THE READING ROOM

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.

"THE READING ROOM" SPECIALS

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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, December 4, 2011

What it means to be a newspaper sub-2

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In What it means to be a newspaper sub-1 , Commits alumnus Debmalya Dutta (Class of 2011) offered personal insights into the duties and resp...

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

What it means to be a newspaper sub-1

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DEBMALYA DUTTA Commits alumnus DEBMALYA DUTTA (Class of 2011), who is a sub-editor with The Statesman in Kolkata, offers personal insig...

Thursday, November 24, 2011

How to avoid "speed bumps" when including designations in your stories

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Here is a quote from the latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek : “Right-of-way policies are just convoluted,” says Kunal Bajaj, directo...

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Want to perfect your LinkedIn profile?

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Writing in today's Mint , Gopal Sathe says the number of people using LinkedIn effectively in India remains small, and most simply use ...

Monday, November 21, 2011

What creative advertising really means-3

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In What creative advertising really means-2 , Commits alumnus ARPAN BHATTACHARYYA (Class of 2010), a copywriter with Contract Advertising i...

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Times Now libel case: Editors' Guild expresses concern

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In 2008, a photograph of Justice P.B. Sawant, the former chairman of the Press Council of India, was shown in a 6.30 p.m. Times Now news rep...

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

About Me

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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