Times Headline is a non-partisan media organization that stands as a beacon of reliability in the realm of news dissemination. Our mission is to ensure the accurate spread of information, acting as a trustworthy source for our audience. At Times Headline, we operate as a digital media channel with a specific focus on representing marginalized sections of society. Our reporting revolves around crucial issues related to caste, social justice, and human rights.Through our multifaceted platform, we deliver a diverse range of content, including articles, opinions, and fact-checks, to keep our readers well-informed and empowered.
The legal entity behind Times Headline is a not-for-profit (Section 8) company called INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS FOUNDATION (CIN: U85300DL2021NPL390129).
Our Core Values:
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- Accuracy: We prioritize factual reporting and adhere to the highest standards of accuracy in all our publications.
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- Independence: As an independent media outlet, we remain free from external influence, allowing us to present unbiased perspectives and diverse viewpoints.
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- Transparency: We believe in transparency and accountability, providing our audience with insight into our editorial processes and decision-making.
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- Media Literacy Advocacy: At Times Headline, we recognize the critical importance of media literacy in today’s information age. We actively engage in initiatives to enhance media literacy among our audience. Through informative articles and dedicated sections, we strive to educate our readers on discerning credible sources, fact-checking, and critical thinking in navigating the vast landscape of digital information.
What Sets Us Apart:
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- Comprehensive Reporting: Our articles cover a wide spectrum of topics, ensuring a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of current events.
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- Opinions and Perspectives: We provide a platform for diverse opinions, encouraging healthy discourse and the exchange of ideas.
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- Fact-Checking: In an era of misinformation, our dedicated fact-checking team works diligently to verify claims and debunk false information, contributing to a more informed public.
Fact-Checking Methodology at Times Headline:
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- Identification of the Claim: Our fact-checking process begins with actively monitoring various sources, including news reports, social media, and public statements, to identify claims that warrant scrutiny. We prioritize claims that have the potential to influence public perception or contribute to misinformation.
We engage in fact-checking without bias or political allegiance, adhering strictly to a standardized process for every claim, regardless of its controversial nature. Our thorough examination aims to simplify the explanation of a claim using accessible language, ensuring that readers can easily grasp the facts without encountering unnecessary complexity.
- Identification of the Claim: Our fact-checking process begins with actively monitoring various sources, including news reports, social media, and public statements, to identify claims that warrant scrutiny. We prioritize claims that have the potential to influence public perception or contribute to misinformation.
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- Fact-Checking the Claim: In this phase, we employ a rigorous fact-checking methodology, including:
– Source Evaluation: Assessing the credibility and reputation of the sources involved in making or refuting the claim.
– Cross-Referencing: Comparing information from multiple reliable sources to validate or debunk the claim.
– Expert Consultation: Seeking input from subject matter experts to ensure a comprehensive understanding of complex topics.
– Historical Context: Considering historical data and context to provide a well-rounded perspective on the claim.
– Data Analysis: Utilizing statistical analysis and data verification tools to assess the accuracy of quantitative claims.
- Fact-Checking the Claim: In this phase, we employ a rigorous fact-checking methodology, including:
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- Tools utilized in the process: Times Headline employs a range of specialized tools to enhance the accuracy of its fact-checking process. These include the use of reverse image searches to verify the authenticity of visuals accompanying a claim, ensuring transparency in the origins and context of images. Additionally, the organization utilizes web archive services to retrieve historical versions of web pages, providing valuable context by examining past iterations of online content. By integrating these tools, We strive to fortify the reliability of its findings, offering well-substantiated and accurate information to its audience.
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- Writing the Fact Check: After thoroughly looking into a claim, our team puts together a straightforward and easy-to-follow report following the mentioned steps. We make sure to include source links for transparency and structure our fact-check reports in a way that presents a clear and well-supported summary of our findings.
- Writing the Fact Check: After thoroughly looking into a claim, our team puts together a straightforward and easy-to-follow report following the mentioned steps. We make sure to include source links for transparency and structure our fact-check reports in a way that presents a clear and well-supported summary of our findings.
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- Concluding the Claim as Fake or Misleading: After a meticulous examination, we draw a conclusion regarding the accuracy of the claim. Our findings are presented transparently, with clear distinctions between verified facts, misinformation, and any nuances discovered during the investigation.
– Fake: If the evidence overwhelmingly contradicts the claim, we classify it as fake.
– Misleading: When a claim contains elements of truth but is presented in a way that distorts its overall meaning or implications, we categorize it as misleading.
Our commitment to accuracy and transparency guides every step of the fact-checking process, reinforcing Times Headline’s dedication to providing reliable and credible information to our audience.
- Concluding the Claim as Fake or Misleading: After a meticulous examination, we draw a conclusion regarding the accuracy of the claim. Our findings are presented transparently, with clear distinctions between verified facts, misinformation, and any nuances discovered during the investigation.
Correction Policy
At Times Headline, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and transparency in our fact-checking process. We understand that errors may occasionally occur, and when identified, we take prompt and responsible action to correct them.
Funding
Times Headline relies entirely on public donations and funding to sustain its operations. Generous contributions from our well-wishers enable us to continue our valuable work. We kindly ask our audience to consider supporting us by donating using the details provided below:
Name: INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS FOUNDATION
Account No: 100172154454
Bank: IndusInd Bank
Amit Sengupta
This is a new, non-profit, independent media portal with no corporate or political links. It focuses on politics, education, society, women, culture, sports, news-analysis and opinion, with an emphasis on the margins. It has a global and Indian perspective.
Its USP is that it has created a media slot for secondary school students in government schools, especially school girls. They write insightful and original think pieces, short stories and poetry, book and cinema reviews. This has been a big success.
Almost all the students belong to humble families, especially at the Dr BR Ambedkar School of Specialized Excellence, under the Delhi Board of Secondary Education, in Delhi, learning media and communication, film, acting, visual arts, music, among other foundation courses, such as social science, science, etc. They are extremely talented, and their writing proves it. Please click on ‘Back to School’ in the home page of timesheadline.in
It also features success stories, especially that of girls and women, from remote areas and small towns of India. In sports, the focus is not on men’s cricket only — it showcases wrestling, chess, women’s cricket, etc.
Based in Delhi, Amit Sengupta has worked across the mainstream English media in India. He has been a journalist, assistant editor, and senior editor with The Pioneer (since its launch), The Economic Times, Asian Age, Hindustan Times, Outlook magazine and Financial Chronicle. He was a Founder Editor, Tehelka weekly newspaper. He was also Executive Editor of Hardnews magazine for more than 10 years. Hardnews was a niche magazine with a tie-up with le monde diplomatique, Paris.
He has had a long stint teaching journalism, media and culture studies as well. He was Associate Professor in English Journalism, Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi, also teaching professional journalists from various developing countries — ‘Development Communication’. He was Dean of Studies, NISCORT, NCR-Delhi, a media institute for post-graduate students run by the Catholic Bishops Conference of India. He has been a Visiting Faculty at the Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC), Jamia Millia Islamia Central University, New Delhi, and the (Dainik) Jagran Institute of Management and Mass Communication (JIMMC), teaching graduate and post-graduate students. He has given lectures across several campuses in India, especially in Kerala. He was a ‘Fellow’ at Wellesley College in 2016, one of the top colleges in the US, based in Boston area.
Among other events and current affairs news, he has covered the US elections in 2016 from New York and Boston, China and Tibet before the Olympics, 2008, the pro-democracy struggle in Nepal, the anniversary of the Gwangju uprising for democracy, in South Korea, in 2005, politics and society in Russia, and an international design conference in Amsterdam. He has routinely covered elections in India, the Delhi riots of 1984, the Gujarat Genocide of 2002, and did ground coverage of the earthquake in Gujarat and Uttarakhand, Tsunami in South India, and social and political movements across India. He has extensively covered the life and times of tribals in the deep interiors, in the Central Provinces of India, Tripura, and at the Doodhwa National Park in the UP-Nepal border.
Apart from reporting, he has been a professional editor, also, in-charge of the Editorial Page in some of the mainstream English media. He has written articles for a cross-section of the Indian and international media. Currently, he writes on international affairs, including on the Middle East, Indian politics, society, books, and arts and culture.
He has published a book of his selected writings, ‘Colour of Gratitude is Green’, which came out in 2010. His new book in hardback and paperback (to be published by Anamika) will be launched at the next book fair in Delhi, tentatively to be held in January, 2025.
A JNU alumni, he has been the only ‘independent’ president of the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU), elected in 1989.
Kamran Khan
Kamran Khan has done his graduation in Political Science from Allahabad University. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration. He is a driven individual, focused on making a positive impact on society through research, journalism and the practical application of knowledge. In timesheadline.in he does copy desk and writes on sports, politics and success stories from the ground.
Irat Bhat
Irat Bhat is a motivated individual with a strong academic background and diverse skill set, aiming to contribute to society through research and knowledge-application. Currently pursuing a Master’s in Human Rights from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), she has completed her Bachelor’s in Political Science (Honours), earning a silver medal. Her academic achievements are complemented by a range of internships and practical experiences in various organisations. She has worked as a Public Speaking Expert with Planet Spark and as a Language Expert and Content Writer.
Rashi Gupta
Rashi Gupta holds a background in Mass Communication and Psychology. She is doing her Master’s in Media Studies from Christ University, Ghaziabad. She is a brilliant writer and reporter and focuses on social issues. She writes impactful stories, particularly highlighting success stories from different domains of society.
