Volume 2 Issue 3, Jul-Sept 2024

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 […]

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

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

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

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