BLOGS

Ranjona Banerji: Anyone cares about Freedom of Speech? Posted on 06 Feb,2015 | under BLOGS The idea of freedom of speech has to be absolute. But in India, we are constantly alert to various sentiments being upset, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Do TV reporters need to develop a sense of humour? Posted on 03 Feb,2015 | under BLOGS Should the morality of an individual reporter be magnified and portrayed as the morality of an entire society, asks Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: The Hindu breaks a great story with Jayanthi Natarajan’s letter to Sonia Gandhi Posted on 30 Jan,2015 | under BLOGS This is a real “break” and exclusive, not the “today the sun is shining” sort of breaking news story that TV has made infamous, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Any journo going to ask who paid for PM’s name-engraved pinstripes? Posted on 27 Jan,2015 | under BLOGS Also: for many of us now well into in middle age, RK Laxman was the last word because he was us: bemused, amazed, amused and horrified at what was happening around, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: News Entertainment UnLtd Posted on 23 Jan,2015 | under BLOGS The tussle for supremacy between Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party and his former ally Kiran Bedi, now with the Bharatiya Janata Party has dominated airtime and cybertime in India., writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Should TV channelwallahs use the ‘should’ so very often? Posted on 20 Jan,2015 | under BLOGS There is no life without the “Should” for Indian TV journalists though sometimes they do revise the “should” to “shouldn’t”, writes Ranjona Banerji

465 entries, 214 judges… it’s Effie time! Posted on 15 Jan,2015 | under ADVERTISING Ajay Kakar, chairman and custodian of Effie India, presents a preview of the 14th edition of the ad effectiveness award to be held tomorrow

Ranjona Banerji: Why it’s not cowardly to differ with Charlie Hebdo Posted on 14 Jan,2015 | under BLOGS Commentaries on journalism – often by people who have little or no experience of journalism – sometimes comment in horrified terms about “self-censorship”, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: The uncomfortable truths the Charlie Hebdo attack makes us face Posted on 09 Jan,2015 | under BLOGS Charlie Hebdo pushed the boundaries fearlessly. Most publications will not go so far for a number of reasons writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Battle of the Boat Posted on 06 Jan,2015 | under BLOGS Anyone who has questions about the boat is a traitor and a Congress agent and anyone who swallows every MoD press release is an uber-patriot, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Should editors learn to handle owners, managers & staff? Posted on 02 Jan,2015 | under BLOGS How many editors and senior journalists do we all know that have turned into management lackeys because they didn’t have the courage to stand up for themselves, asks Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Life Before Narendra Modi and Life After Posted on 29 Dec,2014 | under BLOGS Whether it’s Narendra Modi whom I don’t like or Roger Federer whom I adore, media fandom is deeply embarrassing, writes Ranjona Banerji