GLOBAL MEDIA JOURNAL — Indian Edition
Sponsored by the University of Calcutta
ISSN 2249 – 5835

Current Issue

SUMMER ISSUE/ JUNE 2013
Volume: 4 / Number: 1

Theme: Science Communication

Contents

EDITORIAL

Articles

1. IMPACT OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION: DOES PRESENTATION FORMAT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE? –By Dr. Mrinal Chatterjee
   
   
2. COMPARISON OF SCIENCE COVERAGE IN HINDI AND ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS OF INDIA: A CONTENT ANALYSIS APPROACH – Dr. (Mrs) Meenu Kumar
   
   
3. GENDER EQUITY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION OF S&T -- By Dr. T V Venkateswaran
   
   
4. ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT AND THE MEDIA IN DAKSHINA KANNADA—By Shrinidhi Adiga and Prof. D.S.Poornananda
   
   
5. SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION: UNDERSTANDING SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AND ARTICLES— By Dr. Subarna K. Das
   
   
6. CHANGING ROLE OF SCIENCE CLUBS IN COMMUNICATING SCIENCE -- By Dr. Sabyasachi Chatterjee
   
   
7. REVISITING INDIA’S SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES -- - By Monjib Mochahari

Students' Research

1. THE MALADIES OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN RURAL INDIA AND THE CHALLENGES AHEAD – By Natasha Sharma
   
   
2. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION TO EXPEDITE RURAL DEVELOPMENT : A CASE STUDY – By Sudipta Sinha
   

Commentaries

1. IPTV: A NEW DIMENSION IN ONLINE VIDEO STREAMING – A STUDY OF THE INDIAN SCENARIO -- -By Sourav Gupta
   
   
2. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION: A STUDY ON THE ROLE OF THE TRIBUNE – By Somak Sen
   
   
3. PROSPECTS OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN INDIA- A COMMENTARY
   – By Shaswati Das
   
   
4. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT - By Kapil Kumar Bhattacharyya

Book Reviews

1. MEDIA, RISK AND SCIENCE --Review by Prof. B. Sunil
   
   
2. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN THE WORLD TODAY – ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH AND ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT-- Review by Ankita Banerjee

Documents

1. INDIA’S SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION POLICY 2013
   
   
2. SCIENTIFIC TEMPER STATEMENT REVISITED-2011
   

GUEST EDITORS FOR THE ISSUE:

Dr. Manas Pratim Das [Guest Editor: Articles & Documents sections]
Transmission Executive
All India Radio, Kolkata
Akashvani Bhawan
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Website: http://allindiaradio.gov.in
Email:i2manas@gmail.com, manaspratim_d@yahoo.com

Mr. Atiskumar Chattopadhyay [Guest Editor: Articles & Documents sections]
Secretary, Faculty Council of Science
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Website: http://www.jaduniv.edu.in
Email:atis1234@yahoo.co.in

Dr. Srabanti Basu [Guest Editor: Commentaries & Students’ Research sections]
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Heritage Institute of Technology
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Website: http://www.heritageit.edu
Email: srabanti_b@yahoo.co.uk