Wages and Related Issues
Jaishri Jethwaney
About the Book
Wages and Related Issues: A Critical Appraisal of the News Media Industry in India probably the first of its kind empirical work in the country that has enquired into the state of wages and working condition of working journalists in India in a historical perspective and the sudden change that came like a thunderbolt with the passing of the new Labour
Codes in the parliament in 2019-20. The study could not have been taken at a better time, when the new labour codes were passed amidst a huge hue and cry within and outside parliament for what was seen as an employer-centric legislation that also clubbed journalists amidst a 400 million labour force. The new labour codes, believe critics are set to give immense powers to establishments to hire and fire employees, and reduce the power and clout of trade unions, among many other issues.
About the Author/ Editors
Jaishri Jethwaney did her Ph.D. from the School of International Studies, JNU and received her professional education in Journalism and Advertising both in India and Abroad. After working for over 25 years as at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Professor
Jethwaney was awarded senior fellowship at the ICSSR for two years (2019-21), when she undertook extensive research, the subject matter of the current book. Author of several books which are widely read globally, Dr. Jethwaney currently is Advisor- Communications at the Immunology Technical Support Unit (ITSU) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI, leading the Strategic Communication vertical.
Contents in Detail
Preface
1. The Changing Contours of the Indian Media Ecosystem
2. Mergers, Acquisitions, Cross-Media Holdings and Controls in Indian News Media: The Undercurrents
3. Problematizing the Practice of Journalism in India: Issues and Concerns
4. Profession of Journalism in Distress: Historical Perspectives
5. Subsuming of Working Journalists Acts in the New Labour Codes: Implications for Wages and Working Conditions of News Media Employees
6. Welfare Measures and Social Security for Media Persons: Whose Responsibility?
7. Women in News Media in India: Issues of Gender Equity and Safe Working Conditions
8. Stringers at the Fringe of the Media Eco System in India
9. Research Findings
10. Research Problem, Rationale and Method
11. Recommendations for Policy Intervention
12. Various Questionnaires
| Publisher | AF Press |
| Publication Date | 2025 |
| Number of Pages | 265 |
| ISBN |
9789332706903 |
Academic Foundation (AF), based in New Delhi, is India’s leading independent publisher of academic/scholarly books in Social Sciences, specialising in Economics—Development Economics and Indian Economy in particular, and allied subjects.
About the Book
Wages and Related Issues: A Critical Appraisal of the News Media Industry in India probably the first of its kind empirical work in the country that has enquired into the state of wages and working condition of working journalists in India in a historical perspective and the sudden change that came like a thunderbolt with the passing of the new Labour
Codes in the parliament in 2019-20. The study could not have been taken at a better time, when the new labour codes were passed amidst a huge hue and cry within and outside parliament for what was seen as an employer-centric legislation that also clubbed journalists amidst a 400 million labour force. The new labour codes, believe critics are set to give immense powers to establishments to hire and fire employees, and reduce the power and clout of trade unions, among many other issues.
About the Author/ Editors
Jaishri Jethwaney did her Ph.D. from the School of International Studies, JNU and received her professional education in Journalism and Advertising both in India and Abroad. After working for over 25 years as at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Professor
Jethwaney was awarded senior fellowship at the ICSSR for two years (2019-21), when she undertook extensive research, the subject matter of the current book. Author of several books which are widely read globally, Dr. Jethwaney currently is Advisor- Communications at the Immunology Technical Support Unit (ITSU) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI, leading the Strategic Communication vertical.
Contents in Detail
Preface
1. The Changing Contours of the Indian Media Ecosystem
2. Mergers, Acquisitions, Cross-Media Holdings and Controls in Indian News Media: The Undercurrents
3. Problematizing the Practice of Journalism in India: Issues and Concerns
4. Profession of Journalism in Distress: Historical Perspectives
5. Subsuming of Working Journalists Acts in the New Labour Codes: Implications for Wages and Working Conditions of News Media Employees
6. Welfare Measures and Social Security for Media Persons: Whose Responsibility?
7. Women in News Media in India: Issues of Gender Equity and Safe Working Conditions
8. Stringers at the Fringe of the Media Eco System in India
9. Research Findings
10. Research Problem, Rationale and Method
11. Recommendations for Policy Intervention
12. Various Questionnaires
| Publisher | AF Press |
| Publication Date | 2025 |
| Number of Pages | 265 |
| ISBN |
9789332706903 |
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