No need
for balance news reports?
Truth-telling is paramount in situations like communal riots.
Paid for Media
The long term effects of ‘paid news’ in the media have been devastating.
Fire
Maps for Reporting Forest Fires
Rapid email alerts on fires in specified localities in real time.
New Age Tools for Journalists
Social media is no better than the old neighourhood tea shop as a news source: about using social media for reporting
Strategies for Environmental Reporting
Journalists often go wrong when they highlight flagship species to emphasis the need for protection of biological habitats. Tips for avoiding pitfalls while reporting on the environment.
Woman on Mars and the French President
Journalists fabricate news when they give currency to speculation.
Opinion Polls, Surveys and Studies
How to report them, keeping an eye on accuracy and reliability.
Of Visual Journalism
Visual journalism seeks to reduce the cognitive load of the
readers.
Will that wean them away from good content?
Technology Advances in Journalism
An overview of new tools for printing and news gathering, ethical implications of new tools in photography.
On Covering Conflicts
Reporting of conflicts is one of the most difficult
journalistic assignments. Wars put every journalistic
principle to test. Featuring also: The
Crumbling of Fourth Estate by K. Seneviratne and Pitfalls
of Textbook Journalism.
Reporting Suicides
Which suicides merit reporting?
The Dos and Don'ts of Reporting Suicides for the Media