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Special:A short story of an old man

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 Special Subah ke do baje, ek rajneetik charcha ke beech, dhyaan stretcher par gaya. Main aur mere paas khade dono aparichit bhi stretcher ke paas gaye. Woh ek boodha aadmi tha, lagbhag 60 saal ka, sir par baal nahi the, kapde matmaile the aur shareer bhi, pant ka hook khula tha. Dekhkar lag raha tha ki, ‘woh gareeb hai’. Pehle laga ki woh mar gaya hai, phir dhyaan diya toh woh saansein le raha tha. Nazar uske haathon ki ungliyon par gayi. Ek haath se usne apne doosre haath ki pichki hui chaaron ungliyan pakad rakhi thi, aur doosre haath ki shayad railway track par hi reh gayi thi. Khoon bahe ja raha tha aur woh bas thar-thar kaanp raha tha. Kuch log photo kheench rahe the, main bhi baar-baar apni pant ki jeb tatol raha tha, taaki mobile nikaalkar video bana sakoon, par nahi kar paaya. Ambulance aa chuki thi. Ek policewaale ne mujhe apna phone diya, boodhe ko le jaate waqt ki tasveer kheenchne ke liye. Maine tasveerein leen. Usko ambulance ki beech ki seat mein letaaya gaya, bheed ...

What Is Media Literacy and Why Does It Matter Today?

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What Is Media Literacy and Why It’s Crucial in Today’s Digital Age? In this technological era where technology has answers to almost all our questions, information plays a very big role. We have numerous mediums through which we constantly come to know something or the other. We listen to this information, speak the same, and spread it as well. This is a time where there is no limit to what information can be. Everyone has the means to create and spread information, and in such a situation, many questions arise. If people have something, how do they use it? How accurate is the information people are spreading? How wisely are they thinking about it? Is there a need to set some boundaries for it? Because today everyone has a phone in hand, and not everyone has studied journalism, yet more than half the people are doing this work without any formal education in journalism or media. So, is there a need for education in this as well? That’s where the topic of media literacy comes in. ...