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Starting now : #meetup on "How to produce inclusive media narratives" #HeyMediaInclusion

Sandeep Bhushan speaks on 'What is inclusion and how does journalism consistently fall short?'

He has two decades in TV news with brands like NDTV and Headlines Today before turning freelance journalist and media commentator. #HeyMediaInclusion

The beat system needs to fixed. It’s like living in a bubble. -Sandeep Bhushan #HeyMediaInclusion

At newsrooms, young reporters need a lot of mentorship. Even senior cameramen are good resources. - Sandeep Bhushan #HeyMediaInclusion

.@Ankur_pali is now speaking on how allowing voice and agency can correct exclusion in our storytelling. #HeyMediaInclusion

@Ankur_pali Paliwal is an independent journalist who writes stories where science and society intersect. He is also a co-founder of @LandConflicts, which is a network of researchers that maps and collects data about ongoing land conflicts in India. #HeyMediaInclusion

@Ankur_pali @LandConflicts When a reporter makes a story more inclusive, besides making the story better, it sends a message to the underprivileged - THAT THEY MATTER. - Ankur Paliwal #HeyMediaInclusion

Our next speaker, @writetopd is bilingual correspondent for the BBC in India. She is discussing how point of view and language lead to stereotyping and marginalisation. Her first book, No Nation For Women, was recently published by Simon & Schuster. #HeyMediaInclusion

@writetopd In gender, I often think about the victim and survivor binary. When we are reporting gender, we are fighting patriarchy outside our media bubble. We are writing to challenge and hit the patriarchal mindset. - Priyanka Dubey #HeyMediaInclusion

@writetopd As reporters, we need to be competitive and combative towards our biases. We have to get over these biases and include diversity in voices. - Priyanka Dubey #HeyMediaInclusion

.@KotaNeelima speaks on building diversity in stories and in newsrooms. Formerly a journalist with @IndianExpress and @SundayGuardian, she is best known for her work on rural distress and gender. #HeyMediaInclusion

@KotaNeelima @IndianExpress @SundayGuardian Generalisation is dangerous and should be avoided. Structure your research in a way that highlights difference and not divisiveness. - Kota Neelima #HeyMediaInclusion

@KotaNeelima @IndianExpress @SundayGuardian Speaking of data, journalists must learn how to use RTIs effectively to get the government’s version of data, and how to cross reference it to get the bigger picture. - Kota Neelima #HeyMediaInclusion

@writetopd .@writetopd puts forth an interesting question - When data is so controversial, is there a way that we can crowd source data? Can a network of journalists help in this aggregation? #HeyMediaInclusion