Journalism: on an out of control treadmill

Journalism: on an out of control treadmill: "These are challenging times for the media. Magazine and newspaper circulations have dipped and print advertising revenues are declining – at a faster rate than the increase in ad revenue from digital journalism."

Muzzling The Media - Times Of India

Muzzling The Media - Times Of India: "What better way to control the Press than to decide the salary of newspaper employees? How can a journalist write fearlessly against a government when he knows that it is this same government that decides his salary? Successive governments in India have found a simple way to try to control the Press: set up a statutory wage board for newspapers, fix unrealistically high wages enforceable under law.

The Indian newspaper industry is the only industry in the country to have a statutory wage board at all! Even other media sectors like TV, radio, internet, etc, do not have this retrograde practice. Why, in this era of liberalisation where licences, quotas, permits etc are being dismantled in all spheres of economic activity, would it be that only the newspaper industry has wages fixed by the government; particularly when they are not based on market demand and supply, and are without consideration for skills and professional qualifications?"

BBC Panorama care home investigation: 4 arrested as police probe launched | Mail Online

BBC Panorama care home investigation: 4 arrested as police probe launched | Mail Online: "Four people arrested as police launch probe into abuse
Castlebeck chief executive says he is 'shocked, ashamed and disgusted' by the footage
Staff trying to goad patients into committing suicide, slap them and punch them
Patients given cold showers and pinned to the ground"

Chidambaram's Ghuadqui, instead of Baba Sur

Chidambaram's Ghuadqui, instead of Baba Sur: "11 thousand young people to prepare the army raised organically on their statement after the evening Ramdev Ghan change the tune. Yoga guru Baba Ram Dev has made it clear that the army capable of self-preservation rather young - women's group will create. Yogguru to prepare the army alleged statement by adopting aggressive posture on the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the government will meet this challenge. Congress also alleged that Yogguru country are calling for armed rebellion."

Facebook blunder leads crowd to teen's birthday | Reuters

Facebook blunder leads crowd to teen's birthday | Reuters: "More than 1,600 people showed up to celebrate a German teenager's 16th birthday party after she inadvertently invited the public to attend on Facebook, Hamburg police said on Sunday."

YouTube Spoof Cheryl Cole Video Tops Over 82,000 Hits : Online Social Media

YouTube Spoof Cheryl Cole Video Tops Over 82,000 Hits : Online Social Media: "Video sharing site YouTube has just celebrated its 6th birthday and now attracts millions of users, and here at OSM one of the topics that we like to report on is that of viral spoof videos. Just recently, one of the big marketing campaigns using YouTube was “Barbie and Ken,” as well as the next Kung Fu Panda movie, T-Mobile Kate and Wills Royal wedding and so on"