <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">have never thought he would one day send our Parliament, TV channels and social media in a tizzy, that too over his meeting with 26/11 terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan</span></p>
28th July 2014BY IMPACT Staff
West Bengal: Why Is There Only Violence To Report?
<p>Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Pal courted controversy recently with his vitriolic and shameful speech threatening CPI (M) women supporters with rape. “I will shoot them myself… and let loose my men to rape your women,” Pal was reported as saying at a TMC rally</p>
21st July 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Virtualization Lends Wings To Social Media In Building World Festivals
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra highlights how social media tools along with virtualization can prove to be a big game-changer for brands on a global scale</p>
14th July 2014BY IMPACT Staff
The Power of Tiered Towns
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra talks about MNCs increasingly banking on the potential of Tier II and Tier III towns and how this trend eventually means good news for regional media</p>
07th July 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Silence, For Now, Could Be the Key For Modi-fied Govt
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra analyzes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silent approach and instructions to his Cabinet Ministers— asking them to avoid unnecessary interaction with the media—and whether this strategic silence works for or against the concept of a democracy</p>
30th June 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Modi govt’s right moves: Media must know what to do too
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra highlights how the new government and I&B Minister, Prakash Javadekar, have the media’s best interests in mind; and the onus now lies with the Fourth Estate to ensure that its role is not negated or diluted</p>
23rd June 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Targeting wrong enemy: SP hits at media after gang-rapes
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra lists out the insensitivity of leaders from the Samajwadi Party in light of the horrific Badaun rape case news reports and how such actions affect the state government’s credibility and vitality</p>
15th June 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Muzzling Media in Coup-Ed up Thailand
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra looks at Thailand where despite the issuance of a military order to clamp down on all media organizations, the media is still alive and cautions that if the sanctions of 2007 return, then social media could be targeted </p>
03rd June 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Fresh Blow from Pakistan as Two Journos Expelled
<p>One of the biggest challenges for the new government will be to improve relations with our neighbours, but the recent expulsion of two Indian journalists from Pakistan without any explanation has Annurag Batra analysing the fallout of this decision in his column Media Mantras</p>
26th May 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Modi’s confidence shows
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra reflects on the positive chatter surrounding Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi, based on the confidence he showed during his Television interviews</p>
19th May 2014BY IMPACT Staff
DD Cries to be Rescued From the Limbo
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra reflects on the controversy surrounding Doordarshan, analyses the role of the public broadcaster and reasons why Prasar Bharti needs independence from the bureaucracy </p>
12th May 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Not-so-incredible India affects travel journalism
<p>Travel journalism plays a growing role today in an otherwise hard news obsessed world. Journalists <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">writing about tourism and travel nowadays exhibit greater as well as global understanding of events they cover and places they discover. </span></p>
05th May 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Media can pin hope on Modi
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra looks at the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's usage of social media and the crucial role played by the media in taking Modi’s message to the masses</p>
21st April 2014BY IMPACT Staff
The economist dilly-dallies on Modi, Congress; Embarrasses itself
<p>In his column Media Mantra, Annurag Batra looks at The Economist article which doesn’t “endorse Modi for the top job” and wonders whether a publication can “recommend” to the electorate “the lesser evil”?</p>
14th April 2014BY IMPACT Staff
South Asia: Where perils await the pen!
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra talks about the perils of reporting in South Asia today, one of the most dangerous regions for journalists in the world</p>
07th April 2014BY IMPACT Staff
NDTV joins global Taliban boycott, triggers debate
<p>Annurag Batra talks of NDTV's boycott of coverage of the Taliban, after its members killed nine persons – including a well known journalist– at a hotel in Kabul. But does such a boycott adhere to the tenets of journalism, he asks, because the Press has to be free and fair to all</p>
31st March 2014BY IMPACT Staff
The changing, yet challenging contours of journalism
<p>Annurag Batra in his column Media Mantras dwells on how the advent of technology and the Internet have profoundly changed the practice of journalism and distribution of information</p>
24th March 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Pro-Public and Krantikari Kejriwal
<p>On the back of Arvind Kejriwal’s off-the-record comments going viral, Annurag Batra in his column Media Mantras mulls how politicians shoot from the lip, only to retract their statements later. He believes it’s not just politicians who should be careful but also media organizations</p>
18th March 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Rs 1,000 cr and counting: political advertising touches new high
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra looks at political advertising today that has become pervasive and inescapable. But, this form of intrusive advertising is totally opposite to austerity which politicians preach </p>
09th March 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Media on trial in Egypt
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra comments on the grave situation in Egypt where journalists have been arrested and accused of having connections with a ‘terrorist group. He ponders why journalists should be punished for simply doing their job</p>
02nd March 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Online fury as penguin India withdraws book on Hinduism
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra dwells on how the banning of Wendy Doniger’s book, ‘The Hindus: An Alternative History’ represents the collapse of our politico-intellectual space at a time when we look forward to electing a modern, pro- development government</p>
23rd February 2014BY IMPACT Staff
The case against a wage board for newspapers
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra debates why the Majithia Wage Board is no longer relevant and what could be the repercussions of the Supreme Court verdict upholding Majithia Wage Board’s recommendations</p>
16th February 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Instant remorse served. Thank you, IRS
<p>In his column Media Mantras, Annurag Batra quips that the IRS imbroglio has done the unimaginable- united Indian media owners in their rejection of IRS! He also raises fundamental questions related to the issue, while questioning whether IRS 2014 is a case of too much promised and too little delivered</p>
10th February 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Does India need a truly international channel?
<p>In his column 'Media Mantras', Annurag Batra ponders over the lack of comprehensive international coverage on Indian news channels and believes that Indian channels should have more global content, especially since viewers are part of the globalized world.</p>
03rd February 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Holy cap! The broadcaster’s burden
<p>In his column 'Media Mantras', Annurag Batra makes a point for broadcasters, explains why I&B Minister Manish Tewari must intervene on the ad limit per hour of television programming issue</p>
26th January 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Congress hires PR to boost image
<p>As the country goes into election mode, the Congress Party kickstarts its campaign by hiring PR firms, to help bolster the image of the party and Rahul Gandhi</p>
19th January 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Media needs to introspect even as Justice Ganguly steps down
<p>Every allegation of rape and sexual violence is serious and needs to be investigated according to the due process of law, says Annurag Batra</p>
12th January 2014BY IMPACT Staff
Tilting: Media's bane
<p>Is the Indian journalist trying to be more relevant by having a point of view, and in the process losing his/her ability to be the most effective upholder of democratic values, asks Annurag Batra.</p>
30th December 2013BY IMPACT Staff
How Bollywood’s in on the social media craze
<p>Social media has changed the dynamics of interaction between celebs and the world, observes Annurag Batra. </p>
16th December 2013BY IMPACT Staff
The ‘God Syndrome’ in Indian media
<p>With technology playing a crucial role in the media, the Fourth Estate has begun to impact our lives in a way that puts nearly everything in the witness box of society, says Annurag Batra. </p>
08th December 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Tarun Tejpal’s case shocks India
<p>Justice does not only mean punishment. It means honouring the incident, the victim, the people, the law and the country, says Annurag Batra.</p>
01st December 2013BY IMPACT Staff
World applauds as Tendulkar takes the final bow
<p>The day Sachin Tendulkar played his last match felt like Armageddon for his billion fans and both national and international media showered praises on the Little Master, observes Annurag Batra. </p>
24th November 2013BY IMPACT Staff
World sits up and takes notice of India’s Mangalyaan
<p>While the Indian media mostly applauded the launch of the Mars-bound Mangalyaan, the international media were conspicuously cautious, oberves Annurag Batra.</p>
18th November 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Media freedom under attack as govt supports ban on opinion polls
<p>It is a fact that a ban on opinion polls serves no purpose other than to deny voters information on the voting choices others make based on issues like price rise, corruption and jobs, says Annurag Batra.</p>
10th November 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Govt attempt to clip the media’s wings unacceptable
<p>The government needs to know that a democracy cannot operate in the absence of an active media, says Annurag Batra. </p>
03rd November 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Why hurricanes put media in a tizzy
<p>The media went berserk as news of cyclone Phailin approaching broke, and both national and regional media were quick to set up 24X7 control rooms to track its downfall, recalls Annurag Batra. </p>
29th October 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Tough times ahead for the media industry
<p>The industry has been challenged by the launch of complex media devices and emergence of new business models and revenue streams, says Annurag Batra.</p>
20th October 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Rahul Gandhi steals the show as the ordinance is withdrawn
<p>While politicians across parties had criticised the ordinance, the government was forced to withdraw it after Gandhi termed it as “nonsense” and sought its immediate withdrawal, says Annurag Batra.</p>
13th October 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Sometimes ‘unsocial’ media
<p>After 24-year-old Nina Davuluri of Indian origin was crowned Miss America, the first Indian American to hold the title, social media was abuzz with racist slurs, displaying not just abuse but hatred, and above all, ignorance. </p>
29th September 2013BY IMPACT Staff
World media in shock over chemical attack in Syria
<p>According to reports, on August 21, the government led by President Bashar al-Assad carried out chemical weapon attacks outside the Syrian capital of Damascus killing hundreds of civilians.</p>
08th September 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Viral video delivers justice to Sikh man in Britain
<p>Racial discrimination is nothing new to the United Kingdom. The media often reports attacks on minorities, their exclusion from the mainstream and their general feeling of being outsiders in the land that has been their home for decades. </p>
01st September 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Washington Post sold. What next?
<p>The paper was owned by the Graham family, which sustained it for nearly 90 years, living by one of the most fundamental commandments by the man who started it, Eugene Meyer. </p>
19th August 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Before uploading on YouTube, consult your lawyer!
<p>You may shoot on impulse with your digital video handycam and rightly record evidence, but before uploading on YouTube, beware of the law. </p>
11th August 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Getting Upfront
<p>A platform for media planners, buyers, marketers and managers to look at plans for the year ahead – a forward thinking idea that India needs. But can we do it?</p>
02nd May 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Oh boy! What’s the big deal?
<p>The media the world over has been swooning pre and post the birth of Prince George Alexander Louis. But how far will their snooping go?</p>
28th July 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Time to act pricey
<p>we need something like this for the Indian media market to make things more streamlined and transparent.</p>
16th May 2011BY IMPACT Staff
The digit-All star
<p>Let me start this week with a joke: Santa hears Microsoft has bought Skype for $8.5 billion, looks at wife Preeto, shakes his head and says, “Fools, they could have downloaded it for free!”</p>
22nd May 2011BY IMPACT Staff
The Media Facade
<p>I started my media business 10 years ago. When I started, my intentions were to make the system more transparent and put my best foot forward to structure the business of media.</p>
29th May 2011BY IMPACT Staff
The glow-to guy on India’s e-commerce scene
<p>Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Harold R. McAlindon.</p>
05th June 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Media worldwide hails Supreme Court’s order on tainted lawmakers
<p>The Supreme Court recently ruled that convicted lawmakers cannot serve in state or national legislatures, even if the conviction is being appealed.</p>
21st July 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Coup in Egypt: Media and the military
<p>Some of the coverage of what’s happening in Egypt speaks of western media bias and a disconnect with the pulse of the country’s citizens.</p>
14th July 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Book review slot missing on TV
<p>A book review’s length may vary from a single para to a substantial essay. It can be an opinion, summary or scholarly review.</p>
07th July 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Ray of hope amid disappointing coverage
<p>Issues concerning climate change and natural disasters have hardly found any serious space in the national media</p>
30th June 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Breakfast TV infotainment : Then & Now
<p>From the first every morning talk show, to the popular ‘talk radio on TV’ format —here’s a closer look at the evolution of breakfast broadcast infotainment</p>
24th June 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Operation stings!
<p>How those who tamper, tinker and manipulate facts to their own advantage are found out.</p>
16th June 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Human rights and media
<p>In recent times, media activism has not gone in vain. Media has been duly credited with the formation of public opinion, building awareness of civil liberties, civil rights and human rights.</p>
09th June 2013BY IMPACT Staff
The UPA’s media campaign
<p>The ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has embarked on a massive and aggressive advertising campaign with a budget of Rs 180 crore -- to be spent by the national exchequer.</p>
02nd June 2013BY IMPACT Staff
The Case of Sarabjit Singh & Our Media
<p>There was national outrage in the media at the “gruesome murder” of Sarabjit Singh. Earlier, the media readily reported his trial, etc., but did not turn the spotlight on the weakness of the Indian authorities as governments of all political hues came and went in the last two decades. The media was muted in its response.</p>
13th May 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Religious channels are here to stay
<p>While the GECs, sports and news channels have hogged all the limelight, it’s the regional channels talking about spirituality 24x7 that has seen an increase in these channels despite inflation and slowdown. No surprise as after all, in bad times its god and now god-men who Indians turn to.</p>
09th April 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Why niche and special interest journalism count
<p>Niche journalism, as it has come to be known, is all about provisioning journalistically structured pieces or informative content catering to a specific group of people who want information on a specific subject. </p>
31st March 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Perils of Indian journalism
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">It was sometime post the Kargil War. The Indian Army was busy with a mop-up operation. I happened to </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">meet this journalist who had just returned from Jammu & Kashmir. He had this interesting tale to narrate.</span></p>
24th March 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Of marketers & the age of big data
<p>Data is now called the new oil as data moves everything in today’s highly connected world. Tracking data can also pinpoint the behaviour of consumers. In this scenario, the question to be asked is, with data doing so much, do we need CMOs and business professionals in the age of big data?</p>
18th March 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Experiential is the unmedia of media
<p>What Steve Jobs said about experiences and design is so true about our media industry! Today, media companies are creating events or rather curating events as an extension of their editorial platforms.</p>
11th March 2013BY IMPACT Staff
The big switch
<p>If you are the CEO working for the entrepreneur, promoter and the board you need to be entrepreneurial and it’s a pre-requisite for a leadership role in any job.</p>
19th June 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Reader’s Digest to Die Hard
<p>There’s fear that the deluge of new technology has claimed another victim – the iconic Reader’s Digest. Earlier in December, it was the print edition of Newsweek.</p>
03rd March 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Paid news: Do something ASAP
<p>The Information & Broadcasting Ministry plans a review of the Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act to make ‘paid news’ in the media a punitive offence, which is likely to attract monetary fine or, in serious cases, even cancellation of the publication’s registration.</p>
24th February 2013BY IMPACT Staff
When will the Indian lion really roar?
<p>The way Cannes Lions involves Gen Next is commendable. My only concern is that the thought leaders holding top posts in our creative and media agencies do not send the right message down the line.</p>
03rd July 2011BY IMPACT Staff
The ‘M’ word in Media: It’s makeover!
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">We have all heard of the saying ‘old wine in a new bottle’. A new bottle may serve as an </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">attention-catcher, but it will always be the true taste of the old wine that will </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">lure a connoisseur. </span></p>
10th July 2011BY IMPACT Staff
What do you want us to be, Mr advertiser?
<p>Media companies are in an existential dilemma forced on to them by advertisers as the traditional separation between media and advertising is increasingly blurring.</p>
17th July 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Modi, can clever PR make you a Prime Minister?
<p>The media just can’t decide whether to love or hate Narendra Modi, some of them in fact wish to project him as candidate for Prime Minister in the 2014 General Election.</p>
11th February 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Not just headlines to deadlines
<p>By focussing on prevention of sexual crimes rather than prescribing punishments, the Verma Committee has only given more to the media to continue the debate. Now, the question is, will the media continue to be at the forefront in doing so?</p>
03rd February 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Is another recession knocking at our door?
<p>It’s not been very long since the entire Indian economy was hit by the global <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">economic downturn. Though the effect was not as severe here as it was in the Western </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">countries, there was a strong impact on the chain of businesses that influence the media, </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">advertising and marketing industry.</span></p>
21st August 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Epitaph of a dying agency
<p>In my circle, one thing that I have been constantly hearing is the unpredictable <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">future of advertising agencies in India and the world. A few events in the last </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">month have baffled me and made me think if the business is actually dying...</span></p>
28th August 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Congress No.2 Rahul Gandhi & the Media
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">The media has given a grudging thumbs-up to Rahul Gandhi, the new Congress VP. Speculations are also rife about the Gandhi-Narendra Modi face-off in 2014 </span></p>
28th January 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Is indian vas, digital, commerce companies’ valuation a bubble waiting to burst?
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">The business of digital has its own crests and troughs. Post recession, digital startups </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">in India have shown crests with the help of exponential ideas and superstrong </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">execution.</span></p>
04th September 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Where do PR & communications stand in India?
<p>In the recent executive report released by MSL Group India on the 2013 outlook for the country’s Public Relations (PR) industry, nearly 51% or the majority of respondents said the industry would grow more than 20% over the next 12 months. </p>
20th January 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Why small does not make sense anymore for media brands
<p>The Indian media landscape is passing through interesting times. The last seven years have seen numerous media brands being launched in almost every domain – be it newspapers</p>
11th September 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Of giving back and leading from the front: The ‘KAR SEVA’ model
<p>About eight months back, I was chatting with a 45-year-old industry leader who runs a fairly large media and communications company.</p>
18th September 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Challenges remain in the Indian media
<p>India’s Press is free and vibrant. But we must address the future in such a manner that it is a cut above the other three estates and preserves its right as a watchdog</p>
14th January 2013BY IMPACT Staff
Journalists switching to allied professions: A phenomenon
<p>Post the Lehman Brothers’ fall and in the midst of a downturn when the media in the West took a financial sock right in the belly, many entities – particularly those in Print – began to shut shop or downsize. </p>
07th January 2013BY IMPACT Staff
The Jacintha Saldanha case: Media needs to introspect
<p>The nurse, who committed suicide after becoming the victim of a prank call made by Australian radio DJs, was buried with her face concealed as per her last wish at her husband’s hometown in Shirva near Mangalore, in accordance with Christian tradition last Monday afternoon.</p>
23rd December 2012BY IMPACT Staff
Rise of Lok Sabha TV & the message for private news channels
<p>In the second week of March, the Indian government’s Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP) ran an ad on viewership in Delhi commanded by various channels.</p>
17th December 2012BY IMPACT Staff
From media trials to trials of media
<p>We are humans, and to err is human! As long as there is no intent to defame someone, which is pretty much understandable in this case, why should the courts see it as an attempt to defame?</p>
09th October 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Licensed to write?
<p>“There should be some control over these guys. They give us all a bad name. There should be some way to curb them, licence them...”</p>
09th December 2012BY IMPACT Staff
Goldie-da: man with a heart of gold
<p>The year 2011 has not been a happy year - in early January (Jan 3, to be precise) we lost our friend Atul Maheshwari, the soft-spoken giant, media owner and man behind Amar Ujala.</p>
06th November 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Trial of the media, by the media
<p> </p><p>Annurag Batra feels factual reporting is required for controversies surrounding media houses. </p>
03rd December 2012BY IMPACT Staff
Entrepreneurial Jugalbandi- The Pursuit of Wealth Creation
<p>The Indian media industry’s growth is synonymous with the growth of some media entrepreneurs – be it visionary Subhash Chandra or UTV’s Ronnie Screwvala, who as new entrants tested this domain 15 to 20 years back, understood it, ploughed it, scaled up and created media enterprises.</p>
27th November 2011BY IMPACT Staff
‘Practise what you preach’ at CNBC-TV18
<p>The ‘Young Turks’ show of CNBC-TV18 always brings young leaders to the fore, and so does Network18, which owns CNBC. Bahl recently announced that B Saikumar, the Group COO, would in due course take over the Group CEO’s mantle from the entrepreneurial Haresh Chawla.</p>
04th December 2011BY IMPACT Staff
Print newsweek’s closure raises some questions
<p>The resurrection of Newsweek has been announced. At least that’s what Tina Brown, the editor-inchief of both Newsweek and The Daily Beast, the online news site that was combined with the magazine last year, will have us believe.</p>
25th November 2012BY IMPACT Staff
Rise of media personalization
<p>A friend loves to cook. And he loves chicken. He loves to surf the Net too. That, he says, is quite a desirable mix. Earlier, he had to Google for ‘Chicken+recipe+Indian...’</p>
18th November 2012BY IMPACT Staff
Manish Tewari: Congressman of many seasons
<p>Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari is perhaps one of the few politicians who can give sound bytes as fluently in Hindi as he does in English</p>
06th November 2012BY IMPACT Staff
Yes Minister! Sans legacy
<p>Ambika Soni, who recently resigned from the post of I&B Minister, has many feathers in her cap, including the imminent digitization of broadcast</p>
29th October 2012BY IMPACT Staff
We’ve had enough of ‘Breaking News’
<p>The Urban Dictionary defines the ‘Breaking News Syndrome’ as “the inability for some individuals to assess the entire story before bringing titbits to the table in the form of fact”</p>
22nd October 2012BY IMPACT Staff
What’s muddling Indian media?
<p>Though traditional media should be thanking the world wide web for several reasons, jumping on to the Net bandwagon is not the solution for journalism that is losing its sheen because of societal corruption and misdirected energy</p>
15th October 2012BY IMPACT Staff
Invasion of privacy: The line must be drawn
<p>Far from being the watchdog of democracy, observers argue that the Indian media is enslaved to the same foibles as the western media, hounding celebs and politicians round the clock</p>
08th October 2012BY IMPACT Staff
FDI in media: Carefully does it!
<P>What raising the FDI ceiling to 74% from 49% in broadcast carriage services entails and the roadmap for raising FDI in Print</P>
01st October 2012BY IMPACT Staff
Print rides high, but caution is vital
<p>Though the Print medium is doing well in India, journalists must value it like an endangered species nearing extinction and nurture it with care</p>
24th September 2012BY IMPACT Staff
Spinning yarns for image
<p>Public figures need spin doctors. But they have to be in total control of the spin they give to an issue, without falling into a propagandist trap</p>
18th September 2012BY IMPACT Staff
Saying goodbye to ‘Mr Magazine’
<P>Annurag Batra remembers Donald Kummerfeld, ex FIPP CEO and president, and his priceless contribution to the business and knowledge of magazines globally</P>
16th July 2012BY IMPACT Staff
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