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Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra After one year completion of the public launch of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), the earlier days of 2024 witnessed enough speculation of possible impact of the new technology on everyday life of the people worldwide. Following footsteps of ChatGPT, Large Language Models (LLM) like Google Bard, BingChat, ClaudeLLM are available free of charge, while Jasper solicits subscription for use. In addition, applications like Adobe Firefly, Bedrock, BloombergGPT, Dall-E2, Eighthfold.ai, Grammarly Go, HR Signal, Microsoft-365-Copilot, Midjourney, Retrain.ai, Salesforce-Einstein-GPT, Soundbite.ai, SlackGPT, Tome etc. are available for professional use. Experts in the field claim that dominance of GenAI in various…

Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra In a measurement of public trust in four major areas of society through a five point scale, India ranked fourth position in media. The Edelman Trust Barometer 2024 report published on January 15, 2024 ahead of annual meeting of World Economic Forum at Davos disclosed peoples opinion on business, government, non-government organisations and media in the international level. Indians placed business and NGOs in the first position, and dragged government to the last position. For preparation of their 24th annual report, Edelman conducted a survey during October and November in 2023 among 32,000 people spread over 28…

Preparing for the CUET UG 2024 can be a challenging yet rewarding journey. Here are eight key techniques to help you succeed as a student https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/tips-and-tricks/story/cuet-ug-2024-8-proven-strategies-to-excel-in-the-exam-2524032-2024-04-06

Ask an AI app if it will kill off journalism and you get a nuanced answer. But from a human point of view, things seem more black and white. Full article: https://news-decoder.com/even-ai-thinks-journalism-is-essential/

The International Initiative on Information & Democracy powered by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) aims at bringing guarantees for the freedom of opinion and expression in the global space of information and communication. This project is set to implement Article 19 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights in the digital era. https://rsf.org/en/information-and-democracy

A new book looks at the audiences who never read the news. Co-author Dr Benjamin Toff says that newsrooms must think about fitting around the lives of busy, anxious and alienated people News avoidance is a trend that has had the industry concerned for the last few years. In the last Reuters Institute Digital News Report, nearly half (41 per cent) of Britons said they sometimes or often avoided the news, citing mental health, negative news and information overload as some of the top reasons why. But there is a smaller subset of audiences known as consistent news avoiders who…

Want to be recognized for your science journalism, or looking for funding for your next environmental reporting project? Check out these grants, contests and fellowships, all with deadlines next month and available to journalists globally https://ijnet.org/en/story/9-worldwide-opportunities-deadlines-april

Janine Jackson interviewed filmmaker Rick Goldsmith about his documentary Stripped for Parts for the March 22, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Janine Jackson: Documentary filmmakers don’t start when the camera rolls. The work involves not just gathering knowledge on a topic, but establishing relationships—sometimes with people who have no reason to trust that a camera in their face will lead to anything good for them. Likewise, documentary filmmakers are not done when the film is finished, especially in the media-everywhere-all-the-time world we live in now. Simply creating something is not the same as guiding it…

By Dr. Vaishali Universities have rapidly adopted technology in recent years, leading to a significant movement towards digitalization in the academic environment. Students are increasingly depending on a variety of gadgets and applications for their academic work, including note-taking and in-depth research. Professors are also adjusting their teaching methods to include digital resources in their classes. However, this development presents new hurdles, highlighting the necessity for instructors to have strong technology abilities to effectively use these resources. Technology’s lasting effectiveness in education relies on educators’ skill in successfully utilizing it in their lectures. The crucial topic of supervising student technology…

Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra The death of Alexei Navalny, prominent opposition leader against the ruling party in Russia, during middle of February 2024 raised concern among intellectuals worldwide. He was hailed as a non-conformist leader both inside and outside Russia within a career of 23 years in politics. In an ecosystem of discouragement of opposition in the Communist rule in mainstream media, Navalny succeeded to reach huge followers through social media. The developments appeared to be a challenge to administration and the legacy media in Russia. To counter autocratic rule in the global level media has a pivotal role to play…