Sakshi Bhalla
Biographic Data
| ID | 6813669 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sakshi Bhalla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sakshi |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhalla |
| SIGNATURE | BHALLA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6803-7657 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
When news is entertainment
Why does misinformation persist despite its corrections? To address this issue, we propose the ‘news as entertainment’ framework, explaining how commercial considerations of the media industry shape news consumption. Using a strategic case study, we examine India's information environment through this paradigm. Guided by industry metrics, we reveal the interplay of competing social and economic interests in a context marked by high choice and pol…
Climate Strikes in Millennial India
In September 2019, young people in India led a series of protest events, taking inspiration from a digital campaign for a series of Climate Strikes. Our article explores these events in the context of “millennial India,” particularly in terms of the networks that emerged in the course of climate action in two different regions. By using evidence from Delhi in the north and Bengaluru in the south, we also develop a comparative sociology of digital…
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Climate Strikes in Millennial India
In September 2019, young people in India led a series of protest events, taking inspiration from a digital campaign for a series of Climate Strikes. Our article explores these events in the context of “millennial India,” particularly in terms of the networks that emerged in the course of climate action in two different regions. By using evidence from Delhi in the north and Bengaluru in the south, we also develop a comparative sociology of digital…
When news is entertainment
Why does misinformation persist despite its corrections? To address this issue, we propose the ‘news as entertainment’ framework, explaining how commercial considerations of the media industry shape news consumption. Using a strategic case study, we examine India's information environment through this paradigm. Guided by industry metrics, we reveal the interplay of competing social and economic interests in a context marked by high choice and pol…
Computer Science (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Social Media and Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · Advertising (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Capital (architecture (1 work)