The Media Rumble is an important event because it’s a critique from within…the media is looking within, but it’s also asking others to look at itself. Particularly at a time like this when the media is playing a very crucial role in shaping public opinion, in determining what are the issues of concern in a democracy, the importance of introspection, reflection, and criticism invited from others is very, very important.

I got lots of insights about media trends through various sessions. The only suggestion I would like to make is to increase the sessions on Indian languages.

Thanks so much for having me as a guest. I had a great time talking and meeting with the attendees. It was an honour to be among the international speakers.

TMR gets grander in scale each year!

“Just a quick note to say that it was done really well and I heard very positive reviews from a lot of people. There is a lot of interest in the diversity question. Let’s hope this study fills a vacuum
and prompts more studies (and hopefully some action).

Congratulations to the TMR team. To pull off a conference like that without a glitch is quite some feat! I hope you have many more that are just as successful. And I’d love to participate
again if you’d have me!

Our entire delegation was touched by the willingness of the TMR team to be part of the debate- discussion-growth paradigm.

It is always great to talk to others on a panel and get a perspective from different countries. These are very important conversations that the media needs to be having at this time, and The Media Rumble certainly seems to be having them…it is a good chance to ventilate a lot of the stuff that I guess people feel in their newsroom and organization and perhaps can’t talk about.

I’m glad TMR has become bigger this year, it’s a one of a kind event. It offers a whole variety of topics, subjects, aspects of media, especially media and technology. So both for professional media persons, not only journalists but also non-journalists, and for non-media persons, it’s a great event.

“The Media Rumble is a special place and an opportunity to interact with journalists from across the globe, discuss ideas, brainstorm and thrash out specific ideas…I think a platform like this gives us a chance to interact with people within the fraternity, come together, and come up with solutions and ways in which we can tackle this kind of crisis that is happening.

This is my second year at TMR…I’ve learned something new, I’ve been inspired by some of the people I’ve met, and I’ve got ideas to do things in my own organization when I go back…TMR is the only platform of its kind, and therefore it is succeeding where no one else is succeeding, and it is doing something that no one else is doing.

A large section of the Indian media, instead of speaking truth to power, has become propagandists for power. The Media Rumble is important because it is good to know that you aren’t on your own, that there are other people with the same experiences, and also you get to hear solutions; so it’s not just breast-beating and handwringing, but you get to hear solutions from experiences in India and other parts of the world.

I found The Media Rumble to be a fascinating gathering of top-flight journalists and commentators where many of the most urgent questions facing journalism today were addressed with insight, candour, and courage. At a time when objective, fact-based journalism is imperilled, The Media Rumble provided ample evidence that facts matter and that quality journalism in India will not only survive but thrive and prosper.

I feel it is important that I am heard, by that I don’t mean individually, but that we are heard, we from the North–East and TMR gives that platform.

The Media Rumble was an impressive event. It took me days to shake off all that I experienced at the forum, to return to my work. It was one of the best conferences I had been to, where the energy was infectious.