In this episode, we delve into freedom of expression, an issue fraught with several complexities in a place like the Northeast. In a region that is erratically covered by the national and international media, social media has become the great equaliser in informing the world about what’s happening in the Northeast.

It is also the most accessible space to express dissent. Veteran journalist and Editor in Chief of The Shillong Times, Patricia Mukhim and Imphal based journalist, Kishorchandra Wangkhem in conversation with Guwahati based journalist Makepeace Sitlhou. 

<p>In this episode, we delve into freedom of expression, an issue fraught with several complexities in a place like the Northeast. In a region that is erratically covered by the national and international media, social media has become the great equaliser in informing the world about what&rsquo;s happening in the Northeast.</p>
<p>It is also the most accessible space to express dissent. Veteran journalist and Editor in Chief of The Shillong Times, Patricia Mukhim and Imphal based journalist, Kishorchandra Wangkhem in conversation with Guwahati based journalist Makepeace Sitlhou.&nbsp;</p>

The second season of Cyber Democracy podcast focuses on understanding how technology is a site for gendered politics in India. Through conversations with female and trans-queer grassroots practitioners, the podcast will discuss how our gender and intersectional identities shape our experiences of and engagements with technologies and the Internet.

Show Host: Radhika Radhakrishnan
 (https://twitter.com/so_radhikal)

Season 1

What does Democracy mean in this age of cyber? How does the government benefit from the sale of our data? What is data economy? And does the internet give us the right to be forgotten? These and many more questions will be discussed, debated and answered in Cyber Democracy, a new podcast offering from Suno India.

Show Host: Srinivas Kodali (https://twitter.com/digitaldutta)

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