The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Osmania University, in association with the US Consulate-General, Hyderabad, is organising a one-day National Conference on 'Countering Disinformation for Telugu Television Reporters' on the CFRD building premises on July 9 .
The conference is a part of the 90-hour training project which commenced early this year. The day-long session will be inaugurated by David Moyer, Public Diplomacy Officer, US Consul-General, Hyderabad, and he will also deliver the keynote address. Syed Nazakat, senior journalist and editor-in-chief of Dataleads, and Nivedita Niranjan Kumar, News Editor (South) for BOOMLive, will also address the participants. A panel discussion followed by a video presentation of the participants is scheduled at the end of the programme.
The participants from across the two Telugu states and districts are drawn from mainstream television channels, YouTubers, freelancers and includes nearly 50 per cent women
