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“ My newspapers became for me a training ground in self-restraint and a means for studying human nature in all its shades and variations. Without the newspapers a movement like Satyagraha could not have been possible. ” Mahatma Gandhi
“ If I were appointed dictator for a day in the place of the Viceroy, I would stop all newspapers. With the exception of  Harijan , of course.” Mahatma Gandhi
“ What we in journalism need is a spine transplant.” Dan Rather former  CBS  anchorman, arguing that American journalism has “lost its guts” because of reporters’ unwillingness to ask tough questions and their tendency to get too close to politicians
“ I don’t go to press conferences.” Bob Woodward Assistant Managing Editor with  THE WASHINGTON POST , he broke the Watergate Scandal that forced Richard Nixon to resign as president in 1974
“ It’s a journalist's job to be a witness to history. We’re not there to worry about ourselves. We’re there to try and get as near as we can, in an imperfect world, to the truth and get the truth out.” Robert Fisk the immensely celebrated and awarded Middle-East correspondent for Britain’s  THE INDEPENDENT ,  has covered wars and their futility for more than three decades
“ I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.” Bob Woodward   (right) with  Carl Bernstein.  The two reported together on the Watergate Scandal.
Are these qualities present in most Indian newspapers and TV news channels?
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“ The Times will seek to substitute reason for prejudice, a cool and intelligent judgment for passion… in all discussions of public affairs.” Henry Jarvis Raymond Founder of   THE NEW YORK TIMES ,  in his prospectus for the about-to-be launched newspaper, circa 1851

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Peoples Independent Media Network

  • 1. PEOPLE’S INDEPENDENT MEDIA INITIATIVE (PIMI) … Redefining the information agenda
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4. “ My newspapers became for me a training ground in self-restraint and a means for studying human nature in all its shades and variations. Without the newspapers a movement like Satyagraha could not have been possible. ” Mahatma Gandhi
  • 5. “ If I were appointed dictator for a day in the place of the Viceroy, I would stop all newspapers. With the exception of Harijan , of course.” Mahatma Gandhi
  • 6. “ What we in journalism need is a spine transplant.” Dan Rather former CBS anchorman, arguing that American journalism has “lost its guts” because of reporters’ unwillingness to ask tough questions and their tendency to get too close to politicians
  • 7. “ I don’t go to press conferences.” Bob Woodward Assistant Managing Editor with THE WASHINGTON POST , he broke the Watergate Scandal that forced Richard Nixon to resign as president in 1974
  • 8. “ It’s a journalist's job to be a witness to history. We’re not there to worry about ourselves. We’re there to try and get as near as we can, in an imperfect world, to the truth and get the truth out.” Robert Fisk the immensely celebrated and awarded Middle-East correspondent for Britain’s THE INDEPENDENT , has covered wars and their futility for more than three decades
  • 9. “ I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.” Bob Woodward (right) with Carl Bernstein. The two reported together on the Watergate Scandal.
  • 10. Are these qualities present in most Indian newspapers and TV news channels?
  • 11.
  • 12.
  • 13.
  • 14. Our Aim To launch a People’s Network television news channel
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 20.
  • 21.
  • 22. “ The Times will seek to substitute reason for prejudice, a cool and intelligent judgment for passion… in all discussions of public affairs.” Henry Jarvis Raymond Founder of THE NEW YORK TIMES , in his prospectus for the about-to-be launched newspaper, circa 1851