Recently, more than 400 people gathered in the Indian city of Bengaluru for VizChitra 2026, a conference on data visualization and storytelling — but that is only a small part of the story.
LLMs are quietly reshaping data journalism workflows at The Hindu, helping reporters process vast document sets, write scripts and build interactive tools.
This small yet notorious investigative outlet was formed almost by accident — but has gone on to investigate electoral issues, conflict, and the death of an Indian journalist.
Investigating caste issues is crucial for understanding India’s socioeconomic dynamics and addressing systemic inequalities.
Poonam Agarwal explains how her reporting six years ago ultimately led to one of the biggest political fundraising scandals in a decade.
How a fact-checking collective in India fought misinformation and deepfakes in that country’s recently concluded elections.
Smaller investigative news outlets have been behind challenging and impactful accountability reporting leading up to the country’s elections.
Featuring investigations on China’s inroads into Indian territory, the true cost of New Delhi hosting the G20, predatory online loans, and toxic cough syrup.
Two editors from India and Hungary, respectively, Ritu Kapur and Peter Erdelyi, offer survival tips based on how their outlets have managed to stay afloat in the face of press freedom challenges in backsliding democracies.
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