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Saturday, June 22, 2013

When a journalist is too close to a story, it is not a good thing. Here's why

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On his Guardian blog on Monday, Roy Greenslade wrote about the Charles Saatchi-Nigella Lawson throat-grabbing episode . Greenslade, a form...

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

The most sensible comment I have read on the Guwahati molestation issue

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R. Sukumar, the editor of Mint, a newspaper I like and respect, has devoted his regular column to what is now being referred to as "th...

Monday, October 24, 2011

Mint shows the way by not kowtowing to advertisers

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As far as I know, Mint is the only publication in India that makes it a point to not genuflect before advertisers. For Mint , readers come f...

Sunday, August 14, 2011

"I am a college student who listens to music I download from the internet. This is probably illegal..."

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There must be tens of thousands (millions?) of youngsters out there who qualify to make that statement, at least that first part. Should you...

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Sunday, September 5, 2010

The inviolable line between news and advertising at Mint

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In this era of paid news , and Medianet, and private treaties , how refreshing — and comforting — to read this note from the editor on the...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

AP's professional and ethical standards

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Associated Press (or AP) is one of the world's leading news agencies. Since discussions on professional and ethical standards are a re...

Monday, June 28, 2010

Publishing grisly photos

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Should newspapers print photographs that can upset readers? Should television news channels show pictures of a graphic nature? Should media ...

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Real? Staged? The NYT Public Editor weighs in on a serious journalistic issue

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"The front page of Sunday’s Times carried an arresting photo atop an investigative article about the dangers of driving while distract...

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Ramesh Prabhu: Bangalore, Karnataka; I have more than 20 years' experience (1981 to 2003) as a journalist in India and Dubai, specializing in selecting and editing news reports and features. From 2003 to 2019, I taught journalism and writing skills to master’s students at Commits, a media college in Bangalore. I joined Cactus Communications ("Serving Science Worldwide") as a copyediting freelancer on October 1, 2019. From the very beginning, I have enjoyed the challenge of working on a new assignment each day. I like to think of every article as a daily crossword puzzle that I need to solve by examining the clues closely. And, finally, when I submit the article that I have tended, I like to think, with love and care, I feel deeply satisfied.

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