Karnataka News

Karnataka news, in both the electronic and the print media, has maintained a great tradition of trust and quality for a very long time. Karnataka has some wonderful English and vernacular dailies and the news channels and portals hardly lag behind. Radio still continues to play a very important role in the world of news in Karnataka, specially in the coastal areas where literacy is low and television facilities inadequate.

Newspapers form a very integral part of Karnataka news. The history of newspapers in Karnataka dates back to the mid-nineteenth century, when Hermann Mogling, a missionary from the Basel Mission founded the first ever Kannad daily, the Mangalooru Samachara from Mangalore. Presently, Vijaya Karnataka of the Vijaya group (currently owned by Bennet and Coleman Co. Ltd.), Prajavani and Udayavani are some of the many brilliant Kannad newspapers. The Deccan Herald is the oldest of the English dailies in Karnataka. It still plays a central role in the tradition of Karnataka news and has a wide and loyal readership. Times of India is now the most widely read English newspaper in Karnataka.

The electronic media plays an important roles in the world of Karnataka news. Udaya TV, Ushe TV and the more recently launched Zee Kannad are news channels that telecast news from Karnataka. Any account of Karnataka news would be incomplete without the mention of the radio. Many rural and coastal areas of Karnataka still depend solely on the radio for receiving news of Karnataka and the world. Portals like BangaloreBest.com and ThatsKannad.com among many others further enrich Karnataka's news tradition.

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