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Discussing ‘Spring’ with Ambi Parameswaran & Sanjeev Kotnala Posted on 29 Sep,2020 | under INTERVIEWS The two authors, columnists and former A&M honchos discuss Spring: Bouncing Back From Rejection with Pradyuman Maheshwari

Shailesh Kapoor:Getting ready for Satyamev Jayate 2.0 Posted on 28 Feb,2014 | under SATYAMEV JAYATE In its first season in 2012, the show made a sizeable impact on the socio-political environment but there was a sense that it had become a blind spot in its second leg, recalls Shailesh Kapoor

Bharat Ratna = Brand Ratna? Posted on 27 Nov,2013 | under ADVERTISING Will the Bharat Ratna kill Sachin Tendulkar’s endorsement career? Will the now-retired Master Blaster be free to endorse just about any brand?

What’s made Arnab the Face of News TV Posted on 25 Nov,2013 | under 26/11 RECAP The events of November 26, 2008 and thereafter saw the rise and rise of Arnab Goswami. A freewheeling chat with the Editor-in-Chief of Times Now

Page 1 of some Mumbai dailies – Nov 27-30, 2008 Posted on 25 Nov,2013 | under 26/11 RECAP The following are the front pages of some Mumbai dailies from November 27-30, 2008

Sebastian ‘Saby’ D’Souza: I want to erase 26/11 from my memory (alert: some explicit pictures) Posted on 25 Nov,2013 | under 26/11 RECAP Other than images of the Taj Mahal hotel and scenes of frenzy around the spots where the terrorist had struck, the Mumbai Mirror picture Ajmal Kasab in the concourse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) got Saby much fame and accolades. But the ace photographer says he doesn’t like to about the event. “I want to erase the event from my memory completely. I wish it had never happened,” he told us.

Ranjona Banerji: 26/11 – battleground news channels and newspapers Posted on 25 Nov,2013 | under 26/11 RECAP If 26/11 was the making of Times Now, it was also a battleground for newspapers, writes Ranjona Banerji. For journalists, it was the story of the decade playing out in front of one’s eyes

Sachin Kalbag: No time for water, no time to blink Posted on 25 Nov,2013 | under 26/11 RECAP MiD-Day executive Sachin Kalbag reported on the Mumbai terror siege for Delhi’s Mail Today, where he worked as Senior Editor from 2008 to 2011. Here, he recounts the hardships faced by journalists covering the Mumbai terror siege

Amul ads on the terror attack & after Posted on 25 Nov,2013 | under 26/11 RECAP The creatives we see on Amul Butter’s billboards are excellent indicators of popular mood and perception. Here we bring you some of these released after November 26, 2008 and until the Kasab hanging

Sachin’s second innings starts in style Posted on 18 Nov,2013 | under MEDIA A superb speech, tributes from all over and the Bharat Ratna see a glorious beginning to Sachin Tendulkar’s new innings in life

Ranjona Banerji: Not much imagination in the Tendulkar coverage Posted on 15 Nov,2013 | under BLOGS In her review of the news media, Ranjona Banerji scans the coverage on Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell match and the Campa Cola building controversy

Shailesh Kapoor | Wanted: Dimaag Wala Filter For Sachin Programming Posted on 15 Nov,2013 | under BLOGS Shailesh Kapoor rues that there is no particular Sachin programme that one can look forward to. Channels are not even promoting Sachin shows anymore… they are promoting Sachin the idea, the concept, he writes