7-572: The Indian Newspaper Society ( INS ; formerly Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society ) acts as the central organization of the Press of India , an independent body authenticating circulation figures of newspapers and periodicals in India. It plays a major role in protecting and promoting freedom of the press in India . The society was founded in 1939. Its headquarters are at Rafi Marg, New Delhi . INS membership comprises
14-610: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Print media in India This is a list of the top newspapers in India by circulation . These figures include both print and digital subscriptions, are compiled by the Audit Bureau of Circulations . The figures include normal print editions, branded print editions (e.g., regional editions or editions tailored for commuters), and digital subscriptions (e.g., for tablet computers or restricted-access). Circulation figures try to estimate
21-446: The book chronicles the accomplishments of and challenges faced by the society and is vital reading for media practitioners and policy makers. Copies can be ordered from the INS secretariat at Rafi Marg, New Delhi. The presidents of INS include: This article about mass media in India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an organisation in India is
28-528: The number of copies sold, while readership figures are usually higher as they tend to estimate the number of people who actually read the newspaper. Typically, readership tends to be 2.5 times circulation, though this may be higher or lower depending on individual cases. According to the Registrar of Newspapers for India , there are 1,10,851 registered publications in the Republic of India as of 31 March 2016. This
35-454: The owners, proprietors and publishers of print media who discusses and suggest various measures to the government regarding the problems related to the newspaper industry. It is a kind of pressure group which works to protect the interest of newspaper industry in particular and print media in general. The Indian newspaper industry today faces problems ranging from rising cost and paucity of newsprint to shrinking revenue from advertisements due to
42-411: The rise of online media. The executive committee of INS represents 990 members, ranging from newspapers and journals to periodicals and magazines. Mr. M. V. Shreyams Kumar of Mathrubhumi is the current president of the society. for the year 2024–25. On 27 February 2014, the society marked its platinum jubilee with a celebration at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. The President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee ,
49-485: Was chief guest and gave away commemorative plaques to extant founding members – Bombay Chronicle , The Hindu , The Hindustan Times , The Pioneer , The Statesman , The Times of India and The Tribune . On this occasion, President Mukherjee was also presented the first copy of a book Threescore and Fifteen – The Story of the Indian Newspaper Society written by INS president Ravindra Kumar. Priced at Rs 399,
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