Practising journalism : values, constraints, implications / edited by Nalini Rajan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Flourishing papers, floundering craft : the press and the law / B.R.P. Bhaskar -- Defining the principles of ethical journalism / N. Ram -- Prabhat Khabar : an experiment in journalism / Harivansh -- Investigative journalism : those who expose us / Dilip D'Souza -- Publicising the private : the right to privacy against media intrusion / Mukund Padmanabhan -- The untold story of television coverage / Valerie Kaye -- The greening of India's scribes / Darryl D'Monte -- Engendering the public sphere / Pamela Philipose -- Gender, identity and the Tamil popular press / V. Geetha -- Sports journalism : going against the grain / Nirmal Shekar -- Agriculture : the missing dimension / Devinder Sharma -- Urban reporting : citizens and 'others' / Kalpana Sharma -- Porous legalities and the dilemmas of contemporary media / Lawrence Liang -- Covering caste : visible dalit, invisible Brahmin / S. Anand -- The relevance of the Urdu-language media / M.H. Lakdawala -- Iron veils : reporting sub-conventional warfare in India / Praveen Swami -- Embedded journalists : lessons from the Iraq war / Shyam Tekwani -- Mainstream Indian media : 1990s and after / Bindu Bhaskar -- The importance of being earnest as well as entertaining / Robert Brown -- The public sphere of print journalism / Robin Jeffrey -- Alternative spaces in the broadcast media / S. Gautham -- Censorship ké Peeché Kya Hai? / K.P. Jayasankar and Anjali Monteiro -- News in the age of instant communication / Mahalakshmi Jayaram -- Teaching computer-assisted reporting in south India / Steven S. Ross -- Community radio : luxury or necessity? / Ashish Sen -- 'Youth' and the Indian media / Anjali Kamat.

This book brings together experts from the field of journalism: journalists; freelance writers; lectures; and media practitioners to provide a comprehensive collection of current articles. Offering a unique view of the way journalism is both practiced and taught, this book is divided into four sections: core values in journalism; specialization within the craft; the constraints of practice and implications for the future. It covers areas including: gender and identity in the popular press; sports journalism; urban reporting; embedded journalism; censorship; and alternative media. This book is essential reading for students of journalism and all those considering a career in the field.