Sacred Facts: R Rajagopal, Rana Ayyub among luminaries at Mathrubumi's media conclave

Kozhikode: At a time when facts are being mixed with fake news, the 'Mathrubhumi' media conclave is being organised with the participation of renowned media figures from all over the country. 

R. Rajagopal, Editor-at-Large of the Telegraph, will deliver the keynote address at this media conclave named Sacred Facts. 

After the inauguration of the conclave at the Gokulam Park Convention Center in Kaloor, Kochi, at 9:30 A.M. on October 8, R. Rajagopal will deliver the keynote address on the topic 'Facts in an age of rage and outrage'. 

Journalist, writer, and Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub will hold a session at 11:15 P.M on the topic 'Media Landscape Now'. 

At 12:15 P.M., Shaz Mohammad, Shareeq Shamsudeen, and Karthik Murali will take part in a discussion on the topic 'Social Influencers – the new avatars of communication'. The moderator will be Abhilash Mohanan. 

Later, Josy Joseph, renowned investigative journalist, author, and founder of Confluence Media, Leena Gita Raghunath, and Nidheesh M.K., who produced a sensational investigative report on serial killer Ripper Jayanandan, will hold a discussion about the disappearance of investigative journalism in the contemporary world.

Data researcher Srinivas Kodali, Devadas Rajaram, an expert in digital journalism, multimedia journalism, and data journalism, Adrija Bose, Senior Editor, Boom Live, UL Technology Solutions (ULTS) CEO Murali Gopalan will hold a session about 'Impact of AI on Journalism' from 3 P.M. onwards. 

R. Sreekandan Nair, managing director of Flowers TV and editor-in-chief of 24 News, B. Sreejan, News Director of The Fourth Digital Media Platform, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, journalist and political analyst, and Dhanya Rajendran, editor-in-chief of The News Minute, will take part in a session on 'When the state and its allies target curated media' from 4.20 P.M. onwards.