Overview
- Events across Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Nagaland featured officials and editors calling for accuracy, sincerity and better protection for journalists.
- In Guwahati, Press Club president Khagen Kalita announced a year-long fellowship selecting 10 journalists across thematic beats with Rs 50,000 each for in-depth reporting.
- The Guwahati Press Club also launched a live-streaming service to broaden access to its programmes and engagements.
- Speakers warned about misinformation and TRP-driven haste, urging rigorous field verification and research-based reporting to rebuild public trust.
- Discussions examined AI’s benefits for data work and fact-checking alongside risks such as job displacement, bias and manipulated media, with Nagaland voices pressing for evidence-driven journalism.