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Nilofar Suhrawardy The manner in which politicians and their parties in the fray to contest Delhi Assembly elections are going overboard to convince voters about their respective plans cannot be simply confined to their command over politics, communication strategies and so forth. Each party is trying to outshine its rivals with “lucrative” welfare-oriented plans for voters, if they succeed in commanding majority in the 70-member assembly. Interestingly, the manner in which “strategies” are being tried to woo the electorate seems similar to how companies try to convince consumers to buy their products. The latter rely on advertisements, as a part…

The Newswriters in collaboration with Cybervault Innovations (Singapore), is offering an online course on AI Tools for Media Professionals. The course is relavant for all those who are using Artificail Intellegenve (AI) tools. This course is designed to equip participants with advanced AI tools and techniques that can transform journalistic practices. Participants will explore the evolving media landscape while learning about the ethical adoption of AI. Key topics include: Ø Enhanced research methodologies Ø AI-driven content creation Ø Innovative storytelling approaches Ø Audience engagement through AI Ø AI-driven content creation Ø Innovative storytelling approaches Ø Audience engagement through AI

by Ann O’Dea A false Luigi Mangione news alert generated by the new Apple Intelligence feature launched in the UK has raised concerns about the tool. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for a suspension of GenAI services like Apple Intelligence following a false Luigi Mangione news alert. Describing itself as “very concerned about the risks posed to media outlets” from new artificial intelligence (AI) tools like Apple Intelligence, RSF says the incident is a clear illustration that generative AI tools are still “too immature” to produce reliable information for the public, and should not be allowed on the market…

Chase Davis “Our industry has an unfortunate history of having disruptive emerging technologies inflicted upon it, putting us on the defensive and forcing us to begrudgingly adapt. But this time around, it feels like we’re taking some welcome initiative.” I’m thrilled to see so many news organizations — in some cases with the help of key funding partners — investing in a concerted exploration of generative AI and what it means for the mission and business of journalism. Our industry has an unfortunate history of having disruptive emerging technologies inflicted upon it, putting us on the defensive and forcing us…

Nikita Roy “The future of news is moving beyond the written word. With AI at its core, it’s conversational, spoken, interactive, responsive, and deeply personal — the very essence of meaningful human communication.” News will transform from something we passively consume to something we actively experience through voice-first AI that turns text into conversation and readers into participants. I’m talking about unleashing the most powerful form of human communication — conversation — to revolutionize how we understand our world. The future of news is moving beyond the written word. With AI at its core, it’s conversational, spoken, interactive, responsive, and…

Paul Graham American computer scientist and writer I’m usually reluctant to make predictions about technology, but I feel fairly confident about this one: in a couple decades there won’t be many people who can write. One of the strangest things you learn if you’re a writer is how many people have trouble writing. Doctors know how many people have a mole they’re worried about; people who are good at setting up computers know how many people aren’t; writers know how many people need help writing. The reason so many people have trouble writing is that it’s fundamentally difficult. To write…

अमित दत्ता “Journalism is printing something that someone does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.” ― George Orwell जॉर्ज ऑरवेल का यह कथन पत्रकारिता के मूल को दर्शाता है. सत्ता को चुनौती देना, सच उजागर करना, और उन बातों को सामने लाना जिन्हें लोग छुपाना चाहते हैं। लेकिन आज के समय में पत्रकारिता इन आदर्शों से दूर होती नजर आ रही है। डिजिटल मीडिया के इस दौर में, जहां सूचनाओं की बाढ़ है, पत्रकारिता से उम्मीद की जाती थी कि वह और गहराई से सच को सामने लाएगी। इसके बावजूद, ऐसा कहा जा रहा है कि पत्रकार आज पहले की…

by Marcy Burstiner Journalists are trained to be objective. But what does that mean and where did that idea come from? And is it achievable? In the world of traditional journalism, reporters were supposed to be objective. That meant that they were supposed to report without bias. You might personally believe everyone has the right to an abortion or believe that abortion is wrong, but your reporting and how you write or tell the story couldn’t reflect that. Objectivity has seemed to all but disappear in the digital age. The thing is, it only became an ethical practice in the…

Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra In the mass-media sphere all creative content undergo scrutiny at several layers before publication. For example, when a reporter files a story for newspaper, it has to be cleared by one or more professional editors to be fit for printing. Policy for selection of news and opinion for individual news organisations are determined by the publisher, editor or editorial board of respective publications. Often social and political directives play a vital role in determination of editorial priorities. However, at times, in absence of external obstacles and compulsions, the journalists prefer to keep themselves off from writing news…

In recent years, several new options have emerged in the social media universe, many of which explicitly present themselves as alternatives to more established social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube – especially by opposing free speech restrictions they say are rife at those sites. These newer sites have created a small but satisfied community of news consumers, many of whom say one of the major reasons they are there is to stay informed about current events, according to a new Pew Research Center study. The study included a survey of U.S. adults along with an audit of…