We live in a very interesting and dynamic world where there is information overload. Every day, we are exposed to so many things to listen and to see. Every fortnight, Niladri will take a step back to pick a topic or a subject and analyse it in detail, sharing his opinions and thoughts. The topics will cover a broad spectrum across politics, society, culture, business, religion, technology, sports and entertainment - in a nutshell - everything! The objective will be to make sense of the mad and crazy world in a fun yet enriching way!
After 3 monologues on fake news, we have our first guest on the show - Sourav Jha. He is a friend and batch mate from my B School. In this episode we discuss on few interesting aspects of fake news like the role of intelligence bell curve in fake news, different types of fake news and the contrast between facts and opinions. This free-wheeling conversation has many interesting anecdotes and references. Don't miss this one!
You can find more about Sourav at his LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/souravjha/) and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SouravGJha)!
Please share your feedback here (https://anchor.fm/niladri-chatterjee1986)!
15 Aug 2020
Episode 3: Why Fake news matters & What we can do to fight back?
In this episode, we look at how increased social diversity in the last 50 - 100 years makes fighting fake news more critical than ever. We also look at different steps we can take at an individual & community level to fight the menace of fake news. With this, we come to an end to the 3 episode monologue on Fake news!
Links:
Rise of female graduation rates in US here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_education_in_the_United_States)
Media bias studies in the US here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_education_in_the_United_States)
Most and least biased media houses in the US here (https://www.businessinsider.com/most-and-least-biased-news-outlets-in-america-2018-6)
Pew research on media house bias across the world here (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2018/01/11/publics-globally-want-unbiased-news-coverage-but-are-divided-on-whether-their-news-media-deliver/)
You can leave a voice message / feedback here (https://anchor.fm/niladri-chatterjee1986).
Thanks Sabyasachi for helping with the edits, know more about him here (https://sabyasachisengupta.com/)
31 Jul 2020
Episode 2: Why fake news matters Now?
In this episode, we try to understand the relation between lies, deception and fake news. We discuss how fake news creation and spread has become commoditised. We end with understanding why fake news matters so much in politics now and how eliminating fake news is a cost of democracy!
Links:
Graph of Democracy and Autocracy in the last 120 years here (https://ourworldindata.org/democracy)
Smartphone penetration data here (https://newzoo.com/insights/rankings/top-countries-by-smartphone-penetration-and-users/)
You can leave a voice message / feedback here (https://anchor.fm/niladri-chatterjee1986).
Thanks Sabyasachi for helping with the edits, know more about him here (https://sabyasachisengupta.com)
12 Jul 2020
Episode 1: History of Fake News
Fake news has a history spanning close to 700 years. In this episode, we look back at few interesting fake news that has impacted society, culture and politics. Let's embark on a journey to uncover the 'the truth' of fake news!
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