Veteran journalist Sidin Vadukut used his lecture at the Asian College of Journalism to highlight the challenges faced by media entrepreneurs in India.The co-founder of All Things Small covered a bunch of issues ranging from shorter attention spans of readers to the difficulties tied to monetising true stories.

He shed light on the changing media landscape and how it is being influenced heavily by the changes in news consumption patterns.

The author of books such as “Dork” and “Bombay Fever” also discussed the high costs and other practical difficulties of covering a country as diverse and large as India.

Vadukut spoke about how young business journalists could make a difference in the changing times of journalism and urged them to always be curious, passionate and find varied areas of interest.