Tentative Program Schedule

Day 1 - Democracy

Time	Session	Details
9:15 - 11:15	Session 1: Politics, Propaganda, and Public Opinion	Ashok Lahiri - Campaign Management & Social Media Nilesh Christopher - AI, Misinformation, and Elections Kunal Majumder - Protecting Journalists Online Neha Dixit - Politics, Gender, and Social Justice (TBD)
11:15 - 11:30	Snacks
11:30 - 1:30	Session 2: Digital Activism and Social Justice	Raqib Naik - Hate Speech Padmapriya Janakiraman - Claiming Rights in Cinema Today: Introspecting Rights in Malayalam Cinema Suchitra Vijayan - Mechanics of Digital Colonialism Arjun Sethi - Indian Americans Makepeace Sitlhou - Conflict on Social Media
1:30 - 3:00	Lunch	Fireside chat w/ Mahua Moitra
3:00 - 5:00	Session 3: Media, Representation, and Criticism	Makarand Paranjape - Space for Criticism in India Ramit Varma - Satire or History - The Indian Mystery Nidhi Suresh - Women, Trauma & Criminal Justice: Examining the Coverage of Sexual Violence in Digital News Bhanupriya Rao - Erosion of Equality: Gender Rights in Shifting Democracies

Time	Session	Details
8:00 - 10:00	Student Session
10:00 - 12:00	Session 4: The Business and Power of Influence	Viraj Sheth - Managing Influencers/Influencer Economy Ria Chopra - Instagram and Culture Among Young Indians Samdish Bhatia - Political Interviewing on YouTube: Changing Landscape of Mainstream Politics Steph Ann Tomy - Making Light of Everyday Situations
12:00 - 2:00	Lunch	Workshop w/ Kiran Garimella et al.
2:00 - 4:00	Session 5: Social Media, Local Voices, and Changing Narratives	Sonam Wangchuk - Climate Issues Online Tanzil Asif - Hyperlocal and Rural Journalism in India: Evidence from Bihar Santosh Jadhav - Rural India + Agriculture on Social Media Sucharita Tyagi - Films as a Mirror of Society Pratik Sinha - Fact-checking on Social Media
4:00 - 5:00	Townhall + Awards + Concluding remarks