Shriya Pilgaonkar, who is all set to revisit her character as a journalist in the upcoming season of her show, The Broken News, has raised an important point on the pattern of news consumption.
The actress recently took to her social media handle and shared a thought-provoking post as she talked about the phenomenon of doomscrolling on Instagram and other social media apps and the internet.
She wrote, “Dance reel. Dogs being cute. Rape report. Beauty transition reel. That school Kid being funny. Sexual assault case. Dog beaten up. Rape report. Fab makeup video. Sexual abuse report. Paps. Sexual assault. Swipe. Tap. Swipe. Tap. Scrolling our way into oblivion Who are we? (sic)”
The Guilty Minds actress also shared her opinion on separating fact from fiction amidst the rising use of artificial intelligence and deepfakes. The actress said that the onus also lies on people consuming news. She said that her series stresses upon the fact that news consumption cannot be a one-way traffic.
Elaborating on the show, Shriya said, “This season explores different themes in the world of news reporting that are so relevant. One of them being fake news and how easy it is for sensationalised stories to spread faster than actual truth and facts. Given the recent alarming incidents of deepfakes, it raises concerns about misinformation and trust in the media.”
She added, “Today, we can’t afford to blindly believe everything we read on social media without fact checking from multiple sources because of how common fake news has become. Our series addresses the fact that the onus also lies on people consuming news to make sure that they discern fact from fiction.”
The Broken News is a courtroom news drama, which is directed by Vinay Waikul, and stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Sonali Bendre, Jay Upadhyay, Indraneil Sengupta, Taaruk Raina, Aakash Khurana, and Kiran Kumar. The first season streamed on June 2022 and the second season is gearing up for release on May 3, 2024.
