Times of India
The Times of India is India's leading English language daily and the world's largest circulated English daily broadsheet. It is published from ten cities across India, has a circulation of over 2.14 million copies, and is read by over 4.42 million people.
It was founded in 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce, and served the British residents of western India. It adopted its present name in 1861. It is owned by India's largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co., which also publishes The Economic Times, the Navbharat Times, the Maharashtra Times, Femina, and Filmfare.
The newspaper also runs the cartoons of the popular Indian political cartoonists R K Laxman. The senior Indian citizen present only as the mute witness to every event in India named "common man" created by Laxman is sometimes used by the newspaper as there other logo.
Historically The Times of India has been praised for its content. It has also collected contributions from readers for national calamities. In the recent past however the newspaper's focus has shifted from journalistic excellence. It has seen criticism for the blatant misuse of the newspaper for promoting both its views and services launched by the group. The Times of India has published main page articles to promote there websites, email service and search engine. The newspaper's magazine section published independent of the newspaper (separately in all there centers) but distributed with the newspaper has promoted raising speed limits, bringing the minimum age of drinking down, and openness of sexual ideas. The newspaper has also sensationalized news stories. For example in 2003 the report on Uttar Pradesh government's Taj heritage project showed a computer generated photograph of a multi story building towering above the Taj Mahal in the backdrop. This shift in style of reporting has helped the newspaper maintain its position as the largest selling English daily in India.
Most notably Ashok Kumar Jain the proprietor of Bennett and Coleman the group that publishes The Times of India used the newspaper to put pressure on the government and create a helpful climate before the Supreme Court hearing of FERA cases against him (1997.) In a series of articles (probably against the wishes of editor) Times of India criticized the government on seperate issues. See http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1512/15120860.htm
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Chameli | Keith Vaz | Mass media/India | Mass media in India
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