IN PR: Jonathon Larkin leads communications at ASIC

On account of Gandhi Jayanti, our lead story for the day and Today’s Ten will not be published on October 2.

Nine newsrooms under pressure with multiple senior departures

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At St. Claret College, Ziro, journalists and Mass Communication students gathered for a Vartalap organised by Press Information Bureau Itanagar, discussing fact‑checking, verification, and ethical reporting under the theme “Responsible Journalism, Informed Citizen & Nasha Mukt Bharat for Better Society.”

Dentsu India is expanding its Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) Practice to help brands strengthen visibility and relevance across AI-powered experiences as consumer discovery habits evolve.

A 45‑year‑old YouTube news channel reporter, Vaidya Mohan, was allegedly killed at his residence in Telangana's Mancherial city early Tuesday morning.

Gurgaon-based communications and PR tech firm CommsCredible, founded by Aman Dhall, has marked its sixth anniversary with a rebrand, moving from its founding philosophy of #StoryMatters to a positioning centred on Actual Intelligence.

Senior journalist and writer Sudhir Mishra has resigned from Navbharat Times, Lucknow, after a 14-year stint and is set to join Telugu news television channel 6TV as Group Editor.

After six years as a film journalist at Vijaya Karnataka, Dr. Nandini K.L. passed on newsroom offers during the pandemic and launched Digital Maadhyama in 2021. Self-funded and without sponsors, she says she has produced over 5,000 videos on Karnataka's history and heritage, including six months spent in Veerappan's birthplace. The Karnataka Tourism Department has now named her winner of its Video Creator Award 2026.

Nikola Borowska, Francesca Di Stefano's new roles

For years, one of the biggest advantages of large metropolitan newsrooms was the infrastructure required to turn reporting into publishable content at scale. Editing, translation, research, video production, design and distribution often involved specialised teams and technology. Generative AI is beginning to alter that equation. For Indian-language journalism, however, the technology could have a particularly visible effect on reach.

Pradesh 24 Gujarati Editor-in-Chief and CEO Rahul Singh has clarified the context behind a video circulating on social media showing VHP leader Jwalit Mehta visiting the channel’s newsroom and presenting trishuls to women television anchors.

Journalists in Khatima have urged the Uttarakhand government to expedite the construction of the proposed Press Club building.