Author: newswriters

Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra Multi-national social media platform Twitter filed an appeal before the Karnataka High Court against the directions issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for the removal of posts by users and blocking accounts in July 2022. After a year-long hearing, the court dismissed the appeal in June 2023. It is a notable chapter in the social media landscape in India. Information Technology Act 2000 identifies the users as ‘publishers’ for their posts in platforms like Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp etc. They remain legally responsible for the published content. The social media service providers are accepted as…

Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra The number of news consumers in print newspapers and television platforms has decreased in recent times. The gap created could not be filled in by digital news outlets. In comparison to earlier yearly figures consumers of digital news platforms shows that during 2017 about 63 percent of online news consumers were very or extremely interested in news, which has come down to 48 percent in 2023 Annual digital news report published by the Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism of the United Kingdom’s Oxford University generates interest among media practitioners year after year worldwide. Digital news platforms…

Rahul Gupta In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has made its mark across various industries, revolutionizing processes and enhancing effectiveness. Journalism and media are no exemption, with AI playing an increasingly important role in newsrooms worldwide. From automating ordinary tasks to providing data-driven insights and personalizing content, AI has become an vital tool for journalists and news organizations. In this article, we discover the impact of AI on newsrooms and its implications for the future of journalism. Automated Content Generation: AI-powered tools are now competent of automatically generating news articles, press releases, and other content. Using natural language processing (NLP) and…

Handbook for Journalism Education and TrainingUNESCO Series on Journalism EducationMaking sure news is accurate, being accountable for it if it is not accurate, being transparent about the source of stories and information, standing up to governments, pressure groups, commercial interests, the police, if they intimidate, threaten or censor you. Protecting your sources against arrest and disclosure. Knowing when you have a strong enough public interest defence to break the law and being prepared to go to jail to defend your story and sources. Knowing when it is unethical to publish something. Balancing individual rights to privacy with the broader right…

Professor Jaishri Jethwaney |The globalization of the Indian economy in the 1990s gave its rightful place to PR in India. The emergence of multi-national corporations on the scene in the early 1990s, the opportunities of foreign direct investment increased especially with the deregulation of industries. The market became suddenly competitive and businesses felt it necessary to build their reputation in order to gain more and more access to new market and new consumers. This led to the proliferation of PR and advertising agencies in the country.Over a century old, the profession of Public Relations has come a long way. Although…

सुभाष धूलिया पहले हमने पांच ‘डब्‍ल्‍यू’ और एक ‘एच’ यानी छह ककारों की चर्चा की है। दरअसल, समाचार लेखन में घटनाओं और इनसे संबंधित तथ्‍यों के चयन की प्रक्रिया का महत्‍वपूर्ण स्‍थान होता है। देश-दुनिया में रोज हजरों-लाखों घटनाएं घटती हैं लेकिन इनमें से कुछ ही समाचार बन पाती हैं। यूं तो हमने किसी घटना के सामचारीय होने के कारकों को भी जिक्र किया है लेकिन समाचार जगत की चयन की प्रक्रियाएं इतनी विविध, कठिन, और जटिल हैं कि उनके कारणों को स्‍पष्‍ट रूप से चिन्हित करना लगभग असंभव है। समाचार लेखन के बारे में भी मौटे तौर पर हम…

BY AMY MITCHELL, JEFFREY GOTTFRIED, MICHAEL BARTHEL AND ELISA SHEARERWave after wave of digital innovation has introduced a new set of influences on the public’s news habits. Social media, messaging apps, texts and email provide a constant stream of news from people we’re close to as well as total strangers. News stories can now come piecemeal, as links or shares, putting less emphasis on the publisher. And, hyper levels of immediacy and mobility can create an expectation that the news will come to us whether we look for it or not? What, in other words, are the defining traits of…

Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images have sparked controversy in recent years, and the decision of Midjourney, a popular AI tool, to discontinue its free trials has prompted discussions among journalists about who gets to control AI use. “Due to a combination of extraordinary demand and trial abuse, we are temporarily disabling free trials until we have our next improvements to the system deployed,” said David Holz, Midjourney’s founder, in March. Although Holz was not specific about what abuse had prompted the decision, he announced the change a few days after a series of false images, including one of former U.S. President…

Anshu Joshi |Welcome to the age of highly advanced technology and digital revolution. An age, where everything is updated in a fraction of seconds, media is no exception. Zeroing down to Indian context, digital or TV media has changed all definitions and understanding pertaining to mass communication in general. Monitor any news channel closely and you will understand that everything is on sale here, breaking news is ‘the’ word and the day is ‘planned’ in a way to grab the maximum eyeballs and achieve maximum TRPs.For past few days, the famous (or should it be called infamous?), Sheena Bora murder…