{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ec246dc70f8f107de229629/67e142ada7645568bd623672?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reporters Without Orders Ep 361: Nagpur violence, AI anchors in Indian newsrooms","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ec246dc70f8f107de229629/1742815817495-363e0f35-df57-4e60-b1f6-30ab9021bb6a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by <em>Newslaundry</em>’s Prateek Goyal and Drishti Choudhary.</p><p><br></p><p>Prateek <a href=\"https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/03/19/anatomy-of-nagpur-violence-from-hindutva-protest-to-muslim-outfits-rumour-mongering\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">explains the Nagpur violence</a> that resulted in the damage of several vehicles and shops, the injury of 33 police officers, and a division among the communities. He says the violence was “just a sample of radical mindsets” and that extremists fueled by “ego” mobilised the mob.</p><p><br></p><p>Drishti talks about the phenomenon of <a href=\"https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/03/17/ai-anchors-in-newsrooms-the-tech-the-business-and-the-biases-that-run-them\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI anchors in Indian newsrooms</a>, and why this model “is not working”. She also explains how these anchors are ‘stereotyped’.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Tune in.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timecodes</strong></p><p><br></p><p>00:00:00 - Introduction</p><p>00:00:38 - Nagpur violence</p><p>00:11:52 - AI anchors in the newsroom</p><p>00:22:44 - Recommendations</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Drishti</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.in/Palace-Illusions-Chitra-Banerjee-Divakaruni/dp/1400096200\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Palace of Illusions: A Novel</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Prateek</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.in/Chhava-Shivaji-Sawant/dp/9355185987\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chhava</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sumedha</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.himalmag.com/politics/reliance-ambani-anant-elephants-wildlife-vantara-radhe-krishna-trust-greens\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The costs of Reliance’s wildlife ambitions</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.</em></strong></p>","author_name":"Newslaundry.com"}