About Yashwant Raj
There are a lot of people responsible for whatever goes into the paper, but just one person takes the fall for anything that goes wrong. And that is Yashwant, as Resident Editor of the Delhi Edition.
After every major breakdown that affects life in Delhi, all papers “go big” the next morning. I have often wondered if people are want to know how much they suffered.
Do you really want to know how you were stuck in a traffic jam near Defence Colony for hours because of flooding? [Read more]

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Do you like turns?
Let me explain. A turn is copy continuing from Page One to a page inside, any page. [Read more]

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Did you see our Page One on George W Bush’s session at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit?
The heading simply said, “Namaste India.” The picture underneath was of Bush with folded hands. A moment immortalised. [Read more]

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You and I may not like politicians, but lets face it, don’t we love the game called politics specially during elections?
The sound bytes, the claims and counterclaims, repeated invocation of the higher power called the “high command” and, sadly, the losers. There is a certain magic about elections. And newspapers had a monopoly on it till, let’s say, 15 to 20 years ago. [Read more]

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Posted by Yashwant Raj on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 12:10 am
Filed under Media · Tagged counterclaims, Doordarshan, high command, ndtv, pictures, politicians, politics, saturation coverag, sound bytes
Are we obsessed with China?
All major and minor Indian newspapers used pictures of China’s 60h birthday celebrations prominently on Page One last September. [Read more]

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