BOOM launches Teen Fact-Checking Network in collaboration with MediaWise
By Boom Staff BOOM Live will spearhead the media literacy program in partnership with MediaWise of the nonprofit Poynter Institute and with support from Google. BOOM received applications from over 100 teenagers across the country. We shortlisted 32 of them and after a comprehensive elimination process, we selected our final 13! This select group of 13 teen fact-checkers from all over India will pitch, write and record 10 fact-checks covering technology, health and nutrition, education, and finance. Fact checks will be done in English as well as other regional languages, and published on BOOM’...