Book of Editorials 2019 : A Curated Selection

The Hindu Book of Editorials 2019 captures what made news in the year that just passed, with a selection of editorials that were published in the editorial pages of India's national newspaper.

Spanning a variety of topics ranging from politics, governance and civil society, to media, health and education, the book offers the reader a perspective of the key happenings of 2019 that will continue to have relevance in the years that unfold.

Segregated topic-wise for ease of reading, this series is a bookshelf essential.

For India and the world, 2019 was a year of change-making News developments, a period of churn and dissonance. The year saw elections to the 17th Lok Sabha that gave Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party a second term in power, which is showing signs of being markedly different from the first.

Many of the contentious issues kept on the backburner as part of an unspoken political consensus, such as special status of Kashmir and amendments to the Citizenship Act, have been fast-tracked into reality.

But the year was remarkable not only for the news that was made but also for the manner in which it was consumed in what is unmistakably the digital age.

Although mainstream media continued to command readership and viewership, the proliferation of social media brought to the fore issues relating to misinformation and disinformation. As crowd-sourced information took hold on hand-held devices, newspapers and their digital arms had the additional responsibility of calling out statements contrary to facts.

The Hindu, India's national newspaper, has, in this era of 'noise', remained true to the spirit of objective journalism, pausing before concluding, bringing to the reader 'informed' opinions. This then, forms the crux of our editorials, which are important reads for their unwavering adherence to facts and editorial ethics.

Our Book of Editorials series has been an important annual marker, curated to bring to the reader a recap of the key events of the year in one volume. The editorials have been grouped to bring you opinions on news in the various sectors and fields, be it in India or other parts of the world, in calendrical progression. The duration offers the reader a contextual. review of the events of the year covered, with facts and in depth analysis.

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