Tag Archives: TOI

Newsmakers

Its ironic that I have to start the post this way, but Disclosure: I work with The Times Group There was some amount of Twitter buzz a couple of days ago on the article carried in the (city edition) Times … Continue reading

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When the mass gets social…

While there have been many negative reactions to the way the media handled the recent Mumbai events, I came across a few interesting ones that were a direct attack on the brands involved. One is a Facebook group demanding that … Continue reading

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The times, they gotta be changin…

The last few days saw a frenzy of activity in the Indiatimes space. But before we go there, I read a few interesting things that I thought would make good starters. One site I chanced upon was Local Signal, which … Continue reading

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Virtual Fourth Estate

A few articles that have to do with newspapers caught my attention in the last couple of weeks. One was the fact that Instablogs, is doing something I desperately wished it would do – opening the network for external blogs. … Continue reading

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Traditional Media 2.0 ?

Traditional media, and specifically the print media, don’t seem to be too worried about the web being competition. Possibly justified, since, unlike their counterparts in the US, their circulation numbers don’t seem to be dipping. Which is perhaps why, they … Continue reading

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Printing Concerns

This post suggests that its not not just Jaipur and Goa that’s going to have changing times, the Gulf too might have TOI spewing out the intricacies of their version of Page 3. Considering the ever growing number of my … Continue reading

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Ménage à trois ?

And finally the battle is on. The one that most people in the media fraternity would’ve been waiting for. TOI has finally launched in Chennai, amidst a lot of fanfare, and has succesfully provoked two of its three resident English … Continue reading

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