"More than just a fascinating description of newsmaking and
practice in an Indian city, this book has implications for theories
of news and communication that make it a timely and significant
contribution to the literature on journalism and newsmaking in the
changing global environment." . Mark Allen Peterson, Miami
University
At the turn of the millennium, Indian journalism has undergone
significant changes. The rapid commercialization of the press,
together with an increase in literacy and political consciousness,
has led to swift growth in the newspaper market but also changed
the way news makers mediate politics. Positioned at a historical
junction where India is clearly feeling the effects of market
liberalization, this study demonstrates how journalists and
informants interactively create new forms of political action and
consciousness. The book explores English and Hindi newsmaking and
investigates the creation of news relations during the production
process and how they affect political images and leadership
traditions. It moves beyond the news-room to outline the role of
journalists in urban society, the social lives of news texts and
the way citizens bring their ideas and desires to bear on the news
discourse.
This important volume contributes to an emerging debate about
the impact of the media on Indian society. Furthermore, it
convincingly demonstrates the inseparable link between media
related practices and dynamic cultural repertoires.
Ursula Rao is Senior Lecturer of Anthropology and Sociology at
the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. She has
worked in the fields of Media Anthropology, Religious Anthropology
and Ritual Studies. Her regional specialization is India. Two
recent publications are Negotiating the Divine. Temple Religion and
Temple Politics in Contemporary Urban India (Manohar, 2003), and
Celebrating Transgression. Method and Politics in the
Anthropological Study of Cultures (Berghahn, 2006)."
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