India Training Network
The Google News Initiative India Training Network is an initiative led by DataLEADS to support journalists, fact-checkers and media educators across India.
Building India’s Largest Fact-Checking Network
The Google News Initiative India Training Network aims to support journalists and media educators across India in their fight against misinformation. Led by DataLEADS, the Network has so far trained 61,000+ journalists, media educators, fact-checkers, and journalism students in more than 15 languages across India, benefiting thousands of newsrooms and universities. The initiative was launched in July 2018 through a partnership between Google, Internews, DataLEADS. The Network’s activities have translated into many key fact-checking initiatives becoming International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) signatories, leading to an upswing in the number of fact-checking reports and stories across multiple platforms and languages in the country.
Five Years On:
Combating Misinformation in India
Since July 2018, Google News Initiative India Training Network has trained journalists, media educators, fact-checkers and journalism students.
Last Updated : November, 2023
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The Google News Initiative India Training Network has trained 61,000+ journalists, media educators, fact- checkers, and journalism students.
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The Network’s 339 trainers are senior journalists and media educators who were selected through Training-of-Trainers (ToT).
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The fact-checking and online verification trainings have benefitted at least 2,500+ Indian newsrooms and universities, making it one of the world's biggest and most impactful fact-checking training networks.
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The Network has conducted more than 1,200+ workshops across India, empowering participants with key tools and strategies to identify and combat misinformation
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The trainings are conducted in more than 15 Indian languages, benefitting thousands of newsrooms, media organisations and universities, leading to the launch of many key fact-checking initiatives in India.
Host a Data Journalism Training for your organisation
This training programme aims to support journalists, fact-checkers, and media educators in crafting in-depth and insightful stories by harnessing the power of data. The training will empower participants with essential tools and approaches of data cleaning, visualization, and verification.
To host a training at your newsroom/classroom, please fill the form below:
Host a Fact Checking Training for your organisation
This training programme aims to support journalists, fact-checkers, and media educators in their fight against misinformation.
To host a training on Digital Investigation, Data Journalism, Audio Verification, or Climate Change Verification at your newsroom/classroom/press club, please register below:
Fighting Misinformation In Newsrooms And Beyond
From the Himalayan region of Ladakh to the southern state of Kerala and from remote areas of the northeast to the western coastal areas of India, the GNI India Training Network trainers have been conducting training in every state of India for the last five years, empowering media practitioners with key tools and strategies to identify and combat misinformation.
DataLEADS is a globally recognized New Delhi-based award-winning digital media and tech company with a worldwide focus on information ecosystem, data research, media literacy, fact-checking, health literacy, infodemic management, and digital transformation
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