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About: Urvashi Kapoor is an award-winning journalist and Senior Editor & AGM at Jagran New Media, where she leads the Literacy vertical. A certified trainer with the Google News Initiative India Training Network, she is widely recognized for her expertise in fact-checking, media and AI literacy, cybersecurity, and responsible technology use in journalism.

Over the years, Urvashi has spearheaded large-scale media and AI literacy initiatives and award-winning digital literacy workshops that have impacted more than 80 million people. She has collaborated with global technology and media organizations including Google, Meta, and the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), driving innovative campaigns focused on digital empowerment, misinformation awareness, and online safety. She also holds a copyright for one of India’s largest media literacy initiatives, reflecting her commitment to creating meaningful societal impact through innovation and education.

Under her leadership, literacy projects have received multiple prestigious recognitions, including the INMA Global Media Awards 2024, WAN-IFRA South Asian Digital Media Gold Award, WAN-IFRA South Asian Digital Media Bronze Award, E4M Digione Award, AFAQs Media Brand Award and ICMA Award. Her individual contributions to journalism and digital literacy have also been honored with accolades such as the “40 Under 40 in Journalism”, presented by the Governor of Kerala for her outstanding contribution to the industry.
An East-West Center, National Press Foundation, and Sunway fellow, Urvashi has represented India as a speaker at major international conferences and workshops across Norway, South Korea, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Nepal, and Turkey. She currently serves on the governing council of the Trusted Information Alliance, contributing to national and global conversations around AI, trust, safety, and digital literacy.

In addition to her editorial and literacy work, Urvashi hosts two digital shows, Jagran Unscammed and TrendXplainer, including one award-winning series focused on misinformation, scams, and emerging digital trends.

Qualification: She is a post-graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication and holds another postgraduate degree in Commerce. She has also successfully completed a program on ‘Strategies for Increasing Reach & Engagement of Journalism’ from The Knight Center for Journalism at the University of Texas.

Certification:

•Tackling Climate and Health Disinformation: Sunway, Bangkok
•Trade fellowship (National Press Foundation), Singapore
•Fellowship: East West Center (Cross border issues of mutual concern)
•Fact-checking and news verification: Google News Initiative
•Data journalism: US East west center
•Understanding the impact of deepfake videos: Linkedin
•Ethics in the age of generative AI: Linkedin
•Verifying climate claims: AFP, GNI
•GDPR and data privacy: Udemy
•Content Discovery And Social Monitoring Through Crowdtangle: Meta
•Journalist Safety: Meta
•Countering State-Based COVID-19 Disinformation: CRDF Global, U.S. Department of State

Correction:
1: May 31
The story done by a team member (Employee ID PN0059) was updated on May 31 to remove an unnecessary paragraph which was not required in the story.

https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/health/fact-check-no-who-didnt-warn-against-consuming-cabbage-to-prevent-covid-19/

https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/health/fact-check-no-mustard-oil-cannot-cure-coronavirus-however-it-has-certain-health-benefits/

https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/health/fact-check-who-didnt-issue-proposal-for-extending-lockdowns-to-control-covid-19-fake-post-getting-viral-2/

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