Hindustan Times
Viewers of TV news channels will have noticed a slightly surreal political drama unfolding on their screens over the last week. Read more
(20 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Filed under India, Media · Tagged 2G controversy, 2G note, 2G scam, A Raja, Hindustan Times, news, P Chidambaram, Pranab Mukherjee, Sonia Gandhi, Vir Sanghvi
Back when news TV first became a phenomenon, we heard many complaints about how the influence of TV would rob Indian politics of its gravitas. Read more
(31 votes, average: 3.16 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Filed under India, Media · Tagged AB Vajpayee, Anna Hazare, Arun Jaitley, Cabinet, corruption, Indian politics, Jairam Ramesh, Kapil Sibal, LK Advani, Narendra Modi, P Chidambaram, Pranab Mukherjee, Ramdev, Sushma Swaraj, TV, TV event
I’ve written before about the way in which the Jason Bourne movies shook up the world of James Bond. Read more
(5 votes, average: 3.6 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Filed under hollywood · Tagged Alec Leamas, Aston Martins, Casino Royale, CIA, Daniel Craig, David Cornwell, Dom Perignon, Hindustan Times, James Bond, Jason Bourne, John Le Carre, Matt damon, news, Richard Burton, spy, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, Tinker Tailor, Vir Sanghvi
Have you noticed how news channels are getting more and more breathless in their coverage of the news? How anchors tend to shout rather than speak? Read more
(22 votes, average: 3.32 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, September 9, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Filed under Media · Tagged advertisers, Breaking News, Hindustan Times, hour-by-hour ratings, lowest common denominator, news, news television, ratings, TRP, TV industry, Vir Sanghvi
On the self-evident grounds that you are probably as fed up as I am of hearing journalists hold forth on Anna Hazare and the middle-class awakening – and because this is supposed to be a media column – I thought I would take a break from the endless battle against corruption and the valiant efforts of Anna Hazare’s men and women to push their draft of the Lok Pal Bill through Parliament to focus on yet another middle-class awakening. Read more
(24 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, September 2, 2011 at 9:37 pm
Filed under Media · Tagged Anna Hazare, Fashion TV, hindustantimes, I&B minister, Medium term, Michael jackson, Parliament, Roadies, sex, Sushma Swaraj, UTV Bindaas, Vir Sanghvi
