"From September 2020 to January 2021, 253 trainers delivered the FactShala training program to 23,347 adults in communities across India. The FactShala media literacy training program launched by Internews […], is an effective mechanism for spreading media and information literacy and building res
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ilience to misinformation within communities experiencing exponential growth in access to and use of the internet. Internews commissioned the Centre for Media Studies to conduct a comprehensive impact evaluation of the FactShala training in July and August 2021. This report outlines the findings of that study. The key objectives of this study are to: 1. Assess how far FactShala improved trainees' awareness of and ability to identify online misinformation and disinformation; 2. Determine how far FactShala motivated trainees to share this knowledge with others; 3. Capture best practices in curbing misinformation and disinformation at the individual, organizational or community level; 4. Provide insights to help design or improve future training modules, curricula and capacity-building sessions." (Executive Summary, page 11-12)
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"This book is a collection of articles based on first-hand experiences in news media by eminent Indian media personalities. It is a comprehensive collection, exploring different kinds of news reporting across TV, print, and radio as also across different genres like sports, business, entertainment,
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war. Each essay is written as a primer yet with important tips from the foremost practitioners, which makes the business of reporting and news both a science and an art. Additionally, it also has essays on production and the news process. It is easily the first of a kind volume available within an Indian context. The volume illustrates how TV news reporting differs from the print, the importance of radio, the specific experiences in reporting business, crime, political, war stories. It also talks about the advantages of using the media for social marketing and many more engaging examples." (Publisher description)
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