Punt Creative has been appointed as the communications partner for PizzaExpress India following a competitive multi-agency pitch. Under the mandate, the agency will handle the brand’s communication and digital strategy, social media, content and integrated campaign development. Punt Creative will focus on strengthening PizzaExpress India’s digital presence, building its content ecosystem and creating culturally relevant campaigns to deepen consumer engagement across platforms.

Journalism has traditionally focused on identifying what has gone wrong. Solutions journalism asks an additional question: what is being done about it, and is that response actually working? The approach has gained ground internationally through the Solutions Journalism Network, founded in 2013 by journalists David Bornstein, Tina Rosenberg and Courtney Martin. Yet in India, practitioners say the concept is still frequently misunderstood as positive journalism or advocacy rather than rigorous, evidence-based reporting. Influencing India spoke to journalists and educators working with the format about what solutions journalism demands and why its adoption remains uneven. Independent journalist and accredited Solutions Journalism Network mentor Swati Sanyal Tarafdar says the approach is built around four elements: the response to a problem, evidence of its impact, the limitations of that response and the lessons that can be drawn from its implementation. "Solutions journalism

Senior journalist and The Wire Editor Seema Chishti has said Indian media is at a “critical juncture” and stressed the growing importance of small and independent media outlets, according to The Hindu. Delivering the 25th N. Narendran Memorial Lecture, Chishti argued that “big media is not willing to hear small voices” and called for collaboration and joint investigations among independent organisations. She emphasised that preserving “good information” is essential for democracy, warning against the rise of propaganda and what she described as “error 404 journalism”, where older critical stories are deliberately removed. Chishti also urged journalists to explore technological innovations that could strengthen independent journalism and safeguard democratic discourse.  

A new newspaper, India Unboxed, launched in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, August 7, positioning investigative journalism, hard news and people-centric reporting as its core focus. The launch took place at Daria Hill in the presence of IPR Director Gijum Tali, Printing and Stationery Deputy Director Heri Maring, East Kameng Zilla Parishad Chairperson Pai Pizi Yangfo, and community leader Khya Safar Pao. The publication will also operate as a digital news platform, with an emphasis on ground reporting and efforts to draw younger readers back to newspapers. Founder Ram Tajo told Influencing that the newspaper was launched at a time when digital and audiovisual platforms have significantly changed how people consume news, and that India Unboxed aims to bring both older and younger readers back to print while maintaining factual and ethical journalism. Editor Sonam Jelly said the paper was conceived after observing a lack of diversity in Arunachal Pradesh's news coverage. "M

Monday, 10 August 2026 #1  ·  Times Nation  ·  Data story 71L Of 3.8cr Set For Deletion Under SIR — 1 in 5 electors in T'gana may get dropped from voters list By U. Sudhakarreddy   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page 16 Nearly 71 lakh voters — about 21% of Telangana's 3.38 crore electorate — have been identified for deletion from electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with the deadline for enumeration forms on August 10. The Greater Hyderabad belt accounts for 58.6% of uncollectable forms despite holding only 33.7% of the state's electorate, pointing to acute urban migration and tenancy issues. The report provides a district- and constituency-level breakdown of anomaly rates, revealing a two-tier geographic pattern between the metropolitan belt and northern/western Telangana. The story goes well beyond a headline figure, disaggregating deletion data by di

The Goa government has increased the monthly pension for eligible journalists from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 with immediate effect. The revision was made through an amendment to the Goa State Working Journalist Welfare Scheme 2021-22. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced the hike while presenting the State Budget 2026-27. Under the revised scheme, both pensioners and family pensioners will receive Rs 15,000 per month. The government said the move aims to strengthen welfare support for media professionals.  

The Alan Jones case is likely to gain even more headlines this week, as his talkback rival Ray Hadley is expcted to be called to the stand this week. The Australian's Diary column revealed that Hadley has been advised he could be asked to step into the witness box as early as Thursday. "Unlike Jones’ accusers, who are all giving evidence via video link, Hadley will be the first witness to appear in person in the courtroom and potentially lock eyes with the man against whom he is giving evidence," Jackson wrote. "What’s more, it is understood it will be the first time Hadley and Jones – once close colleagues – will have been in a room together since the latter left 2GB in May 2020, six months into an $8m, two-year contract, for 'health reasons'. This week, the court will hear from the second of Jones' six alleged victims, a man who worked on Jones' 2GB Breakfast program and who was required to drive Jones home each day. &qu