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Masterclass in Journalism at Swami Vivekananda University

Loved conducting this small but well-meaning Masterclass at the Swami Vivekananda University in Barrackpore recently. After a pretty long time participated in something meaningful in an Indian journalism school here and it sprang some surprises for me in terms of students' interest and cognition. Also great to see the direction the J-school is getting in imparting hands-on training to the students. 

Covering Poverty Writers Collaborate With Students in India for Inaugural Journalism Partnership at UGA

Six students in the Cox Institute’s Journalism Writing Lab will work this semester with students in India to produce multimedia stories published in both countries in the inaugural U.S./India Reporting Project at the University of Georgia. The project was brought to UGA by Sujoy Dhar and Laura Ungar.

My lecture at the India Today Media Institute (March, 2022)

I took an interactive session with ITMI Students during my visit to Delhi this March (2022). It was rather impromptu but I enjoyed the session and there are indeed some intelligent and meaningful questions from the students.

A few bytes on my take on fake news which I was recording for a university media student group

Check out the recordings in my Soundcloud for some views on Fake News. I am often asked to speak on Fake News at various events, platforms and journalism workshops or classes.

Journalists to Speak About Importance of Journalism in World's Largest Democracies

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 9, 2017) — Laura Ungar, an investigative journalist with 26 years of reporting experience, is coming to the University of Kentucky on Monday, March 20, to address...