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Why should the

media be unbiased?

V.REVATHI AISHWARYA

The events of this past year
have created a perfect atmosphere
Mankind’s first flight on Mars for spreading misinformation —
A survey found that over 60%
The Success of Ingenuity of the Indian population view
misinformation as a major societal
issue. According to a study
NANDITA about 1.8 kilograms, with rotors published in the International
BHYRAV BHATLA spinning almost 4 times faster Information and Library Review
than any helicopter on Earth- (IILR), wrong information,
April 19th 2021 marked a at about 2400rpm. Only with bigotry related to nationalism,
historic milestone in technology this combination of physical ethnicity, politics and gender is
when NAS A’s Ingenuity attributes would Ingenuity be frequent in India.
helicopter took flight on the able to develop enough lift for In 2020. misinformation
red planet. But how difficult is it takeoff. regarding health and public
to fly a helicopter on Mars? To However, the problem of authority actions was rampant.
put the event into perspective power remained. During the The reasons for this spread
it is important to note that the day on Mars, the planet only include the lack of digital literacy
record for highest take off receives about half the solar among netizens, inadequate
for any helicopter on Earth energy that Earth receives. To governmental monitoring and The statistic provided in the Harvard
was 8,848m (Everest) but the complete its mission, Ingenuity unregulated and unethical study on Media Manipulation.
pressure there was still much needed to save as much energy competition among mass media
higher than mars. The intricacies as it could carry. The helicopter organizations. statistic below compares the by radio (57%) then the news
and magnificence of Ingenuity was packed with solar panels use of sensational language media(56%). This discrepancy
are infinite, but a couple of key and electrical heaters to sustain A Harvard study points to a and promotion of individual only highlights the need for
obstacles that NASA had to the rough climate all within its drastic change in the incentives engagement in circulating the media evaluation tools that can
overcome were thin atmosphere 1.8kg weight limit. of mainstream media due to news. In this context, sensational weed out opinions and selective
and power sufficiency. the content being circulated language pertains to the use of reporting. Thus, in today’s world,
Ingenuity is the dawn of online. They now prioritize
Though the gravitational scientific advancements on metrics such as website traffic, emotional narratives and fear- where it is increasingly scarce
strength on Mars, being a third foreign planets. With the ability page views and trending topics. mongering. to find unbiased information,
of Earth’s, helped NASA’s to fly, space organizations The use of hashtags, slogans to On the other hand, an article print and news media have an
Endeavor, the substantial decrease around the world can have a drive up the virality of news published in the Economic increased social and ethical
in atmospheric pressure caused better understanding of how stories and venturing into the Times indicated that a majority responsibility to deliver the
an issue. The aircraft needed our universe works and what territory of activism is damaging of Indians consider print media information with a non-partisan
to be incredibly lightweight-at lies beyond our planet. the quality of journalism. The (62%) the most credible followed and comprehensive view.

Virtual National Conference on The Transformation of Technology in

Higher Education – A discussion on the Silver Lining

NANDINI NIGAM advancement of technology in
the field of education over years
RITIK SHRIVASTAVA
and how this pandemic, unlike
The Virtual National almost every other industry and
Conference on Transformation of specialised field, has played a
Technology in Higher education pivotal role in accelerating this
was a two-day event that took advancement. The conference
place on the 27th and 28th April, invited various professors
2021. It was organised by three and presenters from all over
colleges in tandem. The first the country who provided
one is School of Commerce & their unique insights and ideas
Business management, Central which was the major highlight
university of Tamil Nadu, of the event. The conference
Thriruvarur, the second one focused on the advancements
being School of Management and adjustments made in the
Sciences, Central University of last year to fit the requirements
Jharkhand, Ranchi and the third of today’s scenario of the new
one is College of Management, normal. It threw light on how The Virtual National Conference held discussions on the silver lining which presented
itself in the form of rapid tech advancements due to the pandemic.
SRM Institute of Science and the technology of the new age
Technology, Chennai. played a vital role in making on the theme of maintaining volunteers made the event a to light some rather interesting
education more accessible psycho-physiological health great success. The event was angles to this situation which
The conference was a virtual during the time of a global crisis. among the students. The hard filled with enthusiasm and would not have been possible
event that brought to light, the The event also concentrated work of all the organisers and active participation and brought without this platform.