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WhatsApp limits message forwarding in order to fight “misinformation and rumors”

Mark FrankelJuly 10, 2018

The promises and pitfalls of reporting within chat apps and other semi-open platforms: A journalist’s guide

News organizations’ audiences are increasingly moving from public social media to closed or semi-closed platforms like WhatsApp, Discord, and Facebook Groups. But there are still opportunities for good reporting on the communities we cover.

Laura Hazard OwenMay 18, 2018

Can signing a “pro-truth pledge” actually change people’s behavior online?

Plus: Fake audio on WhatsApp in India, and do paywalls lead to increased polarization?

Laura Hazard OwenApril 20, 2018

Can Facebook beat back the fake news in Ireland’s upcoming vote on abortion?

Plus: What people who like fact-checking are like, a new “digital deception” newsletter, and Facebook expands its fact-checking partnerships beyond the West.

Laura Hazard OwenApril 6, 2018

“A place of clashing priorities, mistrust, and suspicion”: Guess what this refers to

Hint: Facebook is involved. Plus: Sketchy government efforts against fake news (or “fake news”) in India and Malaysia.

Gangadhar PatilMarch 20, 2018

This Indian startup wants to free — and find stories in — public data that’s messy and inaccessible

What is the state of philanthropy in India? Why are girls dropping out from certain schools at higher rates? How India Lives looks for the answers to these types of questions other organizations have, in publicly available data.

Shan WangMarch 7, 2018

The Better India will show you all the positive news, on all the channels you might want it

“It was a huge revelation: If these kinds of stories, read by just a few thousand back then, could drive this kind of response, then imagine what we could achieve if we got to hundreds of thousands, then millions, of readers.”

Ricardo BiltonJanuary 3, 2018

In India, the BBC wants to partner with local companies to develop new ways to personalize content

In a country where the 10 most popular languages are all spoken by at least 25 million people, creating content that’s relevant to everyone is a tall order — which is why the BBC World Service needs some help.

HuffPost reshapes its commitment in India as mobile Internet use continues to skyrocket

Binoy PrabhakarOctober 16, 2017

One of India’s most famous newspapermen is turning to digital with a political journalism platform

Shekhar Gupta said he named his new venture The Print to signal to readers that its standards would be high: “We feel there is a belief that once you go digital, the bar is lowered.”

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