Here is the title of ‘When Media Becomes the Message’, a book published by Journalists for Society — a forum of journalists formed recently to discuss issues pertaining to media. The book is a collection of some of the best write ups on Indian journalism in context of the Niira Radia tapes. The preface of the book has been written by veteran journalist Dona Suri and it comprises around 25 articles.
The book is now out. Please mail to journalistsforsociety@gmail.com to get your copy. The suggested contribution is Rs 50, there are around 140 pages.
Here are the contents
Who Are We?
JOURNALISTS FOR SOCIETY
Preface
DONA SURI
Some Telephone Conversations
OPEN
All Lines Are Busy
OUTLOOK
Hello, This Is Niira
ARCHNA SHUKLA
This Is Not Journalism As We Know It
HARTOSH SINGH BAL
The Buck Stops Here Too
MANU JOSEPH
Oh What A Lovely Blackout
SEVANTI NINAN
After The Near Farce
MANU JOSEPH
Why Didn’t They Run The Tapes?
HARTOSH SINGH BAL
Media Ethics: Why We Need Both Panic And
A Pinch Of Salt
SHOMA CHAUDHURY
Media’s The Message
KARAN THAPAR
When Radia Killed The Media Star
G. SAMPATH
Journalism In A Radiaactive Media
G. SAMPATH
Rant Of A Working Journalist
SABA NAQVI
Sukhi Lala’s War Cabinet
JAWED NAQVI
Scripture Of Deceit
M.J. AKBAR
Deep Rot In The System
PRAFUL BIDWAI
The New Moral Universe?
PADMAJA SHAW
When Journalists Turn Brokers
KULDIP NAYAR
The Media Is The Message
KAI FRIESE
Past Isn’t Perfect. But.
S. NIHAL SINGH
Indian Media.s Credibility Crisis
SOUTIK BISWAS
Counterpoint: We, The People
AMIT SENGUPTA
Welcome To The Matrix Of The Indian State
SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN
Arundhati Roy: "The Ones Caught Will Brazen It Out"
RAHUL PANDITA
The Republic On A Banana Peel
P. SAINATH
Media: Stenographer to Power
SUKUMAR MURALIDHARA
Journalists On Call