http://interjunction.org media meets academia: site on media-related issues: journalism, media ethics, history and responsibilities, media effects and globalisation, and journalism education Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:16:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Can Murdoch make online news pay? Angelica Jopson takes stock. RUPERT MURDOCH'S DECISION to charge users to access online news across his publications is his answer to the steep decline in advertising revenue this year. While it is appealing to try to turn millions of news surfers into paying customers, how realistic ... http://interjunction.org/article/a-murdochian-gamble/ Roshan G. Shahani retired as reader and head of the Department of English at Jai Hind College, University of Bombay, where she taught for thirty-nine years. She is the author of Family in Fiction: Three Canadian Voices (Bombay: The Registrar, S.N.D.T. Women's University, 1993), based on her doctoral dissertation, and Allan: Her ... http://interjunction.org/article/an-indian-under-the-crown/ Adam Pfahler is the one of the founders of Lost Weekend, a one-of-a-kind independent video rental store and San Francisco institution, located in a charming and idiosyncratic neighborhood of the city. In this interview with Rohit Chopra, he talks about the history of Lost Weekend, the challenges of running an independent video rental store, and the store's innovative system of categorizing ... http://interjunction.org/interview/if-you-bake-cookies-for-us-late-fees-seem-to-magically-disappear/ Avoid the suggestions in most women's magazines. Avoid books that promise to ‘empower'. Avoid writings that will help you ‘understand' men. Mita Kapur argues a case for reading for your pleasure -- not for that of the society. WHEN THE PHONE wakes me up from a delightful nap on a Sunday ... http://interjunction.org/article/what-women-shouldnt-read/ Why is our news today a mile wide and an inch deep, on the face of it a huge offering but actually very shallow? Stephen Jukes, former global Head of News at Reuters, examines the shrinkage in traditional news in Britain and beyond. TO ASSERT THAT Britain's regional and local press is in ... http://interjunction.org/article/a-perfect-storm/ The Hindu nationalist insistence on a single, authoritative version of the Ramayana contravenes the central tenet of Hinduism. In this edited extract from his new book, Offence: the Hindu Case (Seagull Press: Calcutta/London/New York, 2009), Salil Tripathi argues the historical and political case for defending the plurality of Hinduism. "The curious fact ... http://interjunction.org/article/fighting-for-the-soul-of-rama/ Arzee the Dwarf By Chandrahas Choudhury \ New Delhi: Harper Collins \ 185 pages \ Rs 325 A poignant, compellingly rendered tale about a little man ajar with the world, Arzee the Dwarf is also a love letter to Bombay. Rohit Chopra reviews Chandrahas Choudhury's brilliant debut novel. A SPECTACULAR NOVEL about a small man locked in a permanent lover's quarrel with the world, Chandrahas ... http://interjunction.org/review/a-masterpiece-in-miniature/ Narrative development is the key concern for readers, and should drive all design decisions, whether of visual or multimedia effects, screen layout, availability of menus, placement of links on text, or use of images as hotspots. Dr James Pope concludes his two-part series on digital storytelling. IN THE FIRST part of ... http://interjunction.org/article/designing-the-digital-tale/ Fascinating and cutting-edge though the evolution of non-linear narratives is, digital interactive fiction has not really taken off commercially. Dr James Pope interacted with 36 readers of hypertext to find out what cut their pleasure short. REMEMBER THOSE choose-your-own-adventure books? They were kids' stories which offered the reader a chance on ... http://interjunction.org/article/twists-in-the-digital-tale/ Roshan G. Shahani retired as reader and head of the Department of English at Jai Hind College, University of Bombay, where she taught for thirty-nine years. She is the author of Family in Fiction: Three Canadian Voices (Bombay: The Registrar, S.N.D.T. Women’s University, 1993), based on her doctoral dissertation, and Allan: Her ... http://interjunction.org/article/parsi-fiction%e2%80%94a-piece-of-fiction/