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Journalistic Challenges During Pandemic COVID-19

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This gloom that has suddenly engulfed us, these moments of grief that has shook the entire world have left us brutally rattled and humankind was totally unaware that such uttermost consequences could be caused by a sub microscopic agent someday. These darkest hours are the corroboration that this is perhaps the hardest battle ever we are fighting for survival. Amid the uncertainties of tomorrow and the fear of losing our dear ones, there is something worth clinging on to. That is faith, patience, courage and strong determination to fight back. Amid this heart wrenching situation, we're facing, when millions of lives are affected. Journalists and mass communicators should rise like phoenix from the ashes and make the world a better place to live in again. The vivid impact of this crisis has left its remarks in the field of journalism too. There are many unprecedented challenges posed by this pandemic "COVID-19"/"CORONA VIRUS" in the field of journalism that are ...

Learning the Basics of SEO(Search Engine Optimization)

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  A.          What   Is    SEO? SEO stands for “search engine optimization.” It is the process of getting traffic from the “free,” “organic,” “editorial” or “natural” search results on search engines. All major search engines such as Google and Bing have primary search results, where web pages and other content such as videos, images or local listings are shown and ranked based on what the search engine considers most relevant to users. Payment isn’t involved, as it is with paid search ads. Search engine optimization (SEO) is basically the process of increasing the quality and quantity of website traffic by increasing the visibility of a website or a web page to users of a web search engine. SEO refers to the improvement of unpaid results (known as "natural" or "organic" results) and excludes direct traffic and the purchase of paid placement. Additionally, it may target different kinds o...

‘Thappad’ movie review: Shattering Patriarchy

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There is something about picking up the newpapers and milk bottles from the main doorway and brewing the morning cup of tea, with ginger and lemongrass thrown in and drinking it in a cherished moment of peace in the balcony before the rush of the day gets to consume you. It is a commonplace daily vignette that is interspersed through Thappad, a running thread capturing a different underlying meaning at each juncture in Amrita’s (Taapsee Pannu) life. From the unquestioning contentment in domesticity and keeping her own dreams in the backburner to the uneasiness of being taken for granted in marriage, from the humiliation of the unforeseen slap delivered by an inconsiderate husband in a party to actively questioning one’s own complacency with the role playing in a happy family circus — the morning cuppa tea is a marker in the evolution of Thappad’s protagonist. It’s about how she consolidates within even as the world outside — marriage, relationships, family —comes crashing down. A slow ...