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  • New York Times Moves Contents.

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    Make Good Business sense and saves readers time.

    Following is another way of looking at this.

    Ultimately we shall be paying for reading on-line.

    Funnily this move could boost the print media.

    NEW YORK—In an effort to highlight content of interest to the subscribers it values most,The New York Times announced Monday it would move all articles you could not possibly give a shit about unless you make more than $200,000 into one handy section. “From now on, people looking for helpful hints on renovating a $4 million Manhattan townhouse won’t have to waste time sifting through articles on the crisis of public education,” Times executive editor Bill Keller said of the new section, which will be printed in smudge-proof ink so it doesn’t soil the soft, pink hands of its readers. “They can flip straight to TimesElite for the latest on society weddings, Tuscan getaways, and the rising cost of boat winterization.” Keller added that if the experiment proved successful, the Times might create a similar section for moms in Brooklyn.

    http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-york-times-moves-all-content-you-wont-give-a-s,19188/

    Time has decided to dive headfirst into an issue that has bedeviled many a news organization before it: how to cure online readers of their addiction to free content.

    But Time’s approach is more a process of weaning readers than forcing them to quit cold turkey. Starting this week, it replaced most of the content that appeared in its current issue with abridged articles and summaries online. The move is meant to drive readers to newsstands and Time’s iPad applications, where the magazine costs $4.99.

    Richard Stengel, the managing editor, says Time plans to experiment and will continuously adjust what it decides to keep off its Web site.

    “I think we’ll see what works and doesn’t work,” Mr. Stengel said in an interview by phone. “We’ll adapt and change. We’re in the hunt like everyone else to figure this out.”

    By pulling its print content off its Web site, Time is taking a step that other American newsweeklies have so far avoided. Whether the move is enough to push more readers into paying for Time content is unclear.

    The magazine will continue to make its columnists and vast archives available online. And once an issue is two weeks old, its content will be posted on the site and available to the public.

    Time expects its decision to have little effect on its readership online. About 90 percent of the traffic on Time.com involves content that appears only online, the company said.

    Another Time Inc. property, People, has left articles from its magazine off its Web site for some time. People’s online editors often try to entice readers by displaying an image of the magazine cover along with an excerpt from the cover article. A small teaser informs readers that if they want more they should go to the newsstand and buy an issue.

    Time’s online approach was similar, though it included lengthy excerpts from the week’s magazine articles with the disclaimer: “The following is an abridged version of an article that appears in the July 12, 2010, print and iPad editions of Time.” Eventually the magazine plans to offer an online subscription that will provide readers with access to all Time content.

    Edward K. Moran, a media analyst with Deloitte, says Time’s approach is one he expects other media outlets to adopt in the coming months.

    “Quite frankly I’m surprised it’s taken this long,” Mr. Moran said. “Everybody wants to jump in the pool, but no one wants to be the first one.”

    Mr. Stengel said the decision was an effort to draw a brighter line between what the magazine provided free and what it charged consumers to read.

    “We kind of wanted to draw a line in the sand,” he said. “We want to remain a vigorous and important part of the conversation. There are some things that are necessary to be part of that. But we will experiment.”

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/business/media/08time.html

     

     

  • Corporations decide what you see in TV-US,India

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    Leave alone US,India really tops the list.CEO of a News Channel(X News is heard begging for Staff salary from a lobbyist,Nira Radia.

    You would also note premier( so called) correspondents of TV Channels discussing with the lady on what to plant and when in News Channels.

    Read my Blog filed under Radia tapes .

    In fact please read rather hear tapes where you shall find  corporates fixing cabinet posts,contracts,media,Banks et al.

    Several huge corporations own major networks and newspapers in the U.S. How much of the content do they control?

    Everyone seems to know that the hand that feeds is the hand in charge.

    “He who pays the piper gets to call the tune,” said Steve Rendall, a senior analyst at FAIR.

    In the US, paying the piper and running the show are corporations. The tune they call, what Americans see, hear and read.

    “It’s a money maker, it’s a cash cow. People don’t think that there is any money in the media. Aside from health care these days, the media is the industry of the 21st century,” said Georgetown University Professor Chris Chambers.

    Half a century ago, fifty corporations ran the major networks and newspapers. Since then, a rapid concentration of media ownership has resulted in a near media monopoly spearheaded by a lucky few.

    “The danger of this kind of media concentration is that it robs democracy of diversity, it robs viewers of being exposed to a wider range of views,” said media critic Danny Schechter.

    Analysts say the U.S. is living in the golden age of media bias.

    “It’s never been easier to find out exactly who is behind what, and where the conflict of interests are,” said media analyst TJ Walker.

    Topping the list of owners is Rupert Murdoch and his empire News Corp.

    Murdoch stands over FOX News, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post – just to name a few.

    General Electric, one of the largest military contractors in the US and Comcast, one of America’s largest cable providers are joined by the hip running NBC.

    “The floor of the Hudson river is covered in carcinogenic PSBs – these toxigenic dangerous chemicals, that were put there by General Electric. General Electric owns NBC. NBC has not taken any trouble to report on this massive environmental story,” said Rendall.

    With the innocent face of Mickey Mouse as their trademark, Disney is the proud owner of ABC.

    “When ABC was bought by Disney and there were some ABC stories about improprieties at Disneyland and Disney World, and Disney killed those,” said Chambers.

    CNN and Time magazine belong to Time Warner.

    Joining the media giants is CBS Corporation towering over CBS News and Viacom – a global entertainment content company – running, among others, Comedy Central.

    http://current.com/1kabh4c

  • Media ownership details- India.

    NDTV.

    A very popular TV news media is funded by Gospels of Charity in Spain Supports Communism. Recently it has developed a soft corner towards Pakistan because Pakistan President has allowed only this channel to be aired in Pakistan . Indian CEO Prannoy Roy is co-brother ofPrakash Karat, General Secretary of the Communist party of India . His wife and Brinda Karat are sisters.

    India Today :


    Which used to be the only national weekly which supported BJP is now bought by NDTV!! Since then the tone has changed drastically and turned into Hindu bashing.

    CNN-IBN:


    This is 100 percent funded by Southern Baptist Church with its branches in all over the world with HQ in US.. The Church annually allocates $800 million for promotion of its channel. Its Indian head is Rajdeep Sardesai and his wife Sagarika Ghosh.

    Times group list:
    Times Of India, Mid-Day, Nav-Bharth Times, Stardust, Femina, Vijay Times, Vijaya Karnataka, Times now (24- hour news channel) and many more…

    Times Group is owned by Bennet & Coleman. ‘World Christian Council’ does 80 percent of the Funding, and an Englishman and an Italian equally share balance 20 percent. The Italian Robertio Mindo is a close relative of Sonia Gandhi.

    Star TV:

    It is run by an Australian, who is supported by St. Peters Pontifical Church Melbourne.

    Hindustan Times:

    Owned by Birla Group, but hands have changed since Shobana Bhartiya took over. Presently it is working in Collaboration with Times Group.

    The Hindu:

    English daily, started over 125 years has been recently taken over by Joshua Society, Berne , Switzerland .. N. Ram’s wife is a Swiss national.

    Indian Express:

    Divided into two groups. The Indian Express and new Indian Express (southern edition) ACTS Christian Ministries have major stake in the Indian Express and latter is still with the Indian counterpart.

    Eeenadu:

    Still to date controlled by an Indian named Ramoji Rao. Ramoji Rao is connected with film industry and owns a huge studio in Andhra Pradesh.

    Andhra Jyothi:

    The Muslim party of Hyderabad known as MIM along with a Congress Minister has purchased this Telugu daily very recently.

    The Statesman:

    It is controlled by Communist Party of India.

    Kairali TV.

    It is controlled by Communist party of India (Marxist)

    Mathrubhoomi:

    Leaders of Muslim League and Communist leaders have major investment.

    Asian Age and Deccan Chronicle:

    Is owned by a Saudi Arabian Company with its chief Editor M.J. Akbar.

     

     


  • Prabhu Chawla’s clarification on Radia Tapes.

     

    Prabhu Chawla

     

     

    Much has been made about a conversation that Nira Radia had with me. This is just to put the record straight. The 13 minute conversation had nothing to do with the controversial 2G of A Raja. Nira called me as she said “to seek my expertise” on the Battle for Gas” between the two Ambani brothers. I merely told her that the earlier the brothers put an end to their private battle, the better it will be for the public good. I did not take sides. I did say that I knew both brothers but was equally critical of the tactics being adopted by each to run down the other. Nira also asked me about my son, who is a lawyer and is retained by the Anil Ambani group as their counsel. I however made it clear that my son Ankur was not appearing in the particular Gas case. Following is the transcript of the 13 minute conversation. It is proof, if indeed proof were needed, that I have nothing to hide or be ashamed of.

    NR. Hi Prabhu
    PC Ya tell me now
    NR Nai nothing, I was just wanting to understand things from you. You always have a very good perspective.
    PC On What?
    NR On everything Bhai he he he he. Generally you have a good perspective of everything. I just wanted to know what is yr view on this great historic judgment.
    PC. Which one, the Bombay one?
    NR The Bombay one which takes the family pecked above the national interest.
    PC You see when the brothers are involved, the nation also gets involved na?
    NR Ya, probably not a good thing na. not good for the nation.
    PC Not good for the nation, but the brothers don’t talk to each other. There is nobody who can force them to talk also
    NR Who tho ho gayi na Prabhu tum bhi janthe ho
    PC Maine koshiosh kiyi thi., Nahi hua. Maine kaha ho jayega.
    NR Nahi. I was speaking to him recently, in fact this morning
    PC (interrupts) is he back from wherever he had gone, Mukesh?
    NR. He is very much here, he has been here the whole week.
    PC He was abroad last week I think.
    NR No no no.
    PC Anyway somebody told me that he is abroad.
    NR NONONO. He has been here the whole week. He is not due to travel till next week.
    PC because sometimes he responds. Abhi I have stopped calling him
    Because usko maine 15-20 din pehle message bheja tha. Then he never responses. Uske baad maine message nahi bheja. Before the judgement was coming I wanted to forewarm him.
    NR Kya judgement uske khilaf aara ha?
    PC Ha, lekin itna arrogant hai na. uske saath kya kare? Usjke arrogance, dono bhaiyyon ka samajh bhi nahi aathi mero ko
    NR Prabhu tell me one thing. Judgement is fixed, right?
    PC Dekho in this country, donon side ko fix karne ka capacity hain. Chotta bhai mobile jyada hai. Paise kam karch karta hai, kanjoos hai sabse jyada. But he is more mobile than the elder brother. Eler brother doesn’t want to go beyond what Dhiruibhai left behind with him. Men or people, whatever. You are getting what I am telling? He is totally depending on the people that Dhirubhai created. They were relevant at that point of time. Now they are not relevant. Anilbhai has developed new sources, new contacts , new way of thinking. Mukesh, Apna wife ki thoda jyada dictate karti hai. Anil ki wife nahi karti hai. The way things are moving, mukesh poor fellow is not able to get the right feedback because of insulation from various other sources. Now I know what he is doing on the Supreme Court front. Various things. Which is not the way to go about it. What he doing it is known to the rest of the world. This is not good. If he has to….because everything is fixed these days. Ab Supreme Court nein reverse ho gaya, then he is finished for ever ya. If he doesn’t get a favourable response from Supreme Court, then he is finished, na?
    NR But Prabhu ek baat bataon?
    PC Ha?
    NR Abhi tak Suprepe Court ka, between you and me, kuch finalise hun nahin?
    PC Finalise ka matlab kya hai? Bhai Murli Deora bhi jayega court mein. Prime Minister is also putting pressure on Murli Deoa to settle it. Because ultimate it is national loss na, as you put it. Itna mehanga ho raha, ab 2-3 mahine mein 90 dollars ho jayega, if yo are not able to take out gas from your own sources, then there is a problem na. Country should not suffer because of these two brothers.
    NR That’s right. Which what Mukesh has told his brother very clearly. What is the issue? Anil …usne apne gas ke liye kabhin mana nahin kiya. Usne kaha tera 28 mm sidhi ban tha hai. Agar NTPC bara nahin leta tho thera who bhi ban tha hai. Yeh 2.34 who govern,ent ki price hai, mein us mein decide nahin karta hai as an operator. Uska point limited woh hai. Aapne MoU dekha? I don’t know whwther you have sen it, but it will show it to you. Un mein aisa kich likha nahin hain.
    PC. MoU mein mein pataha nahin, maine dekha nahin, so I cant say, frankly speaking , and MoU mein, agar court ne order kiya, kuch basis pe kiya hoga na. Pata hua na/
    NR. Nahin. Court ka order mein, 328 pages mein I can give you any , I can tell you, who open drive use kiya hoghi na, who jo telecom ka TD se judgement hua na, dualk techniol;ogyu ka Vahanwati ne jo karvaya, Raja ne Dr sarma kop TRai chairman banaya. I am guaranteeing same pen drive use kiyi hogi.
    PC hahaha (laughs)

    http://prabhuchawla.blogspot.com/2010/11/nira-radia-tape.html

  • Radia to Vir Sanghvi; Tapes.part 2.

    Mukesh Ambani at the India Economic Summit 2007
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    Journalists are planting story?

    Ambani being shown documents?

    Radia calls up Vir Sanghvi on June 20, 2009, the day before his Counterpoint column appears in HT. “Wrote it”, says Sanghvi, “I’ve dressed it up as a piece about how public will not stand for resources being cornered, how we’re creating a new list of oligarchs…” Niira Radia replies: “Very nice, lovely, thank you, Vir.” Sanghvi goes on to say, “It’s dressed up as a plea to Manmohan Singh, so it won’t look like an inter-Ambani battle except to people in the know.”

    Related;

    The contents of a fresh set of leaked phone conversations involving Niira Radia and her associates paint an alarming picture of the extent to which the influential lobbyist — whose clients include Mukesh Ambani and Ratan Tata — sought to influence, use, manipulate and even browbeat the media in pursuit of her corporate agendas. Apart from highlighting the use of journalists to plant stories and columns or as intermediaries with politicians, the latest tapes released by the news magazine, Outlook, suggest more strong-arm lobbying techniques were also used or considered, including the possibility of blacklisting the national news agency, PTI.

    Outlook, which had earlier published 140 conversations originally intercepted by the Income Tax department as part of its ongoing surveillance of Ms. Radia, now says it has 800 more conversations in its possession. Nineteen of those audio tapes, with partial summaries, were published on its website by Sunday evening. Editor Vinod Mehta said that all the tapes were being vetted, and eventually would be put in the public domain, except for those which were purely private conversations.

    In one tape, HT Media advisor Vir Sanghvi has a follow-up conversation with Ms. Radia regarding his June 21, 2009 column in the Hindustan Times on the tussle between the Ambani brothers over gas pricing, framed as an article about oligarchs taking over natural resources.

    “Wrote it… I’ve dressed it up as a piece about how the public will not stand for resources being cornered, how we’re creating a new list of oligarchs,” Mr. Sanghvi tells Ms. Radia. “Very nice, lovely, thank you, Vir,” she says, while he adds: “It’s dressed up as a plea to Manmohan Singh, so it won’t look like an inter-Ambani battle except to people in the know.”

    http://hindu.com/2010/12/13/stories/2010121357060100.htm

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    Although many journalists were heard speaking to Ms. Radia on the tapes, public ire has focused on NDTV’s editor for English news, Barkha Dutt, and Hindustan Times columnist Vir Sanghvi, two of the country’s best-known journalists.

    On the recording, Ms. Dutt appeared to be agreeing to pass on a message to the ruling Congress party—she later said she was only humoring Ms. Radia and never passed on any messages. Mr. Sanghvi appeared to be tailoring his column according to the lobbyist’s suggestions—an accusation he has denied, saying he was only stringing Ms. Radia along for information.

    It’s no longer unusual for Indian public figures to offer clarifications on Twitter and Barkha Dutt offered her first personal reactions on her Twitter page the day the story broke. Her first formal statement only appeared on her channel’s web site on Nov. 27 although NDTV did put out a company statement Nov. 18.

    She tweeted on Nov. 19 that “Gathering information against the backdrop of a political story is not unethical. Nor is using that information to get more information.” Later she tweeted that she was “Struck by the bizarre irony of being accused of favouring a man i have never met (raja) and have always attacked in print and on TV.”

    http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/12/03/did-vir-sanghvis-twitter-silence-save-him-criticism/