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What does Gautam Adani's partial takeover of NDTV mean for television news?

Since its inception, NDTV's strength has been questioning the establishment on every side of the ideological divide

New media poses challenge of credibility: I&B Secretary Apurva Chandra

The shift towards new media for consuming information from traditional sources such as newspapers has presented a challenge of credibility to the government, Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra said on Wednesday. Addressing the first World Media Congress in Abu Dhabi, Chandra said India has over 1.2 billion mobile phone users and 600 million smartphone users who are consuming a high amount of information and entertainment via mobile devices. He said the traditional media sources in India comprised 897 television channels and over 80,000 newspapers in various languages. However, he added, that recently there has been a shift from the traditional media as youngsters were consuming information from new media sources. This has presented a challenge of credibility and that presented a challenge to the government, Chandra said. He said social media has caused faster and deeper percolation of information in India, to the effect that it has even reduced the loss of lives

We will embrace rising power of individual journalism: Semafor co-founder

For readers, breaking news and opinion separately are important, said Smith

India tops list of nations seeking blocking scribe, news co tweets: Twitter

India made the highest number of legal demands globally to remove content posted by verified journalists and news outlets on Twitter during July-December 2021, the microblogging platform said

Centre revives bill to regulate registration of digital news media: Report

The govt will propose the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019 with the changes before the Union Cabinet soon, says a media report

Bye-bye 'Breaking News' banners: CNN enters the post-Jeff Zucker era

Licht told advertisers he wants to 'disrupt' morning TV; seeks a more inviting, conversational approach

British government's plan to sell TV's Channel 4 draws criticism

Unions and industry groups also criticised the decision

Ukrainian journalist abducted by Russian forces: Media watchdog

Dmytro Khilyuk, a journalist working for the Ukrainian Independent News Agency (UNIAN), was abducted by Russian forces on March 4 from a village in the Kiev region, a media watchdog announced.

Pandemic news, then and now

While the deadly flu was first detected in India sometime in June 1918, it was only in October that year that the sanitary commissioner issued a formal notification declaring a pandemic

Hong Kong news outlet Stand News closes after raid, arrests

The outlet issued a statement Wednesday saying its website and social media are no longer being updated and will be taken down

White House defends Biden's remarks Indian media is 'better behaved'

President Biden during his first in-person bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Friday praised the Indian press, calling it "better behaved" than the US media

US media riled by Biden comments criticising it during Modi meeting

US President Joe Biden's remarks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi disparaging the US press and calling the Indian reporters "better behaved" has riled up the US media

Country is going to get bad name: SC concerned over fake & communal news

The top court emphasized if this were to continue unchecked then it may get a bad name for the country

Latest FDI rules force Yahoo to shut down news websites in India

Yahoo has shut down its news websites in India due the new foreign direct investment (FDI) rules that limit foreign ownership of media companies that operate and publish digital content in India

Jagran Prakashan Q1 loss at Rs 7.05 cr; revenue up 41.4% at Rs 270.32 cr

Jagran Prakashan Ltd, the publisher of Hindi daily Dainik Jagran, on Friday reported narrowing of its consolidated net loss to Rs 7.05 crore for the first quarter ended on June 30, 2021

Network18 Media reports first quarter net profit at Rs 121.51 crore

Media firm Network18 Media & Investments Ltd on Tuesday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 121.51 crore for the first quarter ended June 2021. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 60.60 crore for the April-June period of the previous fiscal, Network18 Media said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations rose 50.47 per cent to Rs 1,214.43 crore, as against Rs 807.07 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. "Operating margin at ... 15.5 per cent, highest ever in first quarter; despite second wave impact," the company said. Total expenses were at Rs 1,080.79 crore, up 23.99 per cent from Rs 871.65 crore earlier. Commenting on the results, Network18 Chairman Adil Zainulbhai said, "Led by the many learnings from the past year and a responsibility to serve the Indian audience, we have been able to continue our businesses relentlessly and profitably." Shares of Network18 Media & Investments Ltd on Tuesday settled at Rs 50.15 on BSE, down 2.53 per ...

No control over FPI disclosures, narrative was 'twisted': Gautam Adani

Adani said a section of the media indulged in "reckless" reporting on administrative actions of regulators, which resulted in a sharp fall in share prices

From Times Group to Zee, Indian media business in the post-pandemic world

The post-pandemic list tells just one story - that of utter devastation

Indian Newspaper Society wants to be excluded from new IT rules

INS has said that news websites of traditional papers follow the same stringent guidelines for publication as followed by newspapers, and should be exempt from the new IT Rules

It's only words…

Sedition law needs to be observed in letter and spirit