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By Titha Ghosh On April 5, 2024, BOOM Live travelled to Guwahati for its first-ever offline event in the north-east. The event titled “Fact-Checking Mel” served as an occasion for the launch of the North East Facts Network, an initiative to strengthen fact-checking efforts in the region. The day-long event began with a keynote address from Sushmita Goswami, President of the Gauhati Press Club. From examples of misinformation plaguing the reportage to inspiring stories of collective efforts made by journalists to curb the spread, Goswami emphasized the urgency with which fact-checking needs to ...
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By Titha Ghosh There’s little point in teaching Milton and Shakespeare in colleges in the North-East. That’s an insight that came to Dr Theyiesinuo Keditsu, an academic from Kohima. “There are many problems in how Nagas are represented in academia and journalism, so I look at whether it’s possible for us to claim agency and take control of our own narratives.” Having left Nagaland for 15 years and only returning to teach at 25, she said, “It was a cultural shock for me. I had developed a romanticised idea of what it meant to be Naga.” She was speaking at “A Field Guide for Research in the Nort...
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By Titha Ghosh On 7 December 2023, BOOM Live convened a virtual discussion on "Fact-Checking in the North East" as a pivotal step in the formation of a North-East Fact Alliance. Panellists Tridip Mandal, Creative Head of The Quint, Karma Paljor, Editor-In-Chief of EastMojo, and Sanskrita Bharadwaj, freelance journalist, delved into their experiences of fact-checking in the North-East and the numerous challenges it presents. A consensus emerged that fact-checking efforts are often isolated and not prioritised by traditional news outlets. The discussion unearthed fundamental factors contributing...
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