Six journalists from Hindi and English media from Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam and Punjab have been selected for the prestigious Inclusive Media-UNDP Fellowships 2014. The fellows will take time off from routine journalism to spend time with rural/ marginalized communities to highlight their anxieties and concerns that require wider coverage and public attention. The fellowships cover costs of news gathering, logistics and incidental expenses up to Rs 150,000. The fellowship Jury...
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For a new paradigm of social justice -D Shyam Babu and Chandra Bhan Prasad
-The Hindu The central policy challenge for the new government is how to sustain social gains while ensuring that Dalits can participate more meaningfully in the economy, by sharing in the fruits of economic growth while contributing as well In his address to the nation on Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his intention to "take a solemn pledge of working for... the welfare of the poor, oppressed, Dalits, the exploited...
More »Climate change — what’s that? -Radhika Mittal
-The Hindu Business Line Most Indians are not aware of, or responsive to, the issue. For this, the media is squarely responsible The Ministry of Environment and Forests is now the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. Including climate change as a key component in the title of the ministry is all very well, but how do we envisage taking climate change and its everyday implications to the masses? A 2011 Yale...
More »Rangarajan Committee Report on Poverty Measurement Another Lost Opportunity -Ranjan Ray and Kompal Sinha
-Economic and Political Weekly This is a critical assessment of the Rangarajan Expert Committee on poverty measurement. While much of the Media Coverage has focused on the poverty lines recommended by the Committee, this article evaluates the methodology adopted and discusses some wider issues that were flagged in the terms of reference set for this Committee. It argues that the Committee missed an opportunity to mark a significant departure from previous...
More »INCLUSIVE MEDIA-UNDP FELLOWSHIP DEADLINE EXTENDED
The last date for applying for Inclusive Media-UNDP Fellowship 2014 has been extended from 15 July, 2014 to 1 August, 2014. Please go through the following notification and visit the Inclusive Media Website (im4change.org) for more details. Inclusive Media for Change invites applications from journalists in English and Hindi for Inclusive Media - UNDP Fellowships 2014. The Fellowships are given to increase and sharpen Media Coverage of rural distress/ development and...
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