Of Journalism in a New India

New Delhi: Despite the breadth and scope of the Indian media, there is little meaningful literature available about journalism practiced in the country today. There have been individual accounts by journalists, some of them pretty eminent, but rarely has an attempt been made to present a holistic picture from the 21st century’s perspective. A new book seeks to address the requirement.

The IANS Bookshelf has much to ponder over this weekend.

The explosion and ubiquity of media have raised some important questions about journalistic training, professionalism, ethics education and pedagogy. There is now global hand-wringing about the changing nature and future of journalism, especially in democratic societies. This has been occasioned by the seismic shift characterized by new forms of journalism, global connectivity, multi-directional flows of information, instantaneous reporting, multimedia content, and extreme content customization.

Beautifully preserved, they’re there almost everywhere - well, almost everywhere. In Kerala, churches can be seen wherever one looks, while in Rajasthan or Gujarat, it would be difficult to find one. How they came to be part of India’s landscape is a fascinating story which began in the 1st Century and continues till now.

Imagine a pressure cooker with a life of its own that takes off like a shrieking banshee; or ordering all of 12 ‘khulchas’ when what was was meant was ‘phulkas; or a washing up exercise that makes the kitchen look as if several crows have had a satisfying bath there; or an aching right arm that is diagnosed as a ‘rotor cuff tear’? (IANS)

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