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  • More than Facebook or WhatsApp, fake news on traditional media can sway Indians, finds study

    More than Facebook or WhatsApp, fake news on traditional media can sway Indians, finds study

    Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
    · Feb 24, 2019 · 01:30 pm
  • In UK, some new media outlets claim to detest ‘mainstream media’ – but rely on it for information

    In UK, some new media outlets claim to detest ‘mainstream media’ – but rely on it for information

    Sean Dodson, The Conversation
    · Dec 01, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • The mainstream media should stop giving extreme views a platform – it just normalises them

    The mainstream media should stop giving extreme views a platform – it just normalises them

    Chris Allen, The Conversation
    · Aug 09, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Darkness in Jama Masjid, conversion rate card and 10 more fake news stories spread by media in 2017

    Darkness in Jama Masjid, conversion rate card and 10 more fake news stories spread by media in 2017

    Sam Jawed, altnews.in
    · Jan 04, 2018 · 12:30 pm
  • Readers' comments: 'It's shocking that Ambedkar's 60th death anniversary was forgotten by the media'

    Readers' comments: 'It's shocking that Ambedkar's 60th death anniversary was forgotten by the media'

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    · Dec 09, 2016 · 10:30 pm