Times of India on the state of the industry

[John Thomas]

Dear fellow-teacher

This is a ToI commentary on the industry that the wizards of Bennett Coleman helped unmake as we knew it and taught.

Poetic justice having to ask for government assistance. Is there a a longing for the permit-licence raj era when media houses were rich!

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-editorials/indian-newspaper-industry-red-ink-splashed-across-the-bottom-line-hard-hit-by-factors-beyond-its-control-print-media-needs-reasonable-tax-and-labour-policies/

cheers

john thomas

This may help not only with discussions in the media management class, but may give ideas for upcoming media seminars/festivals