1st Edition

Community Newspapers in India Manifestations and Metamorphosis

By Annapurna Sinha Copyright 2024
176 Pages
by Routledge India

176 Pages
by Routledge India

176 Pages
by Routledge India

This book provides a comprehensive account of community newspapers in India discussing their reach, practices, management and influence on communities. It focuses on the core characteristics associated with community media, such as access and participation, advocacy and self-management among other. With the help of detailed case studies of two established newspapers – Khabar Lahariya and... Read more

List of Tables. Acknowledgements. Foreword by Prof. Kanchan K. Malik. 1. Community Newspapers for Media Democracy and Citizens Engagement 2. Locating Community Newspapers in Alternative Media Research 3. Community Newspapers in India: Diversity of Practices and Profiles 4. Transformation for Empowerment: An Analysis of Multi-Dimensional Growth of Khabar Lahariya 5. Advocacy for Social Change: An Analysis of Namaskar as Radical and Critical Media 6. Rethinking Roles and Modes of Community Newspapers. Index

Biography

Annapurna Sinha is a Lecturer in the International Communication Programme at Bina Nusantara University in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her research spans communication for development and social change, community media, gender, and multiple literacies. She obtained Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Hyderabad in India. She worked with leading business dailies, including The Economic Times and Business Standard in India.