Wake up to the The Hindu – Times of India Ad War | Mutiny

Wake up to the The Hindu – Times of India Ad War | Mutiny: "Hearing the name of Hindu news paper evokes respect and brings to our mind the picture of a grand old man sharing wisdom in its grammatical best. ‘Thou shall read the Hindu Editorial” was the first commandment of the English teacher at school, which had to be religiously followed. Of late the grand old man was facing a series of challenges in his own bastion Chennai from the young and handsome Times of India. The doomsayers predicted The Hindu to die a natural death. But the grand old man struck back taking Times of India to the cleaners."

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10 Predictions for the News Media in 2011 Mashable 10 Predictions for the News Media in 2011 | The top source for social and digital news

10 Predictions for the News Media in 2011 Mashable 10 Predictions for the News Media in 2011 | The top source for social and digital news: "In many ways, 2010 was finally the year of mobile for news media, and especially so if you consider the iPad a mobile device. Many news organizations like The Washington Post and CNN included heavy social media integrations into their apps, opening the devices beyond news consumption.

In 2011, the focus on mobile will continue to grow with the launch of mobile- and iPad-only news products, but the greater focus for news media in 2011 will be on re-imagining its approach to the open social web. The focus will shift from searchable news to social and share-able news, as social media referrals close the gap on search traffic for more news organizations. In the coming year, news media’s focus will be affected by the personalization of news consumption and social media’s influence on journalism.

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Twitter Users Rally to Boycott Country-by-Country Censorship [VIDEO]

Twitter Users Rally to Boycott Country-by-Country Censorship [VIDEO]:

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TOI to launch in Kerala on February 1 > afaqs! news & features

TOI to launch in Kerala on February 1 > afaqs! news & features: "The TOI, in association with Mathrubhumi, will be launched from Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alleppey, Kottayam, Kochi, Trichur, Palakkad, Malappuram, and Kozhikode.
Bennett Coleman & Company Limited (BCCL), in collaboration with Kerala's No. 2 Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi, will launch its flagship English daily The Times of India (TOI) in Kerala, on February 1. The daily was originally expected to make its entry in Kerala in mid-2011."

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Stay ahead with The Hindu.avi

The Times of India Chennai ad TVC Wake up to the TOI.avi

Gingrich scolds media for spotlighting ex-wife's complaint - KansasCity.com

Gingrich scolds media for spotlighting ex-wife's complaint - KansasCity.com: "Newt Gingrich lashed out angrily at the news media Thursday night for fresh reporting on his failed second marriage, in an extraordinary opening to a high-stakes debate two days before a pivotal GOP presidential primary in South Carolina."

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N. Ram’s farewell letter to The Hindu staff « sans serif

N. Ram’s farewell letter to The Hindu staff « sans serif: "Today I step down as editor-in-chief and publisher of our publications, The Hindu, Business Line, Frontline, and Sportstar, and also as printer as applicable.

In consequence, Siddharth Varadarajan, D. Sampathkumar, R. Vijayasankar, and Nirmal Shekhar, all editors, take over, with effect from January 19, 2012, as editors of The Hindu, Business Line, Frontline,"

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Media ownership and independence

Media ownership and independence: "Big business has owned media companies before. The undivided Birlas had Hindustan Times in Delhi and Searchlight in Patna; the Dalmia-Sahu Jain combine (which later split) had Bennett, Coleman (publishers of, among other titles, The Times of India and The Economic Times); and the Tatas had a connection with The Statesman in what was then Calcutta. Even The Indian Express’ Ramnath Goenka, while never in the same business league as the Big Three of the time, once owned the country’s largest jute mill (National Jute) and mounted a raid on Indian Iron and Steel."

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Vibrant journalism watchdog... not sunshine journalism: Ansari - Indian Express

Vibrant journalism watchdog... not sunshine journalism: Ansari - Indian Express: "Underlining that “watchdog journalism” is “vibrant journalism” in a changed and changing world, Vice President Hamid Ansari today said it stands for rights and freedom and does not “entertain and titillate”.

RNG Awards: And the winners are..."

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García Media | Be(hold) the template?

García Media | Be(hold) the template?: "This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and it will be updated as needed. Next blog post is Monday, January 16. I will be reporting from Hong Kong all of next week"

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Media check: How will print do in 2012? | Firstpost

Media check: How will print do in 2012? | Firstpost: "Not very different from the previous year — as far as trends are concerned.

Overall, print newspapers will be the big loser, but outdoor will also face the heat. Radio will continue to stagnate; digital will zoom. TV will find the going very, very tough as far as advertising revenue yields are concerned, even if their overall revenues go up. Let’s take them one at a time. Today, it’s print that’s the focus."

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Newspaper circulation in India continued to rise over 8%

Newspaper circulation in India continued to rise over eight per cent in 2010-11. Regional language dailies had a significant rise, despite uncertainty faced by the print industry in the West. The 55th Annual report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India said that as many as 3671 newspapers were published from Uttar Pradesh followed by Delhi with 1933 and Madhya Pradesh with 1243 newspapers.