These were themes discussed during “Journalism and the Weight of Social Media Influence”, a presentation by Joyojeet Pal, associate professor at the University of Michigan, at The Media Rumble 2023 that took place in Delhi on October 21. He talked about how influencers play a crucial role in setting political agendas, enabling micro-targeting, and driving political engagement.

“Influencers become a part of the disinformation campaign and actively spread misinformation online,” he said. 

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These were themes discussed during “An outsider’s view of India”, a panel discussion at The Media Rumble 2023 that took place in Delhi on October 21. Moderated by Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and powered by the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, panellists comprised Mujib Mashal, South Asia bureau chief of The New York Times; Avani Dias, South Asia correspondent of ABC; Catherine Davison, independent journalist; and Lauren Frayer, London correspondent of NPR. 

Abhinandan highlighted the coverage of Israel and Palestine in India and his discomfort with some western media outlets. Mujib said, “We sometimes have to simplify a complex issue because we are writing for the lowest common denominator in terms of readership. But that is no excuse for being inaccurate.”

The panel discussed the need for digital and media literacy and accurate journalism.

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These were the themes of “The Climate Change Beat”, a panel discussion at The Media Rumble 2023 that took place in Delhi on October 21. Moderated by journalist Nidhi Razdan, panellists comprised Naresh Fernandes, editor of Scroll; and independent journalists M Rajshekhar, Disha Shetty and Rishika Pardikar.

Nidhi talked about dwindling resources in mainstream television media, while Disha said journalists must be trained in reporting on climate and health. Rajshekhar said climate news stays on the margins, despite being a public health issue. 

“We need to look at climate change through every beat,” Naresh said, “whether it’s sports, food or politics.

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These were some of the themes discussed during a one-on-one conversation between writer and podcaster Anurag Minus Verma and filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan at The Media Rumble 2023 that took place in Delhi on October 21. 

Neeraj said the definition of entertainment is “lopsided”. “It can be escapist, but it can also be something that makes you think,” he said. He talked about the “Savarna savior” complex in films and the challenges of having no peers in the industry. 

Anurag and Neeraj also discussed the sanitization of artistic expression, especially on OTT platforms and YouTube, and the intersection of identity and politics. 

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This was the theme of “Subscription Fatigue”, a panel discussion at The Media Rumble 2023 that took place in Delhi on October 21. Powered by Google and moderated by Newslaundry’s Chitranshu Tewari, panellists comprised Nandagopal Rajan, editor (new media) and business head at The Indian Express; Niyati Rajput, a subscription expert; Pradeep Gairola, business head at The Hindu; and Swetha Susan Elias, program manager at Google’s news partnership team. 

The panel contrasted how news subscription is seen as against subscriptions to OTT and music platforms. Nandagopal said subscriptions must “tap into loyalty and create new loyalties over time. Pradeep said it’s hard to retain audiences, and explained success with Indian Express’s epaper. Swetha brought up India’s linguistic diversity and said there’s a need to launch new verticals to accommodate varied audiences.

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These were some of the themes discussed during “Diversity in Media”, a panel discussion at The Media Rumble 2023 that took place in Delhi on October 21. Moderated by The News Minute editor-in-chief Dhanya Rajendran, the panel comprised Meena Kotwal, founder of The Mooknayak; Ankur Paliwal, founder of Queerbeat; Shadab Moizee, associate editor of The Quint; and Gunjan Singhvi, news product partnerships at Google.

Meena talked about the launch of Mooknayak and how small news organisations can show the way for Big Media to achieve diversity. Dhanya said there’s a gap in inclusive policies and their implementation, and equality doesn’t guarantee equity. 

“If you leave people on the margins,” Ankur said, “they will leave you.”

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These were some of the topics tackled in the discussion “Occupational Hazard” during The Media Rumble 2022, which took place in Delhi on October 14 and 15. 

The session was moderated by Dhanya Rajendran, cofounder and editor-in-chief of the News Minute. The panel comprised Bram Logger, cofounder of SPIT, an investigative collective; Fatima Khan, senior reporter with the Quint; Colin Pereira, director of HP Risk Management; and Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of the Caravan.

Hartosh explained how, in the current climate, “there is no larger choice than to accept that it is going to happen, recognise it, and try to ensure it doesn’t get to you emotionally”.  He also talked about what to do when physical threats become dangerous.

Colin added that in the past few years, there’s been an “awakening” among younger journalists and women journalists saying “look, it’s not okay that we’re beaten up because of our jobs, it’s not okay that our bosses don’t look after us, it’s not okay that the environment we live in is a hostile one”.

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The Media Rumble 2022 tackled these questions and more at the session titled "Shrinking Civic Spaces." TMR 2022 was held in Delhi on October 14 and 15.

The session was moderated by Amitabh Behar of Oxfam India. The  speakers were Biraj Patnaik of the National Foundation of India, Safoora Zargar of Jamia Millia Islamia, lawyer Suroor Mander, and Dalit activist Nodeep Kaur.

"The government has created a structure where some of us either by choice or, by force, speak in a language within a specific structure," said Zargar. 

Commenting on the state of the media, Behar said, "Indian journalism is alive and thriving, but Indian media is long dead."

The speakers also discussed the need for India to have a public broadcaster, accountability in journalism, and the grassroots work needed to restore and sustain the civil society space.

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The Media Rumble 2022 discussed all this and more at the session titled “Digitising Education”. Moderated by Mohit Satyanand, entrepreneur and chairperson of Teamwork Arts, which organised the media festival along with Newslaundry, the session had as speakers Aashish Mandhwani of Shri Ram Schools, Kishalay Bhattacharjee of the Jindal School of Journalism and Communication, Maya Mirchandani of Ashoka University, and Paroma Roy Chowdhary of Byju’s. 

“Learning for us was two ways,” said Mirchandani. “One was to re-tailor our content that was meant to be imparted in a physical classroom. Second was to learn from digital-savvy students to make our classrooms more interesting.”

The session also tackled the question of whether the pandemic furthered the inequality in the education sector.

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What are the challenges female journalists face in India? 

These questions made for an insightful discussion at The Media Rumble 2022 session "Women in Media". TMR 2022 was held in Delhi on October 14 and 15. 

The session, moderated by Akash Banerjee of The Deshbhakt, had for speakers Babita Gautam of the Voice Media and the Dalit Desk, independent journalist Priyanka Dubey, Priyanka Kher of Breakthrough, and Sayema Rahman of Radio Mirchi.

"There is representation of women in the media but as victims. Rape stories and abuse," said Rahman. "Women are largely still a fair and lovely camp, even in newsrooms. Women are not in power and impact positions."

The speakers also discussed the role of popular culture in the glorification of violence and the impact of media on public psychology.

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These questions made for an arresting discussion at The Media Rumble 2022 session titled "Legacy and Digital Media: Synergies and Conflicts". The speakers were Indrajit Gupta, founding editor of the Indian edition of Forbes; Sumit Chauhan, founding Editor of The News Beak; T Surendar, managing editor at The Morning Context; and Nikhil Kanekal, head of subscriber experience at LiveMint. The session was moderated by Manisha Pande of Newslaundry.

"Digital media can learn about how mainstream media has been able to create genuine value for millions of views over the lifetime, there is great affinity that legacy brand users have towards those brands, like you hear older people saying, 'Oh I can't start my day without reading XYZ newspaper'," said Kanekal.

Chauhan spoke about the "huge gap" in reporting on caste atrocities by the mainstream media. "Unless there is caste atrocity like Hathras, Lakhimpur Kheri," he added. "They will cover us only when somebody rapes us, beat us or any brutal atrocity happens to us and the video comes out on social media." 

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That was the topic of discussion at the The Media Rumble session titled “Regional Publishers”. The Media Rumble 2022 took place in Delhi on October 14 and 15.

The discussion panel comprised Balasubramanian S, head of digital media at Dinamalar; Kunal Singla, business head of Amar Ujala Web Services; Maneesh Narayanan, founder of The Cue; and Sanghamitra Mazumdar, editor of ABP Live in English. It was moderated by Durga Raghunath, who heads news and publishing product partnerships for Google in India. 

“People want content that is suited to their needs and which is more personalised,” says Kunal. “If something is happening in Lucknow and one is based out of  Lucknow, they want to see that news first.”

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These were some of the pressing questions that were dealt with at The Media Rumble session titled 'Missing In Indian Newsrooms: The Climate Beat'. The Media Rumble 2022 was held in Delhi on October 14 and 15.

The speakers were Bibek Bhattacharya, national editor of Mint; Keya Acharya, a freelance journalist who has written on environmental and development issues for over 30 years; Omair Ahmad, South Asia managing editor for The Third Pole; and Gerry Shih, India bureau chief for the Washington Post. The session was moderated by Lou Del Bello, a veteran journalist who writes Lights On, a weekly newsletter covering climate and energy from a South Asian perspective. 

“We are a civilisation that completely depended on monsoons for thousands of years,” says Omair. “In the last 50 years, we've decided to build cities that flood every single monsoon and  that is an incredible display of idiocy.”

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The answers to these questions were discussed at the session “Who is an outsider: Recognising identity politics in the Northeast” at The Media Rumble 2022, which took place in Delhi on October 14 and 15. 

Moderated by journalist and author Samrat Choudhary, the panel comprised writer and researcher Nazimuddin Siddiqui, the Wire’s national affairs editor Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, East Mojo executive editor Amit Kumar, RV University assistant professor and writer Suraj Gogoi, and researcher and writer Nona Arhe. 

“Miyas live as an outsider and die as an outsider,” said Nazimuddin. “They are not insiders anywhere.”

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These were some of the questions considered during the session “How Indian government views the foreign press” at The Media Rumble 2022, which took place in Delhi on October 14 and 15.

Moderated by Newslaundry founder Abhinandan Sekhri, the panel comprised journalist and political analyst Kanchan Gupta, Washington Post India bureau chief Gerry Shih, and the Print editor (opinions and features) Rama Lakshmi.

Rama Lakshmi said a lot is “lacking” in the Indian media. “I don’t think there is enough nut graf in Indian stories,” she said, referring to a paragraph in a story that provides context. “And the nut graf is, why should the reader care? What is the big picture here? That’s just lacking across Indian media reportage.”

The panel also discussed how the Indian government often refuses to engage with reports by the foreign media that it deems too critical of India. 

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In the session titled “Platform accountability and whistleblower”, former Facebook employee-turned-whistleblower Sophie Zhang spoke with Chitranshu Tewari of Newslaundry about political manipulation on social media and her experience of working on fake engagement in India. 

They also discuss Zhang’s offer to testify before the Indian parliament and her experience working with tech reporters in India. She also weighed in on the recent controversy over the Wire’s reporting on Meta. “There are a number of areas where the documents don’t match up,” she says. “I don’t think there’s a single former Facebook employee who has publicly said that they believe in these documents.”

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0:00 to 1:43 - Introduction and agenda of the session

1:43 to 19:40- Making the shift to YouTube and Opportunities

19:40 to 27:07 - Dealing with hate comments and trolls on YouTube

27:07 to 30:40 - Scope of audience on YouTube

30:40 to 34:50 - Business viability and sustainability of digital media

34:50 to 44:26 - Challenges and dangers of digital media on YouTube

44:51 to 50:15 - Future of TV news and interactive audience

50:15 to 54:40 - Challenges unique to digital media vis-a-vis legacy media

54:40 to 58:49 - Motivation and lack of money in digital media

58:49 to 59:33 - Conclusion

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0:00 to 1:48 Introduction

1:48 to 5:0 Programmers in the newsroom: using technology to report on technology

5:01 to 10:12 Importance of releasing data sets and transparency

10:12 to 13:00 Balancing source protection with reader trust

13:00 to 16:43 Policy framework to ensure that platforms do not block information access

16:43 to 22:22 Inequality in content moderation of online speech

22:22 to 29:00 Revenue model for tech reporting and use of third party trackers

29:00 to 31:00 Change in tech reporting space from consumer driven to public interest

32:37 to 35:14 Reader interest and awareness in tech stories

35:14 to 41:42 Media Imperialism and Parachute Journalism

41:42 to 43:10 Ways to distribute content beyond mainstream social media

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The discussion revolved around why health is not a priority for elections, the media and the voter. The panelists discussed questions such as the role of the state in healthcare, the impact of the Covid crisis, and the lack of outrage after the second wave.

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0:00 to 3:08 Introduction and key findings from the Oxfam Report

3:08 to 8:05 Inadequacy of health infrastructure and fall in investment

8:05 to 27:55 Reasons for de-prioritisation of healthcare by media, politicians and the voter

27:55 to 39:49 The need for a ‘Right to Health’

39:49 to 45:06 Electorally successful healthcare schemes

45:06 to 50:38 COVID second wave impact on healthcare as a electoral plank

50:38 to 55:16 Challenges in running a health ministry

55:16 to 56:54 Conclusion

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On women's rights in Afghanistan, Bahar denounced the depiction of women as victims, highlighting the important space they occupy in society. She also pointed out that women had organised to resist the Taliban.

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0:00 to 1:21 Introduction

1:22 to 7:03 Current situation in Afghanistan

7:04 to 13:02 Taliban 2.0 & accountability of other countries

13:03 to 16:22 Economic Crisis in Afghanistan

16:23 to 19:35 Effects of diplomacy on economic aid

19:36 to 23:27 Steps which can be taken to support women to get tangible outcome

23:28 to 27:19 Structuring humanitarian aid to help women

27:20 to 35:15 Has America learnt its lesson?

35:16 to 39:14 ‘Intoxicating effect’ on terror groups

39:15 to 44:10 Future of Afghanistan in the next few months

44:11 to 47:04 India's hesitancy in the Taliban takeover

47:05 to 50:32 Global implications & Fear of USA's re-intervention

50:33 to 51:01 Conclusion

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Siddharth, the author of ‘The Great Smog of India’, explained the distinction between air pollution and climate change. He also said the overlap between the two is important, since steps to control greenhouse gases have an impact on air pollutants.

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0:00 to 1:03 Introduction

1:04 to 6:11 Need for developing countries to declare a zero emission deadline

6:12 to 7:57 Do we need to start focusing on countries that emit the most CO2?

7:58 to 14:08 Role of local governments (city level) in climate change conversations

14:09 to 18:09 Collaboration between countries to mitigate climate change

18:10 to 25:16 Media reporting on climate change

25:17 to 27:20 City-level communication and human stories behind the crisis

27:21 to 29:39 Sustainable agriculture solutions at the local level

29:40 to 35:04 Drastic measures to combat climate change based on the geography

35:04 to 37:35 Role of politics in climate change

37:36 to 40:02 Incentives to the private sector to ensure sustainability.

40:03 to 40:58 Conclusion

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The discussion moved on to the consolidation of government’s control in the new IT rules with a grievance redressal system that places an inter-ministerial committee at its head. Dhanya detailed how traditional media groups are trying to negotiate with the government, while Venu explained the politics behind the rules.

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0:00 to 5:22 - Lack of unity in the media to oppose the rules

5:22 to 9:57 - The narrative that the rules are to tackle fake news and child abuse 

9:57 to 14:08 - Digital media and acceptable regulations

14:08 to 20:34 - Retrospective effect of the IT Rules and impact on digital rights

20:34 to 24:30 - Compliance requirements under the IT Rules

24:30 to 27:53 - Need for a message from the courts and solidarity within the media community

27:53 to 28:13 - Conclusion

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On the Chinese education system, Bill emphasised how the fostering of extreme nationalism led locals to believe the foreign media is out to smear China's image.

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0:00 to 2:03 - Introduction and housekeeping

2:03 to 4:57 - Increasing negative perception of China 

4:57 to 14:53 - Getting past the choreographed image of China and its control on the media 

14:53 to 18:48 - Rising anti-China sentiment in Australia 

18:48 to 23:22- State of China studies in India

23:22 to 28:29 - Studying China from a think tank perspective 

28:29 to 33:57 - Challenges faced by reporters while reporting on China 

33:57 to 38:13 - Divide in opinion about China between the elites and ordinary people

38:13 to 46:22 - Would a regime change in China increase engagement? 

46:22 to 48:26- Chinese scholarship vis-a-vis eurocentric or other Asian scholarship 

48:26 to 50:22 - Conclusion

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Ashok talked about the biggest hurdles in bringing Dalit voices to the public, citing lack of funds and advertisements. He also said the mainstream media turns a blind eye to issues of caste. Meera described the importance of covering stories typically ignored by the mainstream press, and her personal journey from Bandha in Uttar Pradesh. Tejaswi talked about the power of the internet in democratising the media space and bringing LGBTQ+ issues to the forefront, though she added a caveat on its limited accessibility.

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0:00 to 6:50 - Challenges in bringing the dalit voice to the mainstream

6:50 to 14:13 - Challenges of running a rural media network 

14:13 to 20:40 - Karma on the changing role of the media in the North East

20:40 to 26:51 - Tejaswi on the internet democratising of the media

26:51 to 29:17 - Karma on covering the environment and climate change in the North East

29:17 to 34:14 - Importance of representation

34:14 to 39:12 - Stories of female farmers part of the farmers agitation

39:12 to 40:36 - Advice to those working in the grassroots

40:36 to 42:07 - Future of print media vis-a-vis digital media

42:07 to 44:08 - Exclusion based on racism

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The session began with a discussion on a recent study by the Reuters Institute on "listening to what trust in the news means to users". Deborah highlighted her experience working in the Southeast Asian media space and the audience response to paying for the news they consume. Sheena explained strategies on how media platforms can engage with readers at three stages. The panel also discussed the benefits of being a small-scale digital platform, and the possible links between political ideology and media consumption.

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0:00 to 0:46 - Introduction

0:46 to 7:29 - Reuter report on ‘Listening to what trust in news means to users’

7:29 to 18:24 - Experience on subscription models in South Asia

18:24 to 27:16 - Google News’ findings on audience response in different countries

27:16 to 31:15 - Benjamin’s tips for subscription-based newsrooms

31:15 to 35:09 - Findings based on audience research

35:09 to 38:49 - Link between political affiliation and news consumption

38:49 to 42:38 - Methodology to conduct audience research

42:38 to 46:24 - Competition between digital natives and legacy media going digital

46:24 to 47:51 - Concluding Remarks

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'Governing Online Speech' was moderated by Chitranshu Tewari and included Marieteje Schaake, international policy director, Standford Cyber Policy Centre; Alex Kantrowitz, founder, Big Technology; Mishi Choudhary, legal director, Software Freedom Law Centre; and Julian Jaursch, project director, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung on the panel

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0:00 to 01:18 – Introduction

01:18 to 04: 38 – Big-tech skirting accountability via ‘Ethics’ and ‘Statement of Intent’ 

04:38 to 11:13 – Online platforms’ choice between engagement and safety

11:13 to 21:18 – Regulation protectionism disguised as empowerment

21:18 to 26:21 – Regulatory frameworks infringing on international freedom norms

26:21 to 33:00 – Negative connotation attached to online regulation

33:00 to 36:05 – Europe’s pioneering role in regulation

36:05 to 41:38 – Efficacy of community standards in regulating online speech

41:38 to 44:53 – Dangers of excluding government regulation 

44:53 to 52:48 – Relook at existing legal protection against user generated content

52:48 to 56:44 – Balkanization of online speech governance and concluding remarks

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0:00 to 1:18 - Introduction 

1:18 to 5:55 - Initial days of investigation, methodology and precautions taken 

5:55 to 11:08 - The Wire reporting on a story where it was also a victim

11:08 to 15:04 - Securing information and communication between collaborators

15:04 to 19:24 - Reducing the entire story into a 5 episode podcast

19:24 to 33:18 - Obstacles posed by secrecy in building trust with readers and potential targets

33:18 to 35:51 - Gaining trust of other media partners

35:51 to 47:44 - Pros and Cons of being legacy media versus a not for profit

47:44 to 51:45 - Tackling the ‘National Security’ argument used by the government 

51:45 to 53:48 - Reasons for lukewarm response from the Indian public

53:48 to 56:18 - Reception of the story in France

56:18 to 58:59 - Concluding remarks

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0:00 to 5:28 - Media crackdown using the law

5:28 to 11:56 - Criminal cases as a means of censorship

11:56 to 30:22 - Experiences from around India

30:22 to 33:50 - Fear and self-censorship

33:50 to 38:55 - Approach to successfully fight legal cases

38:55 to 45:35- Support provided by media institutions during legal cases

45:35 to 53:25- Need for solidarity and guidelines

53:25 to 1:00:02 - Audience Q&A

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Shahid Ali elaborated on the influence of certain instigating phrases used by news channels, such as "corona jihad" and "organised bio-warfare", on the fight for justice in court. On media trials concerning Bollywood, Mayank explains the "trollisation of news".

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0:00 to 2:57 - Disha on processing television news about her

2:57 to 8:32 - Tablighi Jamaat and the trial by media

8:32 to 12:31 - Bollywood at the centre of trials by media 

12:31 to 17:36  - Impact of negative media attention on Disha’s life

17:36 to 24:55 - Recourse after public perception is ruined

24:55 to 33:49 - Impact of trial on media on individual actors’ lives

33:49 to 36:21 - Moments of self doubt during negative media attention

36:21 to 44:40 - How do minorities perceive television media?

44:40 to 47:59 - Advice to young activists

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The discussion moved on to how the EU is currently not considered a main security provider in the Indo-Pacific, and how India might be a future force for greater convergence between powers experiencing rifts.

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0:00 to 1:29 - Introduction

1:29 to 5:38 - Indo-Pacific as Strategic Geography

5:38 to 9:29 - European efforts to engage with the Indo Pacific

9:29 to 13:27 - China’s presence as a strategic challenge and general comments on Indo-Pacific 

13:27 to 16:20 -  European vision for the region vis-a-vis the United States

16:20 to 20:51 -  Europe as a serious player in the context of an assertive China 

20:51 to 25:44 - Chinese view of Europe’s so-called elevated profile in the Indo-pacific 

25:44 to 29:18 - Europe treading lightly in Indo-pacific region

29:18 to 40:45 - Implications of AUKUS

40:45 to 41:39 - Conclusion

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On the business of films, Srishti explained the importance of "authenticity" and also how regional cinema has the ability to be more culturally nuanced.

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0:00 to 2:56 - Introduction to the panel

2:56 to 9:00 - OTT as a game-changer for storytelling

9:00 to 16:15 - Audience appetite for political content 

16:15 to 22:40 - OTT platforms & the market for 'small' films 

22:40 to 37:55 - Commissioning decisions by OTT platforms & support by A listers

37:55 to 41:19 - Lessons learnt in production 

41:19 to 47:46 - Muslim representation and stereotyping in Indian cinema 

47:46 to 1:00:09- Audience Q&A

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0:00 to 2:00 - Introduction 

2:00 to 3:29 - Rationale behind making the book in two parts

3:29 to 7:00 - Has the system changed after the Bombay attacks?

7:00 to 9:03 - Loose auditing of India’s system

9:03 to 19:55 - Creating fake narratives by security agencies

19:55 to 26:40 - Truth as a foundation of democracy 

26:40 to 31:05 - Impact of the 1970s on the system

31:05 to 36:00 - Manmohan Singh era

36:00 to 43:00 - Co Opting the system at a national level

43:00 to 52:11 - Audience Q&A

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Rachita elaborated on the government’s censoring of dissent in the context of the contempt case that was filed against her, while Sumit said his work is less reactive since it's based on political history rather than current events. Addressing the problems of litigations against artists in an authoritarian regime, Eleri stated that wherever power has increased in its attack on individuals, the support from the public has also risen.

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0:00 to 8:12 - Crackdown on cartoonists and what keeps them going

8:12 to 10:16 - Long form comics on political history

10:16 to 15:22 - Australia’s media landscape and censorship

15:22 to 22:15  - Personal boundaries and where to draw the line

22:15 to 29:48 - Future and audience for comic journalism 

29:48 to 33:00 - Target of the comics

33:00 to 38:40 - Impact of trolling and abuse

38:40 to 42:23 - Balance between art and craft

42:23 to 50:29 - Move to digital mediums

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