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TALES FROM SHINING AND SINKING INDIA

Tales from Shining and Sinking India brings to the fore, a realistic and detailed account of how broadcast media works in the country. The challenges, the technology and the editorial calls that go behind getting the true picture from ground zero.

Akash Banerjee draws from his experience of close to a decade on the field, to detail how news channels have reported some of the biggest stories of our time. From the darkest hour of the 26/11 attacks to the proudest moment of sending Chandrayaan to the Moon. From the spectacular fall of the Left parties to the unprecedented rise of Anna Hazare. From the poverty fueled Naxal movement in the heartlands to the diverse festivals that glue together the hearts of millions. 

At a time when the broadcast media is coming under fire for alleged opportunism, profit making and dereliction of duty, this book offers a detailed insight into how news channels really function. Provocative and insightful, the essays talk about how broadcast journalists continue to remain loyal to their core competency of getting the news and the pictures, first, even risking their life and limbs in the process. That is why, despite all the competition from the web and social media platforms, it’s still news channels that people tune into to get the big story as it develops.  

CONTENTS – Tales from Shining and Sinking India

Foreword - by Arnab Goswami

Introduction – The ‘Masturbating Media’ 

  1. Lal Salaam -Travels in Maoistan

  2. Pralay - Bihar Goes Down Under

  3. Padyatra - In Search of Y.S. Rajashekhar Reddy’s Helicopter 

  4. Aatank - Reporting from the War Zone on 26/11

  5. Chandrayaan - India’s Moon Mission

  6. Maharaja - When Flight IX-812 Went Down in Mangalore

  7. Saranarthi - Tibet: The Fight for a Lost Nation

  8. Uttarjeevi - Surviving India’s Worst Terror Attack

  9. Mehman Navazi - Deplaned and Detained in Pakistan

  10. Poriborton - The Stagnation and the Fall of the Left

  11. Annalila - One Man Shakes the Government; Awakens the Nation

  12. Tyohar - Joyously Uniting a Divergent India 

About the Author

Akash Banerjee reports on politics and conflict related issues from diverse locations across the Indian subcontinent. As a news anchor he is also a familiar face on TV.

Educated at La Martiniere Boys’ College and St. Stephens College, he has worked with organisations like Times Now, Headlines Today and Radio Mirchi. You can track him on twitter @akashbanerjee or view his photo blog at flickr.com/photos/akash

 


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789381506219
  • Publisher Date: 11/2012
  • Binding: PAPERBACK
  • No of Pages: 382
  • ISBN-10: 9381506213
  • Publisher Imprint: Amaryllis
  • Language: ENGLISH

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