Somnath Batabyal

Making News in India

Star News and Star Ananda

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Produktbeschreibung

Post-liberalisation India has witnessed a dramatic growth of the television industry and on-screen images of the glitz and glamour of a vibrant, 'shining' India. Through a detailed ethnographic study of Star News and Star Ananda involving interviews, observations and analysis, this book explores the milieu of 24-hour private news channels in India today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781138662438
• ISBN-10: 1138662437
• Artikelnr.: 44789846

Autorenporträt

Somnath Batabyal is currently Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Preface 1. Introduction: News of a middle-class nation
2. Methods and madness: The mechanisms behind this research 3. From state
control to corporate hegemony: A brief history of Indian television 4.
Corporate incursions: Branding programmes, selling myths 5. Newsworthy?
Rating news for an imaginary audience 6. Collaboration and critique:
Editorial responses to corporate incursions 7. Optimistic news: What makes
the screens 8. Conclusion: Understanding news through ethnography.
Appendix. Bibliography. About the Author. Index