Gandhi had newspapers; today’s journalists have algorithms. At the inaugural eNewsroom Conclave, journalists and public voices explored what happens when clicks, virality and Big Tech influence what people see, while independent media struggles to keep public-interest journalism alive.
eNewsroom Conclave 2026 in Kolkata will revisit Gandhi’s vision of journalism with Parambrata Chatterjee, Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Jawhar Sircar, Rasheed Kidwai and Pratik Sinha, exploring truth, public service and the media’s responsibilities in an age of algorithms, misinformation and artificial intelligence.
Kolkata: Silence engulfed the audience when journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani told them that the biggest producer, director and actors of hate as well as...