<DIV>Tracing the history and growth of international news agencies during the past 25 years, this analysis clarifies the role of such agencies and discusses why most have successfully survived the onset of technological developments such as the Internet. Profiles of several key news organizations, including those in India, are included, as well as a discussion of industry values and diversification strategies.</DIV>
K.M. Shrivastava, a media professional, is now senior-most Professor at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi. He has worked with or contributed to all types of media and visited media organizations and academic institutions in different parts of the world. He was plenary speaker at the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference in Glasgow (1998) on the subject of Constraints in Communication. He was an IAMCR delegate to the UN World Summit on Information Society (Geneva, December 2003 and Tunis 2005)
Prof. Shrivastava participated in IAMCR Conferences held in New Delhi (1986) Yugoslavia (1990), Brazil (1992), Ireland(1993), South Korea(1994), Australia (1996), Mexico (1997), United Kingdom (1998)., Singapore (2000), Hungary (2001), Spain (2002), Egypt (2006) and Sweden (2008).
Besides he spoke at conferences organised by Moscow State University (1995, 2002), Canberra University (1996, 1999), University of Leicester (2000), British Film Institute (2001), University of Tempere, Finland (2002), International Institute of Sociology (1997, 2001) and Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Singapore (1994, 2000). Chaired a session at AMIC conference in Manila (2001) He spoke and chaired a session at the Dialogue on Cultural Diversity at Forum Barcelona (2004). He also participated in International Press Institute Conferences in Vienna (2002), Warsaw (2004), Istanbul (2007) and Helsinki (2009)
His books include News Reporting and Editing (1987), Radio and TV Journalism (1989), Media Issues (1992), Media Towards 21st Century (1998), Broadcast Journalism in the 21st Century (2005), Media Ethics: Veda to Gandhi and Beyond (2005), News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet (2007), Public Relations in the Digital Era (2007)
The Right to Information: A Global Perspective (2009)
Contributed to:
Political Communication in Action (Hampton Press, USA, 1996); Human Rights Reporting in Asia (AMIC, Singapore) 2000; Media Ethics in Asia (AMIC, Singapore) 2002; Global Media Journal Volume 2, Issue 3 (Fall 2003 ) hosted by Prudue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, USA; The Blackwell International Encyclopedia of Communication, Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Oxford (2008, Online Edition 2009) and
News Agencies in the Turbulent Era of the Internet (Catalan News Agency, 2010).
Current Research Interests: Media and Terrorism, Media and Security Forces, Media and Diplomacy, Political Communication, International Communication
Specialties: Media Ethics, Journalism in different media, Right to Information, Public Relations. (See list of books)
