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Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra Earlier to invention of printing technology ‘town criers’ pronounced information in high pitch of voice at crowded places and ‘news writers’ circulated news in form of newsletters dispatched to destinations. A large number of people joined the profession of news collection and circulation with increase in popularity of print newspapers and named as ‘journalists’. In the later times people working for radio, television and news web portals were also known as ‘journalists’. During middle of the first decade of twenty-first century rise of social media created opportunities for the news consumers both to receive and circulate information.…

Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra News avoidance by majority of people worldwide is an unsolved problem in the post-pandemic ecosystem. Studies undertaken in developed countries reveal that non-news sites expose people to more political content than news sites. A paper published in the journal Political Communication in August 2023 indicated that among every 10 political news accessed by the public 3.4 belong to news platforms and 6.6 from the non-news platform sources. The estimate is the result of a survey conducted among over 7000 citizen in the United States of America, The Netherlands and Poland. The sample of the survey included mainly…

Search engine optimisation is important to get your content out there and attract more readers Search engine optimisation (SEO) can help an article appear higher up on Google search and bring more readers to the publisher’s website. It is also becoming a crucial skill for journalists but with every publication approaching it differently, it can be hard to know what to focus on. Some SEO tools and programmes used by news organisations are too expensive for freelancers but there is still a lot you can do to improve your SEO skills from home if you are looking for opportunities where…

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Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra India claimed the second position in internet shutdowns during the first half of 2023 in the international level as per a survey report published by ‘SurfShark’, a global online connectivity research organization. While 42 internet shutdowns were recorded during the period, India experienced nine shutdowns. Iran had 14 shutdowns between January 1 and June 30, 2023 and elevated into the first position. The third position belonged to Pakistan with three shutdowns in the six months. A three year status survey was conducted jointly by ‘Internet Freedom Foundation’ and ‘Human Rights Watch’ to locate shutdowns between January 2020…

Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra  The total global entertainment and media revenue is expected to face stagnation with an annual growth rate of around 5 percent between 2022 and 2027. Leading trade and commerce consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)’s annual ‘Global Entertainment and Media Outlook (2023-27)’ published in July 2023 painted a gloomy future for the media industry. A section of experts expected growth stories in the media landscape during the post-Covid19-pandemic ‘new normal’. But the performance of the industry in 2022 presented an opposite picture. Total revenue year-on-year basis decreased from 10.6 percent in 2021 to 5.4 percent in 2022. It has been…

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Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra Online gaming and bets grew parallel with spread of internet connectivity in India. However, it achieved official status as a part of mainstream entertainment only with decision to charge 28 percent ‘Goods and Services Tax’ on bets in e-gaming by GST Council in its 51st Session on August 2, 2023. Along with casino and horse-racing, tax will be charged on full value of monetary transactions in e-gaming bets. A ‘Group of Ministers’ was constituted to study the matter which submitted its first report in June 2023, but asked to review the recommendations. The second report was adopted…

Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra Censorship of cinema in India follows ‘The Cinematograph Act of 1952’. The growth of the film industry during the pre and post-independence period felt the need of a comprehensive mechanism in the national level. Since the exhibition of cinema was confined to theatres during the period, emphasis was laid upon the review of content and maintenance of exhibition formalities. However, cinema graduated to television and video formats after three decades. Within next three decades, cinema reached internet platforms. Technological developments warranted amendments to the act. Circulation of pirated copies of cinema and unauthorized exhibitions called for strict…