Explanation-Series 14

Keywords– Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Times of India, Press Institute of India, DPA news agency

Asked in Paper II June 2011

AMIC

• The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) is an international, non-profit, non-government organization that serves as a regional research hub for media and communication issues¹. 
• Based in Manila, Philippines, it was established in 1971 to encourage ethical and social responsibility of the media to support democratic access and participation in media development and production¹. 
• AMIC also works to provide opportunities for empowerment of disadvantaged sectors in the communication/media environments in developing countries in Asia¹.

Times of India

• Format-Broadsheet
• Language- English
• Founded in- 3^rd Nov 1838
• Periodicity- Daily
• Group- The Times Group
• Editor in Chief- Jai Deep Bose
• Sister Newspapers- The Economic Times, Nav Bharat Times, Maharashtra Times, Ei Samay, Mumbai Mirror

Note- Times of India was the merger of three papers Bombay Times, Standard and Telegraph.

Press Institute of India (PII)

• Press Institute of India is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1963 for the development of standards of journalism in India.
• It conducts workshop on development journalism, women empowerment and child rights security, foreign policy.
• First founded in New Delhi, PII latest shifted to the research in newspaper development (RIND) office in the C.P.T campus, Taramani, Chennai.

DPA

German News Agency founded in 1949.

References

1. amic.asia
2. wikipedia.org