The Chairman and Editorial Director of Business Standard, T.N. Ninan, has been elected president of the Editors Guild of India which, in the wake of the Radia tapes, called upon editors to place integrity above all other considerations. Commi Kapoor of Indian Express was retained as general secretary at the annual general body meeting held here on Friday. Suresh Bafna of Nai Duniya was elected treasurer. Mr. Ninan succeeds Rajdeep Sardesai of...
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A tough innings at the helm by Rajdeep Sardesai
It has been a challenge guiding the Editors Guild of India over two years, in what are difficult times for the Indian media. Two years ago, when I was asked to become the President of the Editors Guild of India, I did so with some trepidation. The Guild had a formidable reputation of having been at the forefront of editorial integrity and independence. Set up in the Emergency years, it emerged...
More »Pawar denies Prime Minister sought explanation for price rise by Manas Dasgupta
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday denied that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had sought his explanations on the rising prices of onions and other agricultural commodities. In a brief chat with the media persons on the sidelines of the two-day “Coop Core – 2010,” heralding the nationwide launch of the core banking solutions (CBS) for the urban cooperative banks, which began here on Saturday, Mr. Pawar said he too had...
More »‘WikiLeaks gives an insight into U.S. pressure' by Neena Vyas
The diplomatic cables leaked by the WikiLeaks have provided a rare insight into how the United States has sought to exert pressure and influence policymaking in India, while the Niira Radia tapes present a sad picture of the vulnerability of the Indian state as corporate lobbyists have a free run. These were some of the views articulated at a discussion organised by the Delhi Union of Journalists and the Delhi Media...
More »Nobody Cares by Dipa Sinha
While children are dying of malnutrition, our leaders are busy comforting the corporate sector This week’s show of ‘Walk the Talk’ by Shekhar Gupta was the third in a series of episodes that seemed to be dedicated to bringing forth the corporate viewpoint to counter the current environment of mistrust, post Radiagate. While the first two were with Ratan Tata and Deepak Parekh, obvious corporate representatives, it is telling that as...
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