Media Dialogue Invite on North East: Fallen off the Media Map?

North East: Fallen off the media map?Or, why does the media give so little space to this vast region?

The Foundation for Media Professionals (FMP), in association with the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), invites interested individuals to a panel discussion on whether the mainstream media is neglecting the North East at the nation’s peril.

Date: March 31, 2010 (Wednesday)
Time: 10.30 am to 1.00 pm
Venue: Auditorium, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi

Topic: North East – Fallen off the Media Map?

The panelists have been specially chosen to bring out the diversity of the North East:

  • Subir Bhaumik, BBC Eastern India Correspondent and Author of “Troubled Periphery”
  • Geoffrey Yaden: Owner-Editor, Nagaland Post
  • Pradip Phanjoubam: Owner-Editor, Imphal Free Press
  • R S Pandey, Former Chief Secretary, Nagaland
  • Syed Zarir Hussain, Managing Editor, News Live, Assam
  • Dibang, former Managing Editor, NDTV India
  • Moderator: Sevanti Ninan, Editor, Thehoot.org, a media watch website

The issue at focus would revolve around questions such as does the media contribute to the isolation of the states lumped together as the North East, and to their exclusion from the mainstream discourse? Would reporters in Delhi or Bombay be able to even name  the capitals of all these states if asked? How much news space do all the NE states together average in newspapers across the country, compared to the coverage given to Kashmir?

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4 thoughts on “Media Dialogue Invite on North East: Fallen off the Media Map?

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  2. Hi, i’ve missed this. does anyone have a transcript of this debate? or videos?

    I really wanted to see/watch it.

    Thanks in advance.

  3. Hi SDG, my thoughts exactly! Been trying to get in touch..your number ending 463 isn’t working anymore? We’ve something you should know!!!

  4. Would be great if we could organise one in every state in North East.That way we can get them to Rome.And talk about Rome from ground zero.
    Get real, get it first hand.

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