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    Column: Legalised Lawlessness and the British Empire

    October 29, 2022 by calamur
  • Books / Reviews

    Review – Animal Farm by George Orwell, narrated by Stephen Fry

    January 8, 2022 by calamur
  • Soul by Pixar
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    Film Review: Soul by Pixar – a balm for weary souls

    January 2, 2021 by calamur
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    Book Review: Bhima the Lone Warrior

    April 18, 2020 by calamur
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    Review: Star Trek Picard

    April 13, 2020 by calamur
  • Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal
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    Book Review : Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal

    January 25, 2020 by calamur
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    On Reading – From being a Lapsed reader to Starting to Read Regularly Again

    January 12, 2020 by calamur
  • Natasha Mehra Must Die
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    Book Review : Natasha Mehra Must Die by Anand Sivakumaran

    January 3, 2019 by calamur
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    Book Review : The Internet Trap – How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy

    November 22, 2018 by calamur
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    Book Review : India Connected

    November 9, 2018 by calamur

Category: Fake News

The Unbearable Risk of Misinformation
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The Unbearable Risk of Misinformation

March 6, 2024 by calamur

This year, as the rich and powerful, the famous and influential, gather at Davos, the world seems in an even more precarious position than ever before. If last year saw the war in Europe – as Russia invaded Ukraine – this year…

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Israel-Hamas Conflict: Battling Fake News & AI In the Digital Era
Articles Artificial Intelligence Censorship Fake News Media Propaganda 

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Battling Fake News & AI In the Digital Era

January 7, 2024 by calamur

This appeared in FPJ in early December On October 11th, CNN journalist Sara Sidner sent waves of horror and shock across the world, when she reported that 40 Israeli babies were beheaded by Hamas. A few days earlier, on October 7th Hamas…

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Unleashing the Dark Side of AI: The Impending Threat of AI-generated Images, DeepFakes, and Fake News
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Unleashing the Dark Side of AI: The Impending Threat of AI-generated Images, DeepFakes, and Fake News

January 6, 2024 by calamur

This appeared in the FPJ in March 2023 Creative Fakes Last week the world smiled affectionately at pictures of two former heads of states meeting for a stroll at the beach, and having a relaxed day out. Pictures of President Barack Obama,…

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Column:  Fake News Central – The Social Media Addiction of Indian Mainstream Media
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Column: Fake News Central – The Social Media Addiction of Indian Mainstream Media

October 29, 2022 by calamur

Indian MSM seems to have a propensity towards carrying fake news. It is almost like all their editorial filters are fogged up by social media. I write for FPJ About 10 days ago, there was a sudden flurry of activity on social…

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Column:  Of Stars made of Sausages – and our propensity for fake news
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Column: Of Stars made of Sausages – and our propensity for fake news

October 29, 2022 by calamur

We are prone to fake news. Even the most suspicious and paranoid among us. I write about this in FPJ. Last week, French Scientist Étienne Klein posted a photograph on twitter, that made most gasp in awe and wonder. It was a…

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Column: Broken News, Broken Business Models
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Column: Broken News, Broken Business Models

October 29, 2022 by calamur

The news business models are broken. What remains are platforms that are trying to create strife to keep people watching. I write in the FPJ on this phenomenon Towards the end of May, on a televised live debate on a leading news…

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Column: Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, the truth is a casualty
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Column: Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, the truth is a casualty

June 20, 2022 by calamur

I write about disinformation that permeates Ukraine Russia war reportage, for the FPJ Among the more tragic, yet uplifting, stories to come out of the Ukraine War, was the one on the soldiers of Snake Island. Carried by major, reputed, Western news…

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Column: Polarisation and the Indian Media – Why trust is at an all-time low
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Column: Polarisation and the Indian Media – Why trust is at an all-time low

June 20, 2022 by calamur

I wrote this piece on media polarisation and the role that anchors play, and why trust in the media is at an all time low, for the FPJ In the last two years, since the lockdown began, most of us have become…

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Column: The Tale of Two Journalisms – driven by the Journalist and the Jester.
Articles Fake News India Media News TV 

Column: The Tale of Two Journalisms – driven by the Journalist and the Jester.

January 1, 2022 by calamur

this appeared in the FPJ on the 13th of December Last week, Maria Ressa, from Phillipines, and Dmitry Muratov, from Russia, accepted the Nobel Prize for Peace.  The Nobel committee said “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a…

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Column: Foreign Social Media Companies must Follow the Law of the Land
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Column: Foreign Social Media Companies must Follow the Law of the Land

December 31, 2021 by calamur

This appeared in the FPJ, on the 15th of February As Twitter faces off with the Indian Government, it forms an interesting precedence for the way social media platforms interact in countries, and societies – and brings into question the role of…

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Harini Calamur –  works at the intersection of digital content, technology, and audiences. I write mainly on Economics, Development, Politics, Media bias, Science Communication, and review the content that I consume

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