250 Pages
by
Routledge India
250 Pages
by
Routledge India
250 Pages
by
Routledge India
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Post-liberalisation India has witnessed a dramatic growth of the television industry as well as on-screen images of the glitz and glamour of a vibrant, ‘shining’ India. Through a detailed ethnographic study of Star News and Star Ananda involving interviews, observations and content analysis, this book explores the milieu of 24-hour private news channels in India today. It offers insightful... Read more
Acknowledgements. Preface 1. Introduction: News of a middle-class nation 2. Methods and madness: The mechanisms behind this research 3. From state control to corporate hegemony: A brief history of Indian television 4. Corporate incursions: Branding programmes, selling myths 5. Newsworthy? Rating news for an imaginary audience 6. Collaboration and critique: Editorial responses to corporate incursions 7. Optimistic news: What makes the screens 8. Conclusion: Understanding news through ethnography. Appendix. Bibliography. About the Author. Index
Biography
Somnath Batabyal is currently Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
