Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news. Show all posts

Friday, February 3, 2012

War of the newspapers : The Hindu vs Times of India

It all began when Times of India published the following video ad, stating that "The Hindu" puts readers to sleep.
Notice that the paper is "The Hindu"
The video ad:


In return, The Hindu retaliated recently with the following video ad:


The Hindu also went against TOI's idea of putting celebrity news on page 3.
The Hindu published the following banner ads.




The Hindu's ads shine light on the dismal state of Indian media in general. Hats off to The Hindu for their decent editorials for things that matter.

Friday, July 3, 2009

How not to build an apartment

A nearly-completed 13-storey Shanghai apartment building toppled over, killing a worker and raising concerns in China's largest city over construction standards, state media has reported.

"It was horrible. The building fell down very quickly after several workers ran out of it," Fang Zenghui, whose home faces the building from across the creek, was quoted as telling the newspaper.

"It was very loud. I was stunned and couldn't believe what I'd just seen," he said.
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