Figuring Out Network Neutrality

Network Neutrality is the big thing going on right now and the FCC has reclassified the internet as a utility which means a lot is going to be changing. Super simple, Net neutrality means that all pages on the internet should load at the same speed regardless of what that information being called for is….

White House Press Access Getting Worse

Currently the Obama administration is considered one of the worst administrations in upholding press freedom. “The Committee to Protect Journalists asked Downie to investigate” the Obama administration in light of recent findings of the secret seizure of Associated Press phone records, The Huffington Post reported on October 10th. The Committee to Protect Journalists is most…

The War on Terror

Al Qaeda ha made announcements that it is going to try to open a new branch in India. Many believe that this expansion will not be successful given that they have not been successful in the past. India has had a tough relationship with the United States and terrorism. Certain parts of India like Kashmir…

Operation Cold Start Shelved?

Cold Start was an strategic plan created for the Indian Army to attack and “punish” Pakistan as a retaliation for something like a Pakistani linked terrorist attack. A cable 10NEWDELHI295 found on cablegate details what the plan is and is not. While the plan has not been implemented the cable cited that its known existence might…

Modi Elected as New Indian Prime Minister

India elected Modi as their new prime minister in the world’s largest democratic election. Modi’s election was highly covered by many online media sites. He, himself employed social media and alternate sources to get his message out and get himself elected in a land slide victory. Generally a lot of the more informal news coverage…

Twitter Politics

In Indian officials turn to Twitter to keep in contact with citizens. In India many people in the Indian government have twitter accounts which they use to disseminate news. Some of these tweets are general news updates while others are pointed government information. Traffic Advisory Accident brings tear, safety brings cheer. — Delhi Traffic Police…

Getting the Word Out

Rural citizens journalists are an emerging important source for information in India. An important Citizen Journalist according to a BBC report in October 2013 is Naresh Bankar, “Naresh is a citizen journalist for a voice-based, rural community news portal called CGNet Swara. (Swara’ means ‘voice’ in Hindi and Central Gondwana is the area in which…

On Restrepo

Restrepo was an excellent representation of what war was like from the American perspective. It was incredibly effective at showing how people deal with war and death. How they both try to compartmentalize as well as how it can break people down. Often the soldiers wouldn’t think of the people they were killing as people…

Death Reporting

News in India treats death reporting very similar to the United States. They will report on death but tend not to have graphic pictures for most situations. A cyclone recently hit india and a report by The Times of India on October 14th 2014 stated the amount of damage caused and the current death toll…

Similar to but Not Exactly Embedding

Strictly speaking “embedded journalism the practice of placing journalists within and under the control of one side’s military during an armed conflict. Embedded reporters and photographers are attached to a specific military unit and permitted to accompany troops into combat zones. Embedded journalism was introduced by the U.S. Department of Defense during the Iraq War…

Flood Victims Take to Social Media

Kashmir is a part of India familiar to periodic floodings throughout the years. However, this year has been particularly worse in lose of life and property damage. On September 14th, 2014 CNN reported, “at least 200 people have died in flooding in Indian-administered Kashmir, Indian Home Ministry spokesman Kuldeep Dhatwalia told CNN.” Pakistan located near…

Now For Something Different

My upbeat story is The Rice Bucket Challenge via India Times. The Ice Bucket Challenge went viral over the summer with many celebrities dumping ice water over their heads to raise awareness and funds for ALS. This challenge took a different turn in India. Clean water is considered a commodity and the idea of dumping it…