The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy.
From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account
AI is reshaping the news ecosystem in the fields of search, fact-checking and personalised feeds. If used well, it can support journalism and strengthen democracy.
The long-suppressed Tiwari Commission report on the 1983 Nellie massacre has finally been released, but early responses suggest it may ignite debate on demographic change rather than accountability for one of India’s deadliest episodes of mass violence. (more…)
Economic shocks, social strains, and rising inequality have unsettled democracies everywhere. In this atmosphere of fear and anger, immigration has been cast as the culprit, offering populists a simple story for a complex age.
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Australia’s migration programme has failed to deliver what it promises. It brings in relatively few genuinely skilled workers, while favouring family migration. (more…)
Theatre in India continues to reflect on the migrants and their social, economic, cultural, emotional and psychological plight. (more…)
