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The Global Fact-Checking Ecosystem: Organizational Models, Effectiveness Evidence, and Sustainability Challenges in Combating Digital Misinformation

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Author: Aryan Manna, Aarzoo, Dr. Sundeep Katevarapu Abstract Background: The global fact-checking ecosystem has expanded from 44 organizations in 2014 to over 400 by 2024, yet confronts fundamental challenges to both effectiveness and sustainability. Generative AI has dramatically widened the production asymmetry between misinformation generation and human verification capacity. The continued influence effect documented by […]

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Deepfake Detection and Trust Reconstruction in Digital News Ecosystems: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Verification Frameworks and Credibility Restoration

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Author: Raunak Sharma, Dr. Sundeep Katevarapu, Aarzoo Abstract Background: The proliferation of AI-generated synthetic media has created an unprecedented challenge to information authenticity and public trust. Somoray et al. (2025) found human deepfake detection accuracy averages 55.54 percent, not above chance, in a meta-analysis of 56 studies with 86,155 participants. A 2025 scoping review documented

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Automation, Labor Displacement, and the Future of Journalism Work: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on the Journalistic Workforce Across Twelve Countries

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Author: Madhav Menon, Dr. Sundeep Katevarapu, Aarzoo Abstract Background: The impact of artificial intelligence on employment represents one of the most consequential economic and social questions of the twenty-first century, and in journalism this question carries particular democratic significance because the journalistic workforce produces the public interest information upon which democratic governance depends. The United

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Ethical Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism: Accountability Frameworks, Transparency Standards, and the Preservation of Democratic Press Functions

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Author: Ishika Rawal, Prof. (Dr.) Ruhi Lal, Dr. Sundeep Katevarapu Abstract Background: The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into journalism has created a governance vacuum that threatens the ethical foundations of democratic press practice. While technology companies develop AI tools with increasing sophistication and newsrooms adopt them with growing urgency driven by economic pressure and

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transformation of News Production: An Empirical Investigation of Human-AI Collaboration in Contemporary Newsrooms

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Author:Dr. Ruhi Lal, Dr. Sundeep Katevarapu Abstract Background: The integration of artificial intelligence into journalism represents one of the most consequential technological transformations in the history of news media. From algorithmic content generation and automated fact-checking to AI-assisted investigative research and predictive audience analytics, AI systems are increasingly embedded within every stage of the journalistic

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The Digital Divide and Inclusive Media Access: Structural Inequalities in the Global Information Ecosystem and Pathways to Digital Equity

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Author: Rashi Mishra Abstract This paper examines the digital divide as a structural inequality in the global information ecosystem, analyzing its multiple dimensions, consequences for democratic participation and media access, and pathways to digital equity. Drawing on van Dijk’s (2020) sequential access theory, Hargittai’s (2002, 2024) research on second-level and subsequent digital divides, and empirical data

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Media Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Frameworks, Interventions, and the Challenge of Algorithmic Literacy for Democratic Citizenship

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Author: Vikas Kumar Abstract This paper examines the evolving landscape of media literacy education in the age of artificial intelligence, analyzing theoretical frameworks, empirical evidence on intervention effectiveness, the emerging frontier of algorithmic and AI literacy, and the policy conditions required for effective population-level implementation. Drawing on foundational scholarship from Buckingham (2003, 2019), Hobbs (2010), Kellner

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Interactive Documentary and Transmedia Storytelling: Participation, Agency, and Democratic Engagement in Digital Narratives

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Author: Rahul Abstract This paper examines interactive documentary and transmedia storytelling as democratic media practices, analyzing their theoretical foundations, documented effects on audience engagement, production challenges, and ethical implications. Drawing on Gaudenzi’s (2013) taxonomy of interactive documentary modes, Nash’s (2021) analysis of participatory voice and political agency, Jenkins’ (2006) convergence culture framework, and Green and Brock’s

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Short-Form Video and the Reconfiguration of News Consumption: TikTok, Algorithmic Discovery, and the Future of Journalistic Authority

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Author: Mayank Abstract This paper examines the reconfiguration of news consumption through short-form video platforms, analyzing TikTok’s algorithmic discovery paradigm, the emergence of news influencers as primary information intermediaries, format constraints on journalistic quality, implications for journalistic authority, and governance challenges. Drawing on Reuters Institute DNR 2025 data documenting that social media has overtaken television as

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Virtual Reality Journalism and the Ethics of Immersive Storytelling: Presence, Empathy, and the Boundaries of Representation

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Author: Kashish Abstract This paper critically examines virtual reality journalism and immersive storytelling through the intersecting theoretical lenses of presence theory, embodied cognition, narrative transportation, and media ethics. Drawing on Slater’s (2009) foundational distinction between Place Illusion and Plausibility Illusion, de la Pena et al.’s (2010) pioneering articulation of immersive journalism, and Green and Brock’s

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