“Why every home must get a newspaper”
Print journalism is in a state of crisis. The circulation of newspapers in India seems to have stagnated in relation to population growth, meaning the proportion of people reading printed news has dropped.
Noted photo journalist Tarapada Banerjee died in the city after a brief illness.
Banerjee had worked in Anandabazar Patrika and was known for his news photos. His book on Satyajit Ray containing some of the rare photographs of him is a well read book.
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Condoling his death chief minister Mamata Banerjee, recollected her long association with him, wrote on her X handle: “I personally remember him as the only photographer who took the pictures (from a running scooter) of CPM goons trying to murder me in Hazra More in south Kolkata, when I was in the Opposition. My sincere condolences to his family, friends and admirers.”
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