00747pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002200040245005400062260000900116300001300125362001000138520041600148650001500564773003400579180718b2008   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBanerjee, Sumanta  aMedia: bashed from outside and flawed from within  c2008  ap.10-12.  a2 Aug  aThe "vibrant" Indian media is under siege on al sides. Powerful politicians use mobs to browbeat independent outlets; the state manipulates the media to plant information through journalists innocent of the basic norms of reporting and media owners prioritise their commercial interests over everything else. A number of examples in recent months from around the country highlight the ugly trends. - Reproduced.  aMass media  aEconomic and Political Weekly