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Independent fact-checking organisation Boom Live has launched a "first of its kind" fact-checking and media literacy program targeting teenagers in India. Working with MediaWise, the digital media literacy initiative of the Poynter Institute, Boom Live has selected 13 teenagers from over 100 applications to participate in the programme. The final 13 teen fact-checkers will pitch, write and record ten fact-checks covering technology, health and nutrition, education, and finance in English and other Indian languages, which will then be published on Boom's YouTube, Instagram and Linkedin handles. H R Venkatesh, director, training and research, Boom Live said that the network will "address the misinformation challenges that Indian teens face". One, it involves young people who will no doubt influence their peers to pause, think and do some digging before believing whatever they see and hear. Two, they're learning and teaching not just fact-checking but also media literacy, which means
A mere 5-6 newspapers have successfully overcome challenges and graduated into the digital age, said Aveek Sarkar, chairman of the PTI board of directors on Friday. In such a scenario, despite constraints, Anandabazar online attracted some 250 crore visitors to its website, said Sarkar also the Editor Emeritus of the ABP group at a glittering awards ceremony here celebrating the Year's Best in various fields ranging from academics, sports, business to arts and entertainment. More than breaking news, the website has focused on creating its own unique reports in order to stand out, he explained. We believe in creating a holistic reading environment. For this, we want our readers to come and read our writings. Not just the headlines, Sarkar said. In an era of short-form news, Anandabazar online was encouraging readers to try out 'long reads' which in Bengali, the media baron termed as, dirgha path, adding that this has resulted in readers spending more than 300 crore minutes over the