Rewiring Trust in Media - Journalism in the Digital Era

Date and Time: Thursday, 6 November 2025, 6:30pm

Entry: Register at t.ly/4yr7I

Venue: Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001, India
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Event Description: Trust is one of the most important resources of all time. It's significance is further enhanced in the 21st century with the multitude of information sources around us and the pace at which we witness technology growing. AI applications can already generate seemingly authentic images and videos. What does this do to our trust in images? Numerous other questions come in mind when we speak about trust: On what information can we rely? What makes a source reputable? Why is there a continuous loss of trust in the media? How is the business of media changing?

Bringing together leading journalists and academics in the field, we present a discussion aimed at addressing these questions - and many more.

Speakers:

Ritu Kapur, Co-Founder and Managing Editor, The Quint - has led digital innovation, from The Quint’s multimedia storytelling and Innovation Lab to the fact-checking initiative WebQoof. Ritu is also a board member at the Reuters Institute Of Journalism, Oxford University. 

Peter Hornung, Correspondent and South Asia Bureau Chief, ARD German Radio - has studied politics and history in Vienna and Regensburg and journalism in Mainz. In 2004, Peter became a correspondent in Prague and head of the ARD radio and television studio there. From 2009 to 2021, he was an editor and investigative reporter for the radio programme NDR Info and in the NDR's investigation department, during which time he participated in several international investigations (Panama Papers, Offshore Leaks, China Leaks) and organised others (Fake Science). Since April 2021, Peter has been South Asia correspondent and head of the ARD radio studio in New Delhi.

Vibodh Parthasarathi, Associate Professor, Center for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia - maintains a multidisciplinary interest in media policy, business of creative industries and governance of media infrastructure. Parthasarathi’s current research attention is directed at the policy, business & users of digital TV distribution , collaboratively steering an international project on the media economy of India and developing a Media Diversity Index for India. He is an Associate Professor at Center for Culture, Media and Governance at Jamia Millia Islamia. A founding Board Member of the Centre for Internet & Society (Bangalore), he serves on the International Advisory Board of the India Media Centre , University of Westminster (London), and in various editorial capacities with ‘Global Media and Communication’ and ‘Media Asia’.

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