Regulatory regimes are usually behind technology: HuffPost's Lydia Polgreen

India is a fascinating market and there is a real need for our voice, for an independent voice that is not just speaking for leadership, says Polgreen

Lydia Polgreen has spent 15 years with New York Times (NYT), reporting from West Africa and India, among other regions. Early this year, she joined HuffPost as editor-in-chief. HuffPost is part of Oath, the hub of media and content businesses of US telecom giant Verizon. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar spoke to Polgreen on journalism, technology and the internet. Edited excerpts:
 
What are the challenges that journalism faces?

Well, it is the best of times and the worst of times. You can spread news very fast through WhatsApp or social media. It doesn’t need to be fact-checked. And there is this