As the world changes, so does the media, but there is no active discussion in Kerala about the rapid change in the media industry. A one-day media study session was held on 18 March, 2017 under the auspices of the Swadeshabhimani Media Study Center and Independent Media Initiative, an independent media group.
Dhanya Rajendran, chief editor of the online news portal News minute.com presented the topic “Opportunities and Challenges in Digital Media”. She pointed out that anyone can become a journalist, but if news is reported without identifying sources and analyzing facts, there is a great danger to society. False news is rapidly spreading in the society, as smartphone users are becoming freelance journalists. Devadas Rajaram, Assistant professor of Asian College of Journalism talked on the subject “The Uncharted Media World.”
Participants in the discussions included : Rajiv Devaraj, New 18 Editor; Abi Tharakan, Editor of Asianet Online News; Asha Jomis, technology journalist; Anupama Mohan, social media activist and Sabin Iqbal of Vakkom Moulavi Foundation Trust.
