DNPA hosts key AI and journalism dialogue at IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026
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The session brought together senior leaders from India's most influential news organisations along with global publishing representation to examine how artificial intelligence is transforming journalism, and how India must shape that transformation responsibly.
The Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) convened a leadership panel discussion on 'AI and Media: Opportunities, Responsible Pathways, and the Road Ahead' at the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026, organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
The session brought together senior leaders from India’s most influential news organisations along with global publishing representation to examine how artificial intelligence is transforming journalism, and how India must shape that transformation responsibly.
The panel was moderated by Ashish Pherwani, Partner – Media & Entertainment, EY. It featured Kalli Purie, Vice Chairperson and Executive Editor-in-Chief, India Today Group, Pawan Agarwal, Deputy Managing Director, Dainik Bhaskar Group, Tanmay Maheshwari, Managing Director, Amar Ujala Group, Mohit Jain, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director, Bennett Coleman & Company Limited, Navaneeth L.V., Chief Executive Officer, The Hindu Group and Robert Whitehead, Digital Platform Initiatives Lead, International News Media Association (INMA).
Opening the discussion, Sujata Gupta, Secretary General, DNPA, underscored the significance of journalism in the AI era. Artificial Intelligence is redefining how information is created, distributed and trusted, she noted, and in a diverse democracy like India, journalism is not simply content, it is democratic infrastructure. As India builds its AI capabilities, accountability, attribution and institutional trust must remain foundational, she said.
The conversation quickly moved to whether journalism must be treated differently from other content in AI systems. There was broad agreement that news carries consequences far beyond engagement metrics. It influences elections, markets, social stability and national security. Journalism is not a free-floating internet input, but intellectual property created through investment, editorial oversight and accountability. When AI begins to commoditise information, trust becomes scarce, and that scarcity creates value, said Mohit Jain.
The role of human judgment in newsroom AI adoption was strongly emphasised. AI can assist, but accountability must always have a name. If AI systems summarise and redistribute journalism, they are participating in public discourse and must be held to a higher standard of care, said Kalli Purie.
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