National Conference on Ethical Issues and Indian Media
National Conference on Ethical Issues and Indian Media
National Conference on Ethical Issues and Indian Media
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ati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Ethical</strong> <strong>Issues</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>on</strong> ovember 26, 27 2010Sessi<strong>on</strong> 3B4.30 pm – 5.30 pmBlurring/N<strong>on</strong>-existent Boundaries of C<strong>on</strong>tent CategoriesFacts vs Ficti<strong>on</strong> in Tamil ewspapersM.Sam<strong>and</strong>ha SmithAssistant ProfessorSathyabama UniversityChennaiAbstractJournalism's primary focus is to c<strong>on</strong>vey facts to people. It is essential that facts are not replaced with ficti<strong>on</strong> to misled people. Butthere are growing instances where journalists attempt to make news ‘presentable’ for the readers <strong>and</strong> end up making their ownfictitious stories. This paper will examine whether the stories in two Tamil newspapers (Dinakaran <strong>and</strong> Malai Murasu) are <strong>on</strong> the sideof facts or ficti<strong>on</strong> in their coverage of crime news.Dept. of Journalism <strong>and</strong> Mass Communicati<strong>on</strong>, Periyar University, Salem
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