GREATER VOICE™
PTI
Thank you all, God bless PTI
Thus, I am, but naturally, emotional and humbled. I thank everyone. I thank you. At the same time, I trust that each one of you will forgive me if I have ever disappointed you on any occasion. This is the time when I expect my seniors and colleagues to treat me as their family member and help re-shape my career, family and life, which has seen many a turbulent times. Continue reading
Meera Shankar: PTI vs Reuters
Everyone now knows that India’s “sari-clad” ambassador to the United States Meera Shankar was pulled from an airport security line and patted down by a security agent in Mississippi after attending a conference last week. But do we know anything about the official reactions coming from the Indian Government or US authorities to this ‘unfortunate incident’? And look what PTI and Reuters report !!! Continue reading
Where would Delhi’s 20,000 something journalists turn to?
Labour rights in Indian media remain buried as deep as the labour unions today want them to be, for most of the trade unions in the media appear more fond of trading in unions than actually being engaged in a trade union. Consequently, media trade unions have lost their face and are being looked down by one and all, including their own members. Continue reading
Dismantling Media Mafia – Part 8
Media for sure keeps on writing about the pendency of cases in courts but what happens when the media itself contributes to such state of affairs? A case in example here is Indian news agency PTI or The Press Trust of India Ltd. Continue reading
‘Hindu’ Editor-in-Chief to sue ‘Indian Express’
‘Hindu’ Editor-in-Chief N.Ram to sue ‘Indian Express’, ‘Financial Express’. What will happen to PTI’s ageing CEO M.K.Razdan? Continue reading
Dismantling Media Mafia – Part 7
In fact, the malafides of the management in intentionally depriving the two workmen of the benefits provided under the Award are also clear from the fact that both of them have won their individual cases with the management – one of dismissal and the other of transfer – in the industrial tribunals but PTI is yet to give them duties. Continue reading
Dismantling Media Mafia – Part 6
An attempt by PTI to abuse law, misusing its position and money, was thwarted recently when the news agency was forced to withdraw its petitions in a higher court, in view of a strong case made out against it by the workers. Continue reading
Dismantling Media Mafia – Part 5
…yes, all the PTI manager-journalists from India’s eastern states were ordered to be present in Kolkata to meet-and-greet Razdan during this trip. However, they were left poorer after the jaunt, as while Razdan and his Directors stayed in super luxury hotels, arrangements for them were done in luxury hotels where, upon checking out, they were told to foot their own food bills. Continue reading
Dismantling Media Mafia – Part 4
In a characteristic account of blatant misuse of power and money, Indian news agency Press Trust of India wasted about Rs. Two Lakhs to defend its bigoted decision to arbitrarily withhold en ex-gratia payment of a meager Rs. Six Thousand to two of its trade union leaders. Now, even the Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the order passed in favour of the employees by a lower court, meaning thereby that the Press Trust of India will have to pay Rs. Six Thousand each to Vinod Kumar and Balram Singh Dahiya. Continue reading
Dismantling Media Mafia – Part 3
Having forced corporate houses pay for their gala, the sharks of PTI news agency actually set their mood gulping rum and liquor even before their jubilee could kick-start in a hi-fi manner. Thank God, their fete turned out to be a damp squib, once again. Continue reading
