Star Weekend

"We don’t quite end it, that’s how."

How to survive the end What kind of an end are we talking about here?

Surely, social media or the Internet does not ask you to lie or run stories without verifying them; but if it was not for the social media, “fake news” could not have proliferated to the extent it does today. Perhaps it is in our instincts that we spread rumours faster than truths. But social media stimulates that urge, just like it convinces us to post every moment of our life on its platforms.

Social media and fake news: The beginning of the end? When the Internet came, media outlets were faced with two contrasting choices: provide a web version for people to read content freely or risk descending into irrelevance.

Aunohita Mojumdar, Editor, Himal Southasian speaks about the survival of independent media in the face of dwindling finances, digitisation, and the debilitating mix of fake news and restricted free speech with Sushmita S Preetha, Editor, Star Weekend.

“Despite the proliferation of media in our region, the space for in-depth critical journalism is shrinking, especially in mainstream media.” Why do you think independent publications like Himal Southasian are important in today’s media landscape?