The heat of Assembly elections is on. This was evident as Highlanders got the opportunity to be a part of the talk by Ms Ruchi Hajela- Media expert, Research Scholar, Oxford University. Focusing on the rampant scourge of fake news and information doing rounds in media, Ms Hajela presented her exhaustive survey “Political News & Information in Indian Elections: Analysis of the Pre-Election Period”
The survey uncovered ‘foul play’ by some political parties, where tampered pictures, photoshopped images, fake news and articles were being circulated to manipulate voters for their own political mileage.
Truly, a very relevant session in times when we as citizens must be aware of the authenticity of information floating around us.
Posted By admin in News, Workshops & Excursions, on May 4, 2019
Scottish High International School was felicitated by the Govt of Sri Lanka for it’s outstanding contribution to Education. Dr Cdr Kartikay Saini was a key speaker in the Conference on the topic “Myths and Realities of Inclusive Education Strategies.”
An ISC orientation session was conducted with the parents of current Grade Xstudents, in two batches. The session covered all the important aspects related to theISC board, including the subject choices, exam patterns and annual timeline. Thesession aimed to support the parents in providing clarity about the ISC board, and toassist them in the stream-selection […]
At Scottish High, Basant Panchami is celebrated with great enthusiasm. The festival marks the start of the spring season. Keeping this in view, the Highlanders assembled at the Scottish High foyer and sought the blessings of Goddess Saraswati with a beautiful rendition of ‘Saraswati Vandana’. It was heartwarming to watch the students cheerfully sharing the […]
