The Hashtag Conundrum: How Should Journos Negotiate Public, Private On Social Media?

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

With social media blurring the line between public and private more than ever, do journalists need to think about how, and to what effect, they use advocacy hashtags in their messages?

Journalistic objectivity has come under the spotlight in Australia as debate rages over a recent High Court decision that ruled that offshore processing of asylum seekers is legal.

This is no doubt an emotionally charged debate, and the way Australia deals with asylum seekers has been under scrutiny for some time.

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Editorial: The Useless 'Madness' Of Bengaluru Crowds

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

Don't make excuses for racist mob violence in Bengaluru, was the site of shameful, racist mob violence, after a Sudanese man drove over and killed a local woman. Much later a young Tanzanian woman, who had nothing to do with the crime but happened to be from the continent of Africa, was dragged out of her car and assaulted by the crowd, her clothes torn, her friends beaten for trying to protect her.

Journo Records Special Song For Salman Khan's Wedding...

By RUHI JHA | INNLIVE

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan may not yet have decided to get married, but his fans can now enjoy a wedding song in anticipation of the eagerly-awaited event.

Bihar-based singer Nitish Chandra got a music video of his song, “Bhaiya ki shaadi hai, jhumenge naachenge (We will make merry at our brother’s wedding)” especially composed for Salman’s marriage, released by veteran actor and senior BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha in Patna.

Rohith Vemula And The Deadly Side Of 'Campus Politics'

By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE

OPEN EDITORIAL External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj recently tried to brush off the outrage around the suicide of student Rohith Vemula by remarking that he "was not a Dalit". This insensitive comment was a deliberate attempt not only to obfuscate the issue but also to besmirch the reputation of the bright scholar, whose promising life came to an end due to the culpability, partially at least, of both the HRD Ministry and the University of Hyderabad. The issue at hand is not whether Rohith was a Dalit or not, but the independence of our academic institutions, which unfortunately are remotely controlled by the government of the day.

Speaker Forgets Promise Of “Keeping Lecture Interactive”

By Dr.SHELLY AHMED | INNLIVE

 FUNNY THRUTH OF LIFE At least thirty students fell asleep and four others made paper aeroplanes after a guest speaker at a college fest forgot his promise of “keeping the lecture interactive”.

“Two minutes into the lecture, we found out that the man had prepared a PowerPoint presentation. There was no way it could be interactive and I slept,” said one of the students who actually thinks she knows why she went for the session.sleep“The speaker introduced himself and bravely said he had not planned for the session,” said another student, who had to attend because he was a friend of the event organizer.

Cancer Can be Beaten With Awareness And Palliative Care

By Dr. ANNIE SADAF | INNLIVE

TODAY IS WORLD 'CANCER DAY' "How can I have cancer, Doctor? I don't smoke, I exercise every day, I eat the right food and I get annual health check-ups." Bewildered and shocked patients, often say this to me. 

The reality - no matter how many "Do's and Don'ts" we follow, fossil fuel pollution, food made from pesticide-laden agri-produce and stressful work lives are here to stay.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Elections 2016 'Exit Polls' Sees 'Big Win' For Ruling Telalngana Party

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) appears set to be daubed in pink with all exit polls giving the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti a majority in the civic polls held on February 2, 2016.

Two news channels and INNLIVE were almost unanimous in giving a clear majority to TRS in the 150-member council as they predicted that the ruling party would win around 80 seats.