This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. Egyptian authorities yesterday shut down the Internet and ordered closures of cell phone networks, in anticipation of today’s protests. The shutdown has significantly curtailed the information flow through those channels. The four main internet providers are not working at present. Only the stock market continues to have internet. […]
Two Degrees Food Feeds a Hungry Child with Every Product Sold
Two Degrees Food™ officially launched today as the first one-for-one food company designed to fight childhood hunger with the debut of its all-natural Two Degrees nutrition bars. For every Two Degrees nutrition bar sold, a medically-formulated nutrition pack is given to a malnourished child in Africa. With the launch of Two Degrees nutrition bars, everyday […]
An open letter to an Editor
To The Editor, Newz Bangla Sir, According to veteran journalist Deborah potter, the best journalists are life-long learners.They’re good at their craft but they never think they know it all. But, in Calcutta, some journalists think that they know everything and don’t need any further training or workshop.They think that they are from the Mars. […]
Finally, India Gets Its Own Watchdog Press
At last we have a watch dog like the print media in India in the form of The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) which may not have the punitive powers,but can give warning and sought explanation from the private television news and current affairs broadcasters. In the past,TV news channels often ignore the basic code of […]
The channel can get kudos for concentrating on hyper local news
At last, I feel satisfied that at least one local TV station ( read news channel) in Calcutta tries to torn up their news structure.The newly launched Mahua Khabor wants some variety in their news casts.Their efforts may or may not pay off, but it is encouraging to see that the Bengali language news channel […]
Is Social Media Helping or Hurting California Politics?
The following is a three part series funded by Spot.Us, written by Jackson West with editorial support from SFAppeal.com. The content is Creative Commons, but all three parties must be given attribution. Social Media Meets Politics: Pols Chasing Publicity Find Web Waters Welcoming Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other popular sites for publishing online have […]