Tag Archives: India
And you think CNN has it hard covering an election…
Many thanks to CPJ for this and to Roy Greenslade for placing it in his Guardian blog. Indian election crowd attack journalists Covering election counts in India can be rather scary. A group of Indian journalists, numbering maybe 100, were … Continue reading
Filed under Harassment, International News Coverage
Brazil (and others) need to learn lesson on freedom of information
The Brazil looks to be the first country to take advantage of the Twitter country-specific censorship plan. Brazil has a zero-tolerance law on drinking and driving. And I mean ZERO! (I used to tell people — with just a hint of … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Press Freedom
Pay for play journalism trial in India starts
It is hardly unique to India. But there is some movement in the issue of news organizations accepting payment from politicians or businesses to ensure “proper” coverage. Seems an enterprising freelancer in India approached a newspaper in Goa as a … Continue reading
Filed under Corruption, Ethics
Difficult places for visitors to get into
Budget Travel published a list of the 8 Most Complicated Countries to Visit For anyone who pays attention to international travel, the list is no big surprise: India Russia China Brazil Bhutan Iran Kazakhstan Saudi Arabia From my view, some cause … Continue reading
Filed under Connections, Story Ideas
Can news organizations be run like “any other” business?
Once again Roy Greenslade at the Guardian strikes the mark of a journalism issue that crosses borders. This time, to make his point and open a larger discussion, he reaches from London to India. And now to the States: Destructive … Continue reading
Filed under International News Coverage
