Book on Terror Reporting released by SIO Karnataka

by | Jul 28, 2013

Book on Terror Reporting released by SIO Karnataka

Book on Terror Reporting released by SIO Karnataka

A book titled ‘MEDIA & TERROR | FACTS & FICTION’ published by Media Watch Department of SIO Karnataka was released by Dr. Banjagere Jayaprakash, Bangalore-based writer. Prof. V.S. Sridhar, National Law College, Lawyer B.T. Venkatesh, A.K. Kukkila, Editor of Sanmarga Weekly, Mangalore, Muthi-ur-Rahman Siddiqui, Journalist were present on the occasion.

After documenting, compiling and analysing newspaper articles – published in 12 leading English and Kannada dailies – related to the infamous ‘Karnataka Terror Module’, the Media Watch department of Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) Karnataka –with the help of journalists, activists and researchers – has published a book ‘Media and Terror | Facts and Fiction’ that aims to highlight the language which media houses ubiquitously adopt when it comes to reporting terror cases.

As per a press release, the objective of the book is not to ‘point a finger at’/‘accuse’/‘allege’ any wrongdoings or misreporting by any particular newspaper, but to refer to the general semantic problem of terror reporting by Indian media. Acknowledging the fact that reporters are expected to develop and cultivate sources, especially if they regularly cover a specific topic/’beat’, the book stresses on the need for use of multiple sources to cross check information.

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