Bal Thackeray and the media
He wasn't the social hypocrite that many politicians can be. Even journalists who disliked his politics became his friends, writes Ranjona Banerji
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/bal-thackeray-and-the-media/
He was a Bindaas cartoonist: Hemant Morparia
Bal Thackeray was Hemant Morparia's favourite subject, having done over a hundred toons on him. We asked the well-known editorial cartoonist to comment on Thackeray's tooning
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/he-was-a-bindaas-cartoonist-hemant-morparia/
The Anchor: How the Sunday papers announced the Bal Thackeray news the morning after
How the front pages of various Mumbai and some national/state dailies announced the passing away of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's passing away on Sunday
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/the-anchor-how-the-sunday-papers-announced-the-bal-thackeray-news-the-morning-after/
Anil Thakraney: Insensitive for channels to call know Thackeray-baiters
As for the press coverage, the only thing I enjoyed was the reprint in Mumbai Mirror of Busybee's super columns on Thackeray. There has not been, and perhaps never will be, a finer chronicler of Mumbai city than Busybee, writes Anil Thakraney
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/anil-thakraney-tiger-tales/
Ranjona Banerji: How the channels & papers fared
CNN-IBN scored in the Bal Thackeray death coverage while Times Now and Arnab Goswami seemed to be lacking in both distance and perspective, writes Ranjona Banerji
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/ranjona-banerji-how-the-channels-papers-fared/
Jaldi 5 with Bharat Dabholkar: Thackeray was unique... he was a Brand
Mall-owners in Mumbai and Delhi relocate existing brands in key locations to welcome Starbucks in the hope of attracting higher footfalls
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/jaldi-5-with-bharat-dabholkar-thackeray-was-unique-he-was-a-brand/
Peter Mukerjea: Never let a crisis go to waste...
The Newsnight programme screwup has provided the perfect veil for an attack on the BBC and what we are witnessing is a coordinated assault on its reputation and output
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/peter-mukerjea-never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/
Indian Amrita Randhawa to head Mindshare China
MICA graduate Amrita Randhawa returns to Mindshare China to lead the GroupM agency's key Asian market
