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Post-Covid Challenges: Hindi GECs will be Tested Posted on 19 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS The relationship between Hindi GEC content and the viewer is now less emotional and more ephemeral in nature, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Ranjona Banerji: Do Studio Boys prancing in camouflage vests make for war correspondents? Posted on 19 Jun,2020 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW War correspondents report on war itself and the cost of war which can often mean facts in opposition to their government’s chosen positions or claims, writes Ranjona Banerji

Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar Das | Every television channel – esp in the news space – likes to slice and present data depending on how good it looks. But do people think that advertisers can’t see through the ‘ardh satya’… another reader question Posted on 18 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS Another question from a reader who wishes to stay anonymous. Straighforward question and more importantly, straightforward response. Without further ado, let’s hear it from Dr Bhaskar Das in the June 18, 2020 edition of Das ka Dum. Read on…

Shruti Pushkarna: Hamstrung by Lockdown Restrictions? Imagine the Reality of the Disabled! Posted on 18 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS There’s a lesson in ‘acceptance’ to learn from those who have lived with limitations longer, writes Shruti Pushkarna

A Tale of our Two Cities Posted on 18 Jun,2020 | under AVIK CHATTOPADHYAY In the tackling of Covid-19 pandemic, the Mumbai and Delhi brand images have taken a battering that will take expert minds and hands to repair, writes Avik Chattopadhyay

Siddhartha Mukherjee: Why Listening is a Must in the New Business Environment Posted on 18 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS The quantity and quality of what individual stakeholders express is an information goldmine, writes Siddhartha Mukherjee

Feeling Romantic in Asli Zindagi – Blame it on Cadbury Posted on 17 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS The brand has moved from primarily a taste-based reason and celebration to a new symbol of romance, writes Sanjeev Kotnala

Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar Das | Given the need for leaner organisations, many managements have done away with the second line of leadership. How unhealthy is this trend? Posted on 17 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS We thought it was a tricky question but he made it out to be very straightforward. Without further ado, let’s hear it from Dr Bhaskar Das in the June 17, 2020 edition of Das ka Dum. Read on…

Sanjeev Kotnala: There is always a signal before Suicide Posted on 16 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS You can help stop suicide, writes Sanjeev Kotnala

Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar Das | Why does the news media shy away from reporting on pink slips being handed out in large numbers in its own backyard? Posted on 16 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS Now this is a tricky question and we had someone write on the topic on MxMIndia just yesterday. But we had to get the wisdom from Dr Bhaskar Das in our Das ka Dum series. Read on…

Ranjona Banerji: Ugliness in coverage and portrayal of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death on News TV Posted on 16 Jun,2020 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW Several reporters with notebooks and jostling camerapersons will never be as disturbing as a large bunch of television reporters shouting into microphones accompanied by camerapersons and their large equipment, writes Ranjona Banerji

Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar Das | Everyone asks us to reinvent to stay relevant. But it’s easier said than done. Your comments?” Posted on 15 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS Welcome to an all-new week of Das ka Dum with Dr Bhaskar. So we received this question from a reader which we posed to our Wizard with Words. And here’s what/ how he responded. Read on…