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This blog is primarily for media aspirants as well as young journalists. My aim is to provide links to articles that will enhance their understanding of the media and help them to improve their writing skills, broaden their horizons, and expand their worldview. My hope is that The Reading Room will also help them to become good media professionals.

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Friday, October 24, 2014

Learn from the best source on the planet how photography, art, and journalism go together

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I have just discovered "Proof", National Geographic ’s new "online photography experience". It was launched, the editor...

Thursday, September 12, 2013

What it means to be a freelance photographer

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Commits alumnus PRATIDHANI TAMANG (Class of 2012), who works as a freelance photographer in Bangalore, explains what it takes to work on one...

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

ON THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WEBSITE, COMMITSCION NATASHA REGO'S VIVID PHOTOGRAPHS

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National Geographic — the magazine, the television channels, the website, the society — is, for many, the last word in photography, an...

Monday, July 1, 2013

If you really need a reason to buy this magnificent National Geographic book...

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...here it is: In these pages readers can follow the evolution of the photograph. Techniques aside, some of the earliest photos compare f...

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

How to get people to read — and appreciate — your Facebook posts

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Make every word count. Keep it simple. Provide context. Lead with the good stuff. Write killer headlines. Graphics expand the story. ...

Sunday, November 13, 2011

A tribute to an amazing photo editor

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The editor of National Geographic has written an appreciation of the magazine's former photo editor about whom he says, "I would n...

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

An incredible lesson in portrait photography

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What must it be like to take photographs of some of the individuals named by Time magazine as "The world's most influential people...

Friday, October 29, 2010

Street artist extraordinaire

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Not many may know that an anonymous artist known only as "JR" last week received the 2011 TED Prize, a $100,000 (approx. Rs.44.5 l...

Thursday, May 27, 2010

The best cameras for under Rs.50K

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Zahid H Javali offers a comprehensive beginner's guide to buying a digital camera in Mint . He discusses the pros and cons of 10 digi...

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Raghu Rai's new book...

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... India's Great Masters contains some powerful images of music and ecstasy, says Tehelka in in its issue of April 10. Go here and cl...

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Photography buffs will go nuts...

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...when they read these tips on the NatGeo website. There are tips from experts, tips on using available light, tips on taking portra...

Why you can trust Lonely Planet Magazine India

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Here's the Lonely Planet Magazine India "promise" (as printed on the Editor's Page): Lonely Planet Magazine India provi...

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Shutterbugs will lurve this one

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Here's something weird: I didn't like her work at Bangalore Times which she edited for some time. And I wasn't too fond of her ...

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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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