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By sheer serendipity, Diljit Dosanjh’s seismic appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon landed just in time for the latest episode of “Shall we Check it out?” that covers his newest film, in which he plays the Elvis of Punjab, Amar Singh Chamkila.
I couldn’t begin to grasp the full cultural weight of this award-winning film on my own. Thankfully, Prof. Sarunas Paunksnis stepped in to unpack the dense cultural and social layers running through it. I strongly recommend tuning in to hear him pour out a treasure trove of insight on Punjabi culture in particular and Indian cinema in general.
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What Censorship Really Tries to Hide International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences member Aistė Ptakauskė and Head of Digital Culture, Communication and Media Research Group at Kaunas Un...

This year’s edition of Unscripted Format Incubator TV FORM ended in unprecedented success! The Lithuanian public service broadcaster LRT chose three digital-first and three mobile-first formats to develop for their OTT platform and social media channels🤩 Congratulations to all the creators who worked very hard throughout the entire incubator, and huge thanks to Philip Kalin-Hajdu for pushing them in the right direction and keeping them on the right track in the process🙏
Cannot wait to see the finished series and share them with the global TV industry🫶

Unscripted Format Incubator TV FORM is in progress! What a joy and a privilege to have a fellow International Emmy Awards juror, Philip Kalin-Hajdu, training Lithuanian content creators in developing and pitching unscripted formats for the global market. Thank you, LRT, for your tireless commitment to elevating the Lithuanian TV industry🙏

You cannot be only partially inclusive! You're either all in or you're simply not inclusive.
That's the main takeaway from my eye-opening conversation with a global diversity and inclusion leader and #1 New York Times bestselling author of “Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, a Guide Dog & the Triumph of Trust”, Michael Hingson Author/Speaker.
Blind from birth, Michael was raised by sighted parents who instilled in him a strong can-do spirit. After nearly three decades in management positions at various high-tech companies, Michael’s life changed dramatically on the 11th of September in 2001, when he and his guide dog, Roselle, escaped from the 78th floor of Tower One in the World Trade Center just moments before it collapsed.
In this new episode of "Shall we Check it out?", Michael shared many valuable insights on why representation in media matters and what we can all do to make it more accurate and fair.
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Links to Spotify and Apple Podcasts in the comments👇🏻

Does Media Accurately Represent us? International Emmy® juror and media powerhouse Aiste Ptakauske joins forces with Michael Hingson, a global diversity and inclusion leader and #1 New York Tim...

As the award season rolls out, the podcast series "Shall we Check it out?" resumes!
In the newest episode, Aiste Ptakauske explores the critically acclaimed political thriller The Diplomat that, yet again, didn't get a Golden Globe, but did receive the American Film Institute Television Program of the Year award for providing 'a complex, rich, visual record of our modern world.'
To examine how accurate this record is, Aiste is joined by Nina and Sean Murray, a husband‑and‑wife team who—very much like the central characters of the show—spent the better part of their careers in the U.S. diplomatic service.
What a privilege to host guests that bring equally deep expertise in both diplomacy and writing!
The discussion focused on what the show gets right, where it stretches reality, and how both diplomacy and writing about it works in practice.
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How Real does 'The Diplomat' Get? Member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Aiste Ptakauske takes a closer look at how accurately the critically acclaimed series The ...