More on Newspaper Management

Journalism Lectures, Day-17

Newspaper Management is surely an interesting subject to study. The energy and enthusiasm of the lecturer further adds to the fun of learning newspaper management. Different forms of ownership of a newspaper publication were discussed in class. I wasn't aware that learning journalism would also include finer aspects of management theories. But then, as my lecturer repeatedly says, "the business of business is to do business" and the print media is not an exception!

Different forms of ownership:

1) Sole Propritership;
2) Partnership;
3) Joint Stock Company;
4) Co-operative Firm;
5) Mass Organization;
6) Political Parties.

The interesting part about today's lecture relates to the information that was provided on publications owned by mass organizations and political parties. Mass organizations are bodies like Student's Federation of India, commonly known as SFI which are in one way or another affiliated to political parties. The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) is another mass organization body in India. Both the organizations bring out publications that deal entirely in matters related to their area of work and concern.

Many of the political parties in India also have their own mouthpiece through which they propagate their ideologies and activities. Shiv Sena's Saamna is a much read newspaper in Maharashtra. Some of the editorials in Saamna are known to create a lot of debate within the country. The bottomline is- publications owned by mass organizations and political parties are bound to focus on their own activities and interests. More blogs on newspaper management to follow in the coming days!