October 18, 2000 | By Robin Jeffrey
Spreading across India after the end of the \'emergency\' in 1977, technological change in the form of the personal computer and offset press revolutionised the newspaper industry. The circulation of ... Read More >>
September 28, 2000 | By Robin Jeffrey
Spreading across India after the end of the \'emergency\' in 1977, technological change in the form of the personal computer and offset press revolutionised the newspaper industry. The circulation of ... Read More >>
September 26, 2000 | By Robin Jeffrey
We learn a lot from what once was the least developed newspaper industry in a major Indian language. Oriya did not get hotmetal typecasting (from the Linotype company) until the mid-1970s, 40 years af... Read More >>
September 18, 2000 | By Naresh Khanna
The Times of India\'s battle with The Hindustan Times was the first in India in which the drastic reduction of the daily cover price played an important part. Possibly inspired by Rupert Murdoch\'s Ti... Read More >>
September 15, 2000 | By Robin Jeffrey
In spite of technological possibilities and the apparently increasing wealth and political influence of rural West Bengal, newspaper proprietors have not followed the road taken by their counterparts... Read More >>
June 23, 2000 | By Robin Jeffrey
Of all the Indian language newspaper industries, Urdu poses the most intriguing questions, and, ultimately, best highlights the way in which capitalism, and its companion, the modern state, affect the... Read More >>
January 21, 2000 | By Robin Jeffrey
To understand the Marathi press, one needs to appreciate two cities-Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune (Poona). Mumbai is the Manhattan of India-a buzzing, multi- lingual magnet of an island. As well as the ind... Read More >>