A podcast hosted by @SumitJournalist and @vsirnate that brings together the story of the origins of journalism in India from the 1700s.
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#SneakPeek: Buckingham published a letter in his newspaper that advocated for the native population to not face injustice at the hands of the EIC. The backlash was severe as the EIC demanded deportation of Buckingham. Listen to the full story in episode 9.
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#SneakPeek: In June 1821, John Bull in the East was launched to rival and attack James Silk Buckingham's The Calcutta Journal's liberal views and missed no opportunity to personally attack Buckingham and his newspaper. Listen to the full story in episode 9
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Reality Scribes Podcast retweeted
In the 9th episode @vsirnate and @SumitJournalist conclude the story of James Silk Buckingham who fought for press freedom against the EIC and also passed on the baton of free press to Indian journalists and editors in early 19th century. Link👇
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In the 9th episode @vsirnate and @SumitJournalist conclude the story of James Silk Buckingham who fought for press freedom against the EIC and also passed on the baton of free press to Indian journalists and editors in early 19th century. Link👇
youtu.be/SaVmpGiShZk?si=iFh2…
Between 1821 and 1823, a brutal newspaper war was fought between The Calcutta Journal headed by James Silk Buckingham and "John Bull in the East" headed by Reverend Samuel Bryce. The conservative John Bull hated the progressive Calcutta Journal and what it stood for.
James Silk Buckingham, the editor of the Calcutta Journal was one of the first journalists in the history of Indian journalism to be slut shamed by rival newspapers.
To know more listen to @RealityScribes on June 14.
#SneakPeek from ep 8: James Silk Buckingham's writing skills gained recognition through his travelogue 'Travels in Palestine'. He was offered the job of the editor of The Calcutta Journal, which he turned successful. Link for the full ep in post below.
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#SneakPeek from ep 8: James Silk Buckingham before becoming the editor of the Calcutta Journal, was a sailor who famously relinquished the captaincy of his ship because he didn't want to be party to slave trade. Link for the full ep in post below.
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Reality Scribes Podcast retweeted
In Episode 8, @vsirnate and @SumitJournalist tell you the story of the multi-faceted personality of James Silk Buckingham, a seasoned sailor who then became the editor of Calcutta Journal in 1818 and made it the 'paper of the public'. Links below.
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In Episode 8, @vsirnate and @SumitJournalist tell you the story of the multi-faceted personality of James Silk Buckingham, a seasoned sailor who then became the editor of Calcutta Journal in 1818 and made it the 'paper of the public'. Links below.
youtu.be/Lk1UuqOWHEk?si=2qZ0…
James Silk Buckingham, the editor of the Calcutta Journal published "Travels in Palestine" in 1821. Based on his long journey through the region, it was one of the earliest accounts of the life and people of Palestine. To know more listen to @RealityScribes on June 7.
This week @vsirnate and @SumitJournalist tell you the story of #JamesSilkBuckingham, the editor of The Calcutta Journal between 1818-1823. His path took him from the captaincy of an East Indiaman (ship) called the Humayoon Shah to the editorship of a leading newspaper in Bengal
#SneakPeek from episode 7: After almost 2 decades, GG Hastings abolished formal press censorship in 1818 but new self censorship rules were announced that brought Indian origin np editors and proprietors within its ambit.
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