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India’s J-Schools Must Evolve to Survive Journalism’s Existential Crisis
1 week, 4 days ago

India’s J-Schools Must Evolve to Survive Journalism’s Existential Crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 28, 2024 19:02 IST - 13 MINS READ In June this year, the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media in Bengaluru shut down after 24 years of existence. “Most people, especially in the current generation, no longer rely on TV, let alone the newspaper for news: They check social media instead.” Social media has indeed become …

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Leaving X: The right move or a leap into the unknown?
1 week, 6 days ago

Leaving X: The right move or a leap into the unknown?

Al Jazeera  

Recent decisions by major news outlets like The Guardian and La Vanguardia and more niche publications such as Sex Tech Guide to leave X put under the spotlight a new dilemma experienced by global media: Should they stay on a popular platform that has become a primary source of fake news and hate speech to maintain relevance, or should they …

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What are exit polls and how they are conducted?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What are exit polls and how they are conducted?

India Today  

Voting is underway in Maharashtra and Jharkhand for the high-stakes Assembly elections that will shape the political landscape in both states. Exit polls are surveys conducted immediately after voters leave polling stations. Exit polls involve multiple steps to ensure representative and accurate results: Sampling: Polling organisations select a diverse set of polling stations to reflect the demographic and political makeup …

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Dozens of Muslim organisations demand independent investigation into Islamophobia after violent riots
4 months, 1 week ago

Dozens of Muslim organisations demand independent investigation into Islamophobia after violent riots

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Dozens of Muslim …

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As we mark International Women's Day — let's do better in covering women's sport
10 months ago

As we mark International Women's Day — let's do better in covering women's sport

ABC  

New research by the Victorian government has revealed that just 15 per cent of media coverage is dedicated to women's sport. OWSR 's report found that women journalists are 62 per cent more likely to cover women's sport than men, and only 27 per cent of sport stories overall were written by women. Often those in senior positions, like coaches …

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Meta is ending its deals to pay for Australian news content. This is how it could change your Facebook and Instagram feeds
10 months, 1 week ago

Meta is ending its deals to pay for Australian news content. This is how it could change your Facebook and Instagram feeds

ABC  

If you ever get your daily news fix by scrolling through Facebook and Instagram, you may soon be seeing a whole lot less. "The number of people using Facebook News in Australia and the US has dropped by over 80 per cent last year," Meta said in a statement. Professor Martin said we have already seen dangerous deep fake videos …

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Exploring new opportunities with AI
1 year, 9 months ago

Exploring new opportunities with AI

ABC  

Computer scientists have been working with artificial intelligence since the 1950s. Like many media organisations, the ABC is keeping track of recent advances in AI and thinking about how this technology might help us better serve Australians. Innovation Lab, in collaboration with the ABC’s Product & Technology team and other teams across the organisation, is designing a strategy to guide …

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Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
2 years ago

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media

The Hindu  

Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organisations that have used the platform to build their audiences. But Musk took to Twitter on Thursday night to accuse journalists of sharing private information about his whereabouts, which he described as “basically assassination coordinates.” He provided no evidence …

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Prasanth Kumar elected AAAI president
2 years, 1 month ago

Prasanth Kumar elected AAAI president

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Prasanth Kumar, CEO, South Asia, of GroupM Media Pvt Ltd was elected president of the Advertising Agencies Association of India for 2022-23 at its annual general body meeting held on Tuesday. Calling advertising a dynamic and idea-driven industry, Prashanth said he looked forward to building synergies with like-minded people and organisations to achieve the goals set, as AAAI president. …

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Twitter brings back ‘Official’ tags, but not for India
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter brings back ‘Official’ tags, but not for India

Live Mint  

Twitter has brought back "official" badges for prominent accounts in an effort to fight the issue of people impersonating well-known companies. “To combat impersonation, we’ve added an ‘Official’ label to some accounts,” Twitter Support tweeted on November 11. At the moment, labels are visible on pertinent Twitter accounts from China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Belarus, Canada, …

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Is Elon Musk a threat to US national security? Joe Biden replies
2 years, 1 month ago

Is Elon Musk a threat to US national security? Joe Biden replies

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden was asked, "Do you think Elon Musk is a threat to US national security, and should the US investigate his joint acquisition of Twitter with foreign governments?" Replying to Bloomberg News’ Jenny Leonard, Biden said, “Elon Musk's cooperation and technical relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at." Just hours after the functionality became …

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Days after Leicester violence, Indian diaspora to stage protest against BBC for spreading Hinduphobia and peddling anti-India narrative
2 years, 3 months ago

Days after Leicester violence, Indian diaspora to stage protest against BBC for spreading Hinduphobia and peddling anti-India narrative

Op India  

Following violence and targeted misinformation campaign against Hindus in Leicester and Birmingham, the Indian diaspora is set to stage a protest against the UK’s state media, British Broadcasting Corporation for peddling anti-Hindu and anti-India narratives, particularly during Leicester violence. #Hinduphobia #Indiaphobia pic.twitter.com/7vW4gmrqmQ — Organiser Weekly October 7, 2022 A Twitter user by the username @/indicsociety tweeted, “Indian diaspora in Britain …

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Sonia Gandhi cites hit job by Al Jazeera in Parliament: How Congress is shoring itself up by building foreign ecosystem
2 years, 9 months ago

Sonia Gandhi cites hit job by Al Jazeera in Parliament: How Congress is shoring itself up by building foreign ecosystem

Op India  

With its domestic ecosystem in shambles, Congress is looking towards leaning on its ‘foreign counterparts’ to redeem itself and yank itself out of political irrelevance. Citing a report published in Al Jazeera a few days back, Gandhi urged the government to put an end to the alleged “systematic interference” of Facebook and other social media giants in India’s electoral politics. …

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Exit Poll Results 2022 Date and Time: When and where to watch exit poll result of Assembly elections
2 years, 10 months ago

Exit Poll Results 2022 Date and Time: When and where to watch exit poll result of Assembly elections

Firstpost  

While results of the elections shall be declared on 10 March, all eyes have now shifted towards the exit polls The seventh and final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will conclude today by 6pm and with this, the Assembly elections in five states i.e. Check LIVE Updates on Exit Poll Results 2022 here What is an Exit Poll Exit …

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UP Polls: Mayawati demands surveys by media organisations be banned 6 months before elections
3 years, 3 months ago

UP Polls: Mayawati demands surveys by media organisations be banned 6 months before elections

India TV News  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday said she will write to the Election Commission demanding surveys by media organisations and other agencies be banned six months before any elections so that the polls in the particular state are not influenced by it. "Soon, a letter will be written to the Election Commission that surveys in the garb of business, …

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How media predicted 2020 festive season would spark Covid-19 surge
3 years, 6 months ago

How media predicted 2020 festive season would spark Covid-19 surge

Op India  

For years now, media organisations, both Indian and international, have diligently peddled propaganda against Hindu festivals and employed novel ways to disabuse Hindus of celebrating their festivals. Last year, just before the start of the festive season in October 2020, a slew of media organisations made a beeline to publish articles based on unfounded assertions to purvey frightening and ominous …

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Digital apartheid: Palestinians being silenced on social media
3 years, 7 months ago

Digital apartheid: Palestinians being silenced on social media

Al Jazeera  

In 1984, Palestinian American intellectual and Columbia University Professor Edward Said famously argued that Palestinians are denied “permission to narrate”. Perhaps unsurprisingly, she found that “Editorial boards and columnists seem to have been quite consumed with talking about the Palestinians, often in condescending and even racist ways – yet they somehow did not feel the need to hear much from …

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Muzzling the media: How the Modi regime continues to undermine the news landscape
3 years, 11 months ago

Muzzling the media: How the Modi regime continues to undermine the news landscape

The Hindu  

The recent arrest in New Delhi of a young freelance journalist and the registration of multiple first information reports against several senior scribes from many States are representative of the perils of being a journalist committed to the pursuit of truth in contemporary India. Furthermore, the leaked WhatsApp chats featuring Arnab Goswami showed that there was a casual nexus between …

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Government seeks to silence online voices by bringing digital media under I&B Ministry
4 years, 1 month ago

Government seeks to silence online voices by bringing digital media under I&B Ministry

The Hindu  

On November 9, in a surprise move, the Central government issued a notification bringing digital and online media comprising films and audiovisual programmes offered by online content providers and news and current affairs content on online platforms under the purview of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. In the affidavit, the government’s representative said: “The media includes mainstream electronic media, mainstream …

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Tina Dabi and Athar Khan file for divorce: How media and politicians had turned their wedding into a spectacle to peddle their own propaganda
4 years, 1 month ago

Tina Dabi and Athar Khan file for divorce: How media and politicians had turned their wedding into a spectacle to peddle their own propaganda

Op India  

IAS Tina Dabi, topper of Union Public Service Commission examination’s 2015 batch and her husband, IAS Athar Khan, have filed for divorce with mutual consent in a family court in Jaipur. 2 topper Athar Aamir-ul Shafi Khanhttps://t.co/seGGvT38b0 — Janta Ka Reporter April 9, 2018 Tina Dabi posts fresh wedding pics, causes aww moment for fans#tinadabi https://t.co/E0P7FadPxF — Janta Ka Reporter …

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Sushant case probe: Bombay HC asks media to exercise restraint
4 years, 4 months ago

Sushant case probe: Bombay HC asks media to exercise restraint

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Thursday said it expects media organisations to exercise restraint while publishing or reporting any details about investigation in the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. The plea filed by the retired IPS officers said a section of TV channels has been trying to influence the course of investigation being carried out by central …

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India Today shields Rhea Chakraborty citing her academic records
4 years, 4 months ago

India Today shields Rhea Chakraborty citing her academic records

Op India  

Even as CBI inquiry into the alleged suicide case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput deepens, a nefarious attempt is underway by media organisations, specifically India Today group, to paint Rhea Chakraborty, the prime accused in the late actor’s death probe, as innocent of committing any wrongdoing in the case. After the actress was provided with a platform to defend herself …

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Organisations need to embrace digital marketing to be able to survive the crisis
4 years, 4 months ago

Organisations need to embrace digital marketing to be able to survive the crisis

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned out to be one of the most significant disruptive events witnessed by this generation. One of the most notable elements of this transformation is the way organisations have been forced to embrace digital marketing to be able to survive the crisis and transform the way they attract and engage customers and clients. There has been …

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Stop Funding Hate: Foreign org wants to influence Indian media
4 years, 7 months ago

Stop Funding Hate: Foreign org wants to influence Indian media

Op India  

A lot has been said in recent years about ‘foreign election interference’. The Campaign Against OpIndia orchestrated by Stop Funding Hate One such organisation that has come to our notice in recent times is ‘Stop Funding Hate’. Stop Funding Hate isn’t too fond of Republic TV either and appears to be encouraging those who wish to bully those who show …

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