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Spring House Workspaces partners with Media Corridors to power brand storytelling and growth

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Spring House Workspaces has announced a strategic partnership with Media Corridors as its official communications and PR partner. Media Corridors will drive strategic communication, media outreach, and brand storytelling. “This partnership is about more than visibility, it’s about building meaningful engagement with our growing tribe,” said Mukul Pasricha, founder and CEO, Spring House Workspaces. “Media Corridors bring the perfect blend of storytelling and strategy to help us scale that vision.”  “Spring House captures everything we admire about future-forward brands, community, design, and purpose,” said Ayushi Arora Gulyani, founder and CEO, Media Corridors. “We’re excited to help take that story to the next level.” With over 20 vibrant centers across Delhi-NCR, serving 8,000+ professionals and 300+ organisations, Spring House is redefining flex workspaces through design-driven, community-first solutions for startups, SMEs, and enterprises.

Publieze Media Partners with GDi Partners to amplify nation-building efforts

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Publieze Media, an award-winning 360-degree branding and PR agency has announced a strategic partnership with GDi Partners. This collaboration is set to spotlight GDi’s innovative approach to executing large-scale programs across the nation, while reinforcing Publieze Media’s commitment to meaningful storytelling. The association will see Publieze Media leading GDi Partners’ media strategy and brand storytelling efforts. In turn, the partnership adds another milestone to Publieze’s diverse portfolio, strengthening its reputation as a communications powerhouse. GDi Partners works closely with government and social sector organisations to enhance processes, implement technology, leverage data-driven decision-making, and design inclusive roadmaps for development. With a strong track record of collaboration with state and national governments, GDi is passionate about driving equality and building a more equitable India. The organisation is helmed by Founder and CEO Ankur Bansa

Operation Sindoor, Trump claims to be debated in Parliament

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The Monsoon Session of the Parliament which begins today is expected to be revelatory laced with heated debates as the government has expressed its readiness to discuss all “important issues” raised by opposition parties including Operation Sindoor and repeated claims by US President Donald Trump that he had facilitated the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Voter roll revision at the last minute in Bihar and security lapses leading to the Pahalgam attack are also to be discussed. Hot Off the Press Akhilesh Singh and Ambika Pandit for The Times of India reported that although Centre indicated its willingness to respond to Trump’s claims, it will be walking a tightrope and that the government would be careful in its response, considering Trump’s position, to ensure that bilateral relations, especially at a time when they are on the verge of signing a trade treaty. However, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju made it clear that the final call on discussions in Par

From byline to reels: Is Indian food journalism losing the plot to influencers?

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India has always had a rich and storied relationship with food, deeply regional, historically layered, and emotionally resonant. For decades, food journalism reflected this complexity through thoughtful essays, anonymous restaurant reviews, interviews with chefs, and explorations of culinary heritage. But in recent years, the rise of social media has ushered in a new breed of food content, bite-sized, highly visual, and often promotional. Today, a viral reel or influencer review can make or break a food business faster than any newspaper column. This shift, while more inclusive in some ways, has also raised questions about authenticity, accountability, and the future of food storytelling in India. Influencing India spoke with feature writers and journalists who cover food, at least in part, across newspapers and digital platforms. Here are some of the insights they shared on the changing landscape of food journalism, the influencer boom, and why long-form storytelling still m

Schuster - Cartoon Survivor ‘simple and charming’

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According to founder and editor of Qualbert.com, Ben Schuster - who is also Marketing and Creative Content Specialist at Spunge Games team - nearly anyone can play Cartoon Survivor, the latest version of the game just launched by the company.  Schuster told Influencing, “You play as the last dodo on Earth, set in a prehistoric setting, and you've got to get from one end of the level to the finish line within a set period of time. “The dodo has a stick of explosives attached to him. So, the length of the wick on the explosives, which you can choose, determines how long you have to finish the level. There are a lot of obstacles in the way. There are things you might run into. There's lava. It's a bit chaotic, but it's very easy to play.”  Cartoon Survivor launched on Steam on July 3, with the first three game levels free, while two worlds are available. Schuster added there's “plenty more content coming down the track”.  “We have just released the first two worlds

Peter Ryan, a giant of ABC broadcasting, passes away.

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Peter Ryan OAM. Ex-ABC Washington bureau chief Peter Ryan OAM died on Friday after announcing his departure from the national broadcaster just last month.  Ryan had worked at the ABC for 45 years, and retired to battle thyroid cancer.  He was the ABC’s Senior Business Correspondent since 2016, reporting for AM, The World Today, PM, and was also part of the ABC Radio National Breakfast Show team.  Ryan won the Walkley Award in 2017 for breaking the story that the Commonwealth Bank had allowed money launderers to exploit its deposit machines. He was also recognised with the Order of Australia medal in 2022 for his significant service to journalism. Former ABC News Breakfast host Michael Rowland said on LinkedIn: “Peter was a distinguished ABC Washington bureau chief and, later, one of Australia’s pre-eminent business journalists. If you wanted to know what was going in corporate Australia, Peter was your man. His contacts and record of story-breaking were unrivalled. He

AI Won’t Sleep — But Newsrooms Can’t Sleep Easy Either

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              AI is no longer an experiment tucked away in the backrooms of media companies. It has become the invisible engine rewriting how news is gathered, drafted, edited and delivered at breakneck speed. Across newsrooms large and small, AI tools now draft briefs, translate reports, spot viral trends and repackage stories for different platforms faster than any human team ever could. For editors, this new reality brings a burst of productivity and a growing unease about what might be lost along the way. Rachel Chitra has seen this transformation unfold from the inside. When she first stepped into a newsroom, automation was barely more than a handful of templated stock updates and sports roundups. Today, as an assistant editor at The Federal and a former AI consultant at True Info Labs, Rachel knows better than most how deeply AI has moved into the control room of modern newsrooms. She remembers when the first wave arrived. Reuters and Bloomberg were among the pi

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