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“It could be said that Instagram is the great classifieds ad of a deindustrialized economy, and that in this economy, scams and pyramid schemes are treated as decent and natural things” Instagram has birthed a peculiar economic model, one where influencers amass billions without tangibly advancing societal development, wealth, or wisdom. Purchasing a refrigerator, a car, or a tractor serves clear purposes: they enhance quality of life or productivity, embodying the tangible benefits of an industrial economy. In contrast, spending on an influencer’s life coaching or miracle dietary supplements—often imported cheaply from abroad—relies on little more than persuasive rhetoric. Instagram,…

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By Conrad Hackett, Marcin Stonawski, Yunping Tong, Stephanie Kramer, Anne Shi, and Dalia Fahmy Muslims grew fastest; Christians lagged behind global population increase The world’s population expanded from 2010 to 2020, and so did most religious groups, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of more than 2,700 censuses and surveys. Christians remained the world’s biggest religious group. But Christians (of all denominations, counted as one group) did not keep pace with global population growth from 2010 to 2020. The number of Christians rose by 122 million, reaching 2.3 billion. Yet, as a share of the world’s population, Christians fell…

Subhash Dhuliya The first phase of the information and technological revolution was marked by the integration of computers, telecommunications, and satellites. A networked global “village” emerged, giving people access to diverse sources of news and information. The Internet opened numerous platforms for political, social, and cultural interactions. There was great optimism that information would be democratized through this new medium. For a time, this seemed to be the case. However, with the rise of global information giants, the democratization process began to reverse. Today, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft hold vast amounts of user data—so much so that these…

Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury This is a compilation of almost all possible applications, concepts and AI Tools emerging and needed today in the various domains of media and communication if we have to be futuristic and efficient. This compilation along with short explanation of each, is provided by Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury, a researcher in the domain of Media Convergence. Media Convergence: Media convergence refers to the merging of various media forms, technologies, and platforms into a unified and interactive experience. It involves the integration of traditional and digital media, breaking down silos between different communication channels. This convergence is…

देवेंद्र मेवाड़ी इंदिरा गांधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डे से उड़ान भरते समय मन में सिर्फ मुंबई था। वहां दो दिन तक बच्चों के लिए क्रिएटिव विज्ञान लेखन पर दूसरे रचनाकारों को सुनना और अपने अनुभव सुनाना था। लेकिन, विमान ज्यों-ज्यों हजार-दर-हजार फुट की ऊंचाइयां पार कर ऊपर उठता गया, पता लगा हम धरती से बहुत ऊपर बादलों के देश में पहुंच चुके हैं। जहां पहले केवल नीला आसमान और दूर गोलाई में क्षितिज की रेखा दिखाई दे रही थी, वहां अब आसमान में बादलों के झुंड तैर रहे थे। कहीं हलकी सफेद कोहरे की चादर-सी दिखती तो बाबा नागार्जुन कानों में…

Prof. Jaishri Jethwaney Media watching is an integral part of children and youth from which they get a growing sense of themselves, the world and how they should interact with others.In an average household that has access to television children as young as two-three years are hooked on to TV and recognize animation characters, products and brands. It is ironical that eating sufficient is not necessarily eating balanced diet. Even the obese can be malnourished /undernourished.The youth that is hooked on to fast food need to be sensitized that malnutrition is as much a problem with the rich as with…

Image: Unsplash Subhash Dhuliya “When every moment is entertainment, every channel a spectacle, and life itself a stage, nothing is real, nothing matters, and meaning disappear” In 1977, Jerry Mander, a former advertising executive in San Francisco, published Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television. In this book, Mander exposed how television networks and advertisers exploit this pervasive medium for commercial purposes. Yet, his work goes far beyond a critique of advertising. Mander examined not only the content of television images but also their effects on the human mind and body. He discussed phenomena such as the induction of alpha…