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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has issued a report which is based on a survey of 132 senior industry leaders from 42 countries as well as a series of in-depth interviews, makes clear that ‘hybrid working’ will soon be the norm for the vast majority of journalists in many news organisations – with some people in the office and others working remotely – and that the industry is still struggling with attracting talent and addressing lack of diversity.Full Report: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/changing-newsrooms-2021-hybrid-working-and-improving-diversity-remain-twin-challenges-publishers

टेलीविजन समाचार चैनलों में अगर न्‍यूज़ डेस्‍क को धुरी मानकर चलते हैं, तो सवाल उठता है कि इस धुरी के इर्द-गिर्द लगा खबरों का अंबार आखिर कहां से आता है ? या फिर आखिर वे कौन से स्रोत हैं, जिनके जरिए खबरें न्‍यूज़ डेस्‍क तक पहुंचती हैं ? आजकल हर समाचार चैनल में एसाइनमेंट डेस्‍क की व्‍यवस्‍था है, जो खबरों को न्‍यूज़ डेस्‍क और इससे जुड़े अन्‍य डेस्‍क तक पहुंचाने का काम करती है। यानी एसाइनमेंट डेस्‍क को खबरों की पाइपलाइन कहें तो गलत नहीं होगा। एसाइनमेंट डेस्‍क के कारिंदों की टीम खबरों, उनसे जुड़े वीडियो, तस्‍वीरों, ऑडियो, लि‍खित सामग्री…

आलोक मेहताअखबार में वैचारिक स्वतंत्रता और विविधता के लिए राजेंद्र माथुर  ने अपनी सम्पादकीय टीम में कट्टर हिंदुत्ववादी, समाजवादी, कांग्रेसी,कम्युनिस्ट विचारों वाले सहायक सम्पादक रखे। प्रमुख सम्पादकीय स्वयं माथुर साहब ही लिखते अथवा उनके विचार और निर्णय पर आधारित होता। लेकिन सम्पादकीय पृष्ठ पर सहयोगी अथवा भिन्न राय रखने वाले लेखकों, पत्रकारों को प्रोत्साहित किया जाता। लखनऊ, जयपुर, पटना, मुंबई के सम्पादकों को भी लिखने की पूरी छूट देते रहे। समाचारों में तथ्य और प्रमाणों पर देश के राष्ट्रपति प्रधान मंत्री से भी जुडी खबरें सारे खतरे मोल लेकर छपने देते थे। इतना साहस मैंने अपने पचास वर्ष की पत्रकारिता…

From evidence to re-enactment: History, television and documentary filmA compilation by Prof. Subhash DhuliyaBased on the article in Journal of Media Practice • June 2015By JoukoAaltonen&JukkaKortti, inputs incorporated from other sourcesThere has been a significant increase in the number of history programmes and documentary films about history shown on television since the 1990s. This is due to technological and institutional changes in international television but also to the wider commodification of history.The new technological means and approaches have also provided new opportunities for filmmakers in the field of history documentaries. In this article, we are interested in the role of…

Amit Dutta1. डाटा जर्नलिज्म क्या है?2. डाटा जर्नलिज्म का इतिहास3. डाटा जर्नलिज्म की अहमियत (परिभाषाएं)4. खबरों में आँकड़ों का इस्तेमाल जरूरी क्यों?5. आँकड़े कहां से जुटाएं?6. आँकड़ों को कैसे समझें7. आसान शब्दों में आँकड़ों का प्रस्तुतीकरण8. भारत में डाटा जर्नलिज्म9. डाटा जर्नलिज्म: कुछ रोचक आँकड़े10.3 बेहतरीन उदाहरणडाटा जर्नलिज्म के बारे बात करने से पहले हाल की इन 5 खबरों पर गौर करें-1. भारत ने ऑस्ट्रेलिया को तीसरे वनडे मैच में हराकर 3-0 से सीरीज पर किया कब्जा2. इंफोसिस के जून तिमाही के नतीजे निराशाजनक, मुनाफा 5.4 फीसदी घटा3. 2014 के लोकसभा चुनाव में भाजपा ने उत्तर प्रदेश में 42.3 फीसदी…

Prof. Subhash Dhuliya =============== Democracies thrive on well-informed public opinion which demands free media and free flow of information. The digital age was expected to facilitate information empowerment of masses but the opposite has occurred. The initial phase of digital revolution provided diverse sources of news and information and an increase in pluralism. But the present phase, is witnessing highly misinformed and manipulated “choices”. The increasing control of information, now conveniently being termed as ‘data’, has restricted exposure to differing viewpoints and various perspectives of real issues. Powerful information giants are dominating the cyber space. Global giants are in control…

Amid all the anxiety caused by the global pandemic, our need for fast and reliable news reporting is greater than ever. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is launching a special donation appeal to support journalists that are under attack for their COVID19 coverage.DONATE: https://donate.rsf.org/b/my-donation

Go beyond the worn-out Q&A format and get your interviewees to share in-depth and personal stories with these examples from Wired, LADbible and Vanity FairJacob GrangerTired of the bog-standard sit-down interview? There are more creative ways to interview experts or famous guests and discuss a subject close to them, their career or a general topic of interest.The typical back and forth exchange does not always help people to go off-script. It also does not help audiences understand complex topics. Some media companies now employ themes, games, props and other devices to get their guests talking and audiences hooked. These work…

Lars MollarMany journalists simply sit and wait for the news to fly down on their desks via phone calls from open-mouthed colleagues or from press releases which they often conveniently publish without asking additional questions or even without rewriting anything. Likewise they pick up news from news agencies and other media, newspapers, radio and TV without checking the information given or without developing these pieces of news into new storiesDefinitionProactive newsgathering is taking control of the flow of information.The media can take control with the flow of information on three stages:By conceiving their own story ideashunting up events for coveragedefining…

The five global trends are based on recent research conducted at the Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism. They reflect changes to the way people access news, transformations in professional journalism and the business of news, as well as changing political environments in some parts of the world.Rasmus Kleis Nielsen and Meera SelvaFirst, we have moved from a world where media organisations were gatekeepers to a world where media still create the news agenda, but platform companies control access to audiences.Second, this move to digital media generally does not generate filter bubbles. Instead, automated serendipity and incidental exposure drive people…