Last year, 2019 saw a 25 to 50% increase in misinformation and disinformation. With major events like the Pulwama attack, elections, scrapping of article 370, CAA and NCR, the spread of fake news touched new highs. The entire narrative of the fake news machinery focussed on spreading communal hatred. TheContinue Reading
My new venture in the education sector got two positive responses and I was excited to start working with them April onwards BUT Covid19 happened and everything came to a standstill. It took just about 24 hours to shutdown, one of the most densely populated cities of the world, nearlyContinue Reading
Women correspondents covering politics, conflicts and news events for television channels face daunting odds but are driven by the desire to make a difference – By Shweta Bhandral ( Founder, The Future Skills Company & Journalism Faculty at St Pauls Institute of Communication Education) When stone-pelting began in north-east Delhi’sContinue Reading
As a news verification trainer, spreading awareness among journalists and journalism students, I have realised that spreading misinformation and disinformation has become an industry in itself. Though Google News Initiative (GNI) against fake news, in partnership with Internews and DataLeads, has trained 15,000 journalists and journalism students in the pastContinue Reading