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The Media Rumble (TMR), the annual news and media forum, hosted by Newslaundry and Teamwork Arts,
will be back this year in a new avatar with TMR Dispatches and TMR@Online.
At TMR, leading news professionals, tech innovators, policymakers, filmmakers,
and investors from across the world discuss the future of news, tech, and
policy. A new addition this year is a
fortnightly series in the lead-up to September titled TMR Dispatches. The theme of TMR Dispatches is the “NEWS”.
The fourth edition of TMR, titled
TMR@Online, will be a digital-only forum. Scheduled for September 2020,
TMR@Online will feature conversations and discussions on some of the most
pressing issues concerning news media. Among the themes that TMR focuses on this year will
naturally be the overwhelming impact of COVID-19, acknowledging the role of
“media front-line warriors” while also analysing the economic impact of the
pandemic on the news media - layoffs, ad-revenue trajectories and the need to
rethink business models. Sessions
on the migration crisis, and how it was covered by the press will also be
hosted. In addition, topics such as gender and caste composition of Indian media houses,
press freedom, hate news, and the future of news media in an age of digital
transformation will feature at TMR@Online.
The TMR Dispatches series will cover the
entire media landscape in India, region-wise, and will discuss the challenges,
trends and the way forward for the news media sector. The first session of TMR
Dispatches will focus on North India
under the theme: Myth or Reality? Hindi and proximity to Delhi give North
India an advantage in the news space.
Scheduled for 26th June, 2020, the session will feature Shahid Siddiqui, former Member of
Parliament and the Managing Director & Chief Editor of Nai Duniya, an Urdu weekly published from New Delhi; Arfa Khanum Sherwani, award-winning
journalist and Senior Editor at The Wire; Punjabi writer and columnist Sukirat; and Himanshu Dwivedi, Chief Editor of Hari Bhoomi, a daily Hindi newspaper published in North and Central
India. The session will be moderated by Manisha Pande,
Executive Editor at Newslaundry. TMR Dispatches will be
scheduled fortnightly from June to September in the lead-up to TMR@Online and can be accessed on
all TMR’s social media handles as well as on
the official TMR website.
TMR@Online, which
is scheduled between early and mid-September, will feature a host of national
and international media voices. Some of the key international speakers
scheduled to participate include Prof.
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director, Reuters Institute for the Study of
Journalism at the University of Oxford, who will throw light on the changing
digital media landscape across the world; Joel
Simon, Executive Director, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) who will
discuss press freedom and surveillance, attacks and arrests of journalists and Marco Mass, Founder of Datenfreunde,
Germany, who will speak on a technology panel. Nandini Jammi, Co-founder, Sleeping Giants Movement, USA and Richard Wilson, Co-Founder, Stop
Funding Hate, UK, will address the issue of brand and corporate
sponsored-advertising in a session titled Hate News, Brought to you by: With Great
Advertising Comes Great Responsibility. Another key session will
feature a discussion on the Rwandan genocide and the role of media and will
have Allan Thompson, Associate
Professor, Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication, who is
also the Editor of The Media and the
Rwanda Genocide.
Speaking about The Media Rumble 2020, Sanjoy K. Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Arts, said, “In a technology-enabled world where
consumers are bombarded with multiple messages and information, it is
imperative to encourage informed judgment and the ability to sift trusted
information from propaganda, sensationalism and fake news. The role of news
media has never been more critical and with TMR Dispatches and TMR@Online, The
Media Rumble leads this charge by creating new opportunities for
knowledge-sharing, discussing best practices and enabling media professionals
as well as consumers to connect on issues of significance. As we navigate
through the new normal, Teamwork Arts brings its expertise in curating unique
platforms for today’s digital audiences.”
Abhinandan Sekhri, CEO and Co-founder, Newslaundry said, “While this year TMR@Online is a digital
only-festival, the digital experience is not just for 2020, it's here to stay.
The Covid-19 crises has forced the world to go online, and in so doing has
opened up opportunities – such as inviting a diverse and inclusive
range of panelists for TMR@Online 2020 from across the globe. TMR
Dispatches too will feature important conversations on a digital stage
that will lead up to TMR@Online. It’s an all-new format and calendar.”
TMR Dispatches Schedule
Friday, 26 June 2020
5:00 PM IST
North India – Myth or Reality? Hindi and proximity to Delhi give North India an advantage in the news space
Friday, 10 July 2020
5:00 PM IST
East India – We don’t need no mainstream: Our stories, our storytellers
Friday, 24 July, 2020
5:00 PM IST
West – Mumbai’s Lutyens: Is entertainment journalism all about access?
Friday, 24 August, 2020
5:00 PM IST
South India – Reclaiming centre space in news: A robust market and innovation hub
Note: An updated schedule for TMR Dispatches with additional sessions will be announced soon. TMR@Online Schedule will be released closer to the date.
A version of this article was first published in Transcontinental Times.
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