Photosynthesis
15 years, 22 photographers... At the old going rate of 1,000 words, the following would weigh in at 22,000 words...
Last Stop Calling
If ‘last but not the least’ ever needed an exemplar, this would be it. A small sampling
Back Then...
There are 19 of us here—led by editor-in-chief Vinod Mehta—who were part of <i>Outlook</i>’s original gang. A few stories from our early years....
A Manifesto For Readers
You, as a citizen, also have a responsibility that goes beyond paying for what you buy
All The Things We Were
Beyond ready labels like ‘liberal’, ‘secular’ or ‘left-of-centre’ to the nuances and specifics
Press, The Neuralgic Nerve
The price of truth has gone up grievously, paid for with the lives of our reporters
The News As Static
The ‘new’ in news is lost. Coverage, signifying lists, baulks at asking questions.
This Way To The Egress
Not just a saviour of print, web journalism contains the future in its illimitable depths
Editor’s Choice Of Best 15 Stories
Stories that broke new ground and strongly impacted public debate, discussion and, in cases, policy
The Words, They Clashed On These Pages
They aren’t called men of letters for nothing: argument, counter-argument and everything in between
Such A Short But Sweet Journey
From a strong contender in March 1995 for the ‘Editor Who Has Lost the Most Jobs’ category to the 15th Anniversary of <i>Outlook</i>...
Those Dog-Eared Bookmarks
<i>Outlook</i>’s best reviewers have never been overawed by the heft of an author on the literary scales. Read and savour.
In Letter And In Spirit...
We've done ‘the best letters’ several times over. An offbeat selection this time.
Pre-Fab Reporting
Globalisation and its belief systems have streamed into reporting in, and from, Asia
Grade? Give An ‘F’, But...
It’s primped up in the fluffy rouge of PR, but Indian news media is actually at its ruddiest
A Surname On The Pages
Family ownership of media has a big plus: big egos can be shamed into idealism
“Our Paper Isn’t For Our Editors. It’s For People.”
The CEO of media colossus Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd (BCCL) on brand-building, media ethics, controversies and critics
Reading The Reader
There will always be a market for analysis. But will marketers see that in the inkblot?
Cut-Rate Democracy
Pay and they will publish you. It’s a short stop to doomsday from here for our media.
“Media Subdues The Public. It’s So In India, Certainly”
The man NYT called “arguably the most important intellectual alive” finds the media in Pakistan more vibrant than it is in India