Vol. 39 January 2015 No. 1

This service meant primarily for the use of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and its media units gives an annotated index to select articles on mass media published in various periodicals and newspapers received by the Centre.

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CONTENTS

Film 1 Film Award 1 Film Biography 1-2 Film Certification 2-3 Film Foreign 3 Film Industry 3 Film, Music 3 Film Regional 4 Film Theme 4 Information Technology 5-6 Journalism 7 Mass Media 7-8

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Compiled, Edited & Issued by

National Documentation Centre on Mass Communication NEW MEDIA WING (Formerly Research, Reference & Training Division) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Chief Editor L. R. Vishwanath Editor H.M.Sharma Asstt. Editor Alka Mathur Sub Editor Sushma Gautam

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FILM, AWARDS, SCREEN

FARIDA KHANZADA, et al. 21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards for 2014. Screen. 63 (19); 30 January 2015; 2-31. Gives detailed account of the winners of the 21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards announced on 14 January 2015 in Mumbai. TOUCHED by a star. Indian Express. 16 January 2015; 25. Lists winners of quality cinema for 2014 at the 21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards announced on 14 January 2015 in MMRDA ground in Mumbai.

FILM, BIOGRAPHY (India)

AAMIR KHAN: Perfectionist. Stardust. 45 (4); January 2015; 25-27. THE metamorphosis of ARPITA CHATTERJEE. By Shoma A. Chatterji. Telegraph. 31 January 2015; 2015; 1. BASU CHATTERJEE: Capturing the ordinary life. Interviewed by Harsh Sharma. Deccan Herald. 25 January 2015; 3. K. BALACHANDER: The legend is no more. Screen. 63 (15); 2 January 2015; 35. ………………… (1930-2014): Trend breaker. By Ilangovan Rajasekaran Frontline. 32 (1); 23 January 2015; 122-125. PRAKASH JHA: The visionary. Interviewed by Suguna Sundaram. Stardust. 45 (4); January 2015; 68-72. S. BALASUBRAMANIAM: Institution builder. By R.K. Radhakrishnan. Frontline. 32 (1); 23 January 2015; 126, 128-129. THE best of VANRAJ BHATIA. By Shama Bhagat. Deccan Herald. 25 January 2015; 2. 1 Current Awareness Service, January 2015

FILM, BIOGRAPHY (USA)

ANGELINA JOLIE: Rise above the challenge. Pioneer. 3 January 2015; 16.

FILM, CERTIFICATION

BANERJEE (Poulomi). Released with riders. Hindustan Times. 25 January 2015; 16. Presents views of the film fraternity on the working of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). BELIEVING and seeing. Hindu. 25 January 2015; 12. Cites the incidences when a movie has courted controversy due to its tryst with the Censor Board before this controversial film MSG: The Messenger of God. GAUTAM (Siddharth Shankar). Censor Board ka rajneetikaran. Dainik Jagran. 24 January 2015; 9. Comments on the working of the Censor Board in the light of recent controversial film MSG: The Messenger of God clearance followed by the resignation of its chairperson, Leela Samson and other members of the Board. JHA (Priyanka Sinha). Right to expression. Screen. 63(18); 23 January 2015; 18. Taking into account the recent episode of controversial film, MSG: The Messenger of God, suggests that the Censor Board should defend creativity and freedom of expression without taking sides.

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FILM, CERTIFICATION

NANDINI SARDESAI, Reviving Cinematograph Act is the best way out. Screen. 63(18); 23 January 2015; 19. Nandini Sardesai, a Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Board Member, who was also on the reviving committee for the controversial film MSG:The Messenger of God, suggests that the Cinematograph Act needs to be reviewed for a better functioning of CBFC.

FILM, FOREIGN, INDIAN ARTISTES

CHINTAMANI (Gautam). Indian is the new local. Tribune. 18 January 2015; 8. Writes about mainstream Hollywood films which have cast Indian faces in the recent past.

FILM, INDUSTRY

CHATTERJEE (Saibal). Lots to look out for. Tribune. 4 January 2015; 8. Gives details of the films to be released during 2015. VIJAYAKAR (Rajiv). A filmy flourish awaits. Deccan Herald. 4 January 2015; 3. Looks at the key releases of every quarter of 2015 that will provide non-stop entertainment to movie-goers.

FILM, MUSIC

DESAI (Santosh). Hindi film song & soundtrack of our lives. Times of India. 19 January 2015; 6. Comments on change in Hindi film songs from intricate poetic nature to the harsher angrier discourse over the years. 3 Current Awareness Service, January 2015

FILM, REGIONAL (Telugu)

CHATTERJEE (Saibal). A film with rare vision. Tribune. 18 January 2015; 8. Writes about social drama, Minugurulu about visually impaired children, written produced and directed by Ayodhya Kumar Krishnamsetty.

FILM, THEME

SHARMA (Aradhika). Bollywood in a trance. Tribune. 25 January 2015; 8. Writes about some recently released Bollywood movies that have been quite bold in the depiction of drugs, which are being insanely used as part of mainstream and pop culture. VENKITESWARAN (C.S). Fable for the times. Frontline. 32 (1); 23 January 2015; 17-19. Writes about Rajkumar Hirani’s film PK which throws up point-blank questions about religious beliefs, customs, rituals, temples of gods, priests, godmen and all that go along with it.

FILM, THEME, HORROR

SAHGAL (Geety). Horror retold. Screen. 63 (18); 23 January 2015; 22-23. Writes about the horror films since the first horror film Mahal in 1949 which paved the way for this genre.

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FILMS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

MAK (Angela Ka Ying) and HUTTON (James G). Using feature films to teach public relations: An assessment model from nonmajor students’ perspective. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. 69 (4); winter 2014; 386-403. Evaluates the effectiveness and identifies the challenges of using films to teach public relations among nonmajor students.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE

SHARMA (Onkar). Banking through a video branch. Voice & Data. 22 (1); January 2015; 55-56. A case study of IndusInd bank, India’s first bank which has introduced video branch for all its customers allowing them to do banking from anywhere, anytime from mobile devices.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND FILMS

SHARMA (Adeesh). Transforming the Indian film industry’s storage infrastructure. P C Quest. January 2015; 51. Focuses on Yashraj Films digital initiatives for archiving their film catalogue.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND JOURNALISM

YING ROSELYN DU and S.C. ERIC LO. The gap between online journalism education and practice: A Hong Kong study. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. 69 (4); winter 2014; 415-434. Examines the gap between online journalists and online journalism by comparing student’s current perceptions of skills, duties and concepts. Current Awareness Service, January 2015

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CRIME

ROHTAGI (Sanjay). Cybercriminals on a fast forward mode with emerging technologies. PC Quest. January 2015; 28-29. Discusses how emerging technologies will open up greater opportunities for cybercriminals. WHAT the hack! Pioneer. 5 January 2015; 16. Keeping in view the number of cyber crimes in India, suggests some do’s and don’ts to create awareness among the people.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PROFESSION

AGARWAL (Subhash). APPsolutely focused. Pioneer. 29 January 2015; 10. Focuses on job opportunities in the field of APP development as all the major services will be delivered through smartphone applications in the future.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SECURITY

GAUR (Preeti). What to watch out for this year in security. P C Quest. January 2015; 30-31. Taking into account the Websense Report which shows increase in cyber threats, discusses how this trend will empower the IT security teams to stay prepared well ahead of the anticipated threats.

6 Current Awareness Service, January 2015 JOURNALISM, CITIZEN

NAH (Seungahn), et al. Unveiling the effects of citizen journalism practice on college students’ social capital. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. 69 (4); winter 2014; 366-385. Examines the effects of citizen journalism which serve as a civic education tool as well as a community storytelling network for youth and adults, fostering a healthier and stronger civil society to grow and develop in local communities.

JOURNALIST, BIOGRAPHY

B. G. VERGHESE: A thorough gentleman. By Kuldip Nayar. Mainstream. 53 (6); 31 January 2015; 45. ………………(1927-2014): Gentle and just. By Kuldip Nayar. Week. 33 (2); 11 January 2015; 30. KAMATH of Dalal Street. By T. J. S George. Mainstream. 53 (6); 31 January 2015; 47-48.

MASS MEDIA, AWARDS, GOLDEN GLOBE

MILLIKEN (Mary) and SINHA-ROY (Piya). Boyhood wins big at Golden Globes. Asian Age. 13 January 2015; 12. Lists the winners of the best in film and American television of 2014 announced on 11 January 2015 in California.

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MASS MEDIA, BIOGRAPHY

R. K. LAXMAN: Common man creator no more. By Shoumojit Banerjee. Hindu. 27 January 2015; 1.

……………: That quirky small town humour. ByGautam Adhikari. Times of India. 28 January 2015; 28. …………… (1921-2015): Chalaa gaya aam adami ka khas chitera. Rashtriya Sahara. 27 January 2015; 11. …………… (1921-2015): A most uncommon man. Economic Times. 28 January 2015; 6.

PUBLISHING, BOOK

LANGLEY (William). The return of low-tech living. Telegraph. 25 January 2015; 12. Comments on the resurgence of physical book in the digital age.

TELEVISION, CABLE PROGRAMME

VERMA (Smitha). A new froth in soaps. Telegraph. 18 January 2015; 9. Focuses on new primetime shows on a wide variety of subjects replacing the old Saas- Bahu serials on Hindi general entertainment channels. YADAV (Sangeeta). The year ahead. Pioneer. 4 January 2015; 8. Talks about the new shows on small screen that will provide plenty of entertainment and thrills this year.

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TO OURS READERS

Kindly note our RENDERING OF ENTRY is as under Author’s surname (Forename). Title. Source. Volume (N0.); Date month and year; page numbers. Annotation. Example: GHOSE (Bhaskar) Broadcasting as a citizen’s right. Frontline. 20 (21); 24 October 2003; 95-96. Criticizes charging of licence fee for radio broadcasting in view of right To freedom of speech and expression. Note 1. Name of author is replaced by name of the person in case of biographical entries. Name of the person is given in capital letters and underlined in such cases. Name of author is given after the title and is followed after By Example KISHORE KUMAR. The 24-carat magical voice. By Siddhartha Dey. Screen. 53 (5); 17 October 2003. 13. 2. Repetition of the name of author etc. if occurred immediately on the same page is shown by putting …………. In place of author. Example: VIDYANATHAN (P.V). The dream merchant. Screen. 52 (49): 22 August 2003; 13. Looks at the portrayal of the Parsi Community in Hindi films. ……… Mumbai meri Jaan. Screen. 52 (49); 22 August 2003; 22. Looks at those aspects of Mumbai city which Hindi films have highlighted Over the years. 3. In case of entries where name of the author is not known, the title is mentioned in place of author and the first word of the title is given in capital letters Example: TRANSMISSION lost and found. Economic Times. 9 October 2003; 22. A note on experience in Chennai, a month after the implementation of Conditional Access System (CAS) 9