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Author Rao, Ursula

Title News as culture : journalistic practices and the remaking of Indian leadership traditions / Ursula Rao
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 224 pages) : illustrations
Series Anthropology of media ; v. 3
Anthropology of media ; v. 3.
Contents Cover; News as Culture; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Lucknow News; Chapter 3: Local Voices; Chapter 4: Political Reporting; Chapter 5: Infotainment; Conclusions; References; Index
Summary At the turn of the millennium, Indian journalism has undergone significant changes. The rapid commercialization of the press, together with an increase in literacy and political consciousness, has led to swift growth in the newspaper market but also changed the way news makers mediate politics. Positioned at a historical junction where India is clearly feeling the effects of market liberalization, this study demonstrates how journalists and informants interactively create new forms of political action and consciousness. The book explores English and Hindi newsmaking and investigates the creati
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-215) and index
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Subject Journalism -- Political aspects -- India
Press and politics -- India
Journalism -- Social aspects -- India
Hindi newspapers -- India
English newspapers -- India
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
English newspapers
Hindi newspapers
Journalism -- Political aspects
Journalism -- Social aspects
Press and politics
India
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781845458331
1845458338