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Surbhi Dahiya

New Delhi: Oxford University Press (2022), lxv, 1040 pp.

"Indian Media Giants' is an analytical chronicle of six Indian mega media conglomerates' individual odyssey from their humble, incipient beginnings in the pre-independence era to their transformation into powerful business empires in the digitised world. The book traces Indian Media metamorphosis, t ... he birth, phase-wise contours of growth and development, travails and trajectories, organizational structures, editorial policies and business dynamics of print majors in India, namely, The Times Group, The Hindu Group, The Hindustan Times Limited, The Indian Express Group, Dainik Jagran Limited and DB Corp Limited. It unravels their understanding of the values of co-dependence, collaboration, and competition with their contemporaries. It is an untold story of how these organizations leapt over the perimeters of conventional greatness to achieve unmeasured success that spans the globe. The book analyses how innovations have been brought in the management policies of these print businesses, with respect to production, distribution, consumption, while accrediting the visionary leadership that drives each organisation forward in its endeavours. What the case studies also details, is the wide extent of strategic intent enunciation; the role of product lines, development and diversification into radio, TV, digital and other segments; geographical spread, expansion, regional penetration and international footprint; the role of technological advancements in throwing up unimaginably new business opportunities; strategic alliances, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and takeovers; manpower management policies; CSR activities and financial performance of these media giants. The theoretical implications of the growth of media organisations in terms of the nature of mass media and its products are also underlined. The book focuses on the theoretical framework of media management and pays attention on the changing media management practices from one era to another, gradually orienting and re-orienting the strategic positioning of respective media giants to the pulse of the media market and the opportunities under various regulatory regimes. It is replete with the meticulous analysis of the editorial values and business dynamics upon which their legacies are founded, changing business models adopted by the media moguls, the ripples they have created in the media world and how they are constantly being modified to suit the tastes of the modernising market. With this, and more, Indian Media Giants is a holistic compendium that offers multiple perspectives on how print media organizations in India have grown from strength to strength and have become platform agnostic. The book also details the changing media landscape in India and also underlines the efforts of media giants in retaining print while embracing the digital." (Publisher description) more

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World Press Trends 2017: The Definitive Guide to the Global News Media Industry in Numbers, Trends and Changes

Frankfurt: WAN-IFRA (2017), 87 pp.

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The Evolution of News and the Internet

Sacha Wunsch-Vincent

Graham Vickery; Cristina Serra Vallejo; Soo Youn Oh (contrib.)

OECD (2010), 98 pp.

"This study provides an in-depth treatment of the global newspaper publishing market and its evolution, with a particular view on the development of online news and related challenges. It assesses online news consumption patterns and new online news value networks, compared with the traditional news ... more

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Print Journalism: A Critical Introduction

Richard Keeble (ed.)

London: Routledge (2005), 347 pp.

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Hans Ulrich Behn

Hamburg: Deutsches Institut für Afrika-Forschung (1968), 267 pp.

"In diesem sehr detaillierten Werk gibt der Autor einen Überblick über die Bedeutung der Presse in Westafrika sowie über die Probleme, auf die sie dort stößt, zum Beispiel bei der Ausbildung von Journalisten. Nach einer Darstellung der Geschichte der Presse in den verschiedenen Ländern geht de ... more

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Unesco Statistical Yearbook = Annuaire Statistique de l'Unesco

Paris: UNESCO (1963), 472 pp.

"Annual Continuation of "Basic Facts and Figures". 1964: 472 pp.; 1965: 612 pp.; 1966: 528 pp. Covers: Population — Educational establishments — Public expenditure on education — Libraries and museums — Production of books — Newspapers and other periodicals — Consumption of paper — Cin ... more

Indian Media Giants: Unveiling the Business Dynamics of Print Legacies

World Press Trends 2017: The Definitive Guide to the Global News Media Industry in Numbers, Trends and Changes

The Evolution of News and the Internet

Print Journalism: A Critical Introduction

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Unesco Statistical Yearbook = Annuaire Statistique de l'Unesco

Die Presse in Westafrika
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