Experience

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  Puthiya Thalaimurai Tv

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Senior Executive Editor

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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  Press Trust of India (PTI)

  • Editor - South India

    • Nov 2022 - Dec 2023

    Handled PTI's editorial operations in South India.

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  The Federal

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Senior Editor

    • Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Digital News Media Platform

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  Indian School of Business

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Data Journalism Consultant

    • Feb 2022 - Nov 2022
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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  India Ahead

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Consulting Editor

    • Mar 2021 - Nov 2021
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Providing editorial direction and inputs for Tamil Nadu Bureau

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  The Lede

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  • Co-Founder

    • Mar 2020 - Mar 2021
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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  Associated Broadcasting Co. Pvt Ltd (TV9)

  • Bengaluru Area, India

  • Senior Executive Producer

    • Jul 2019 - Mar 2020
    • Bengaluru Area, India
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  The Lede, thelede.co.in

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Co-Founder

    • Mar 2019 - Mar 2020
    • Chennai Area, India

    The Lede ( Pronounced as The /liːd/) is a digital news platform started originally in 2016 by award winning journalist Sandhya Ravishankar to promote the finest quality of journalistic work. Focusing on the southern states, The Lede will have a microscopic view on news developments in Tamil Nadu....

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  CNN-News18

  • Deputy Editor

    • Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
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  The Economic Times

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Bureau Chief – Senior Associate Editor

    • Jun 2014 - Jan 2018
    • Chennai Area, India

    Heading Tamil Nadu bureau of The Economic Times – the world’s second largest business newspaper. Role involves managing news flow from the bureau and widening political coverage. Mentoring a team of reporters and ensuring quality output.

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  Delta4Cast Pvt Ltd

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Head - Content

    • Nov 2013 - May 2014
    • Chennai Area, India

    Heading the content vertical of a start-up broadcast solutions company. The company provides complete back-end support to news and entertainment Channels (Regional, National and International). The Delta4Cast team is equipped to set up a news channel from scratch and build teams for System Integr...

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  Puthiya Thalaimurai Tv

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Senior Editor - Input

    • Aug 2011 - May 2013
    • Chennai Area, India

    Heading the channel’s Input and News Reporting teams (54 reporters/ stringers across Tamil Nadu, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi.) Responsible for generating news content that appeals to the international Tamil Diaspora. Played an important role in ensuring news input that put the Channel in the n...

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  Times Network

  • Mumbai Area, India and Chennai

  • Senior News Producer, ET Now

    • Nov 2008 - Aug 2011
    • Mumbai Area, India and Chennai

    November 2008 – Feb 2010 (Placed at ET Now HQ in Mumbai)Feb 2010 – Aug 2011 (Based in Chennai)Responsible for covering all business/political news developments (in Tamil Nadu) relevant to ET NOW. Day-to-day business news reporting and trend stories. Contributing for Economic Times Print edition.B...

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  NewsX

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Chief of Bureau

    • Nov 2007 - Nov 2008
    • Chennai Area, India

    Understanding the operations of an upcoming national news channel. Responsible for setting up the Chennai bureau, recruiting the news team. Setting up a strong network of stringers across Tamil Nadu. Generating and assigning news stories in the state. Filtering editorial content and monitoring ne...

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  India Today

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Special Correspondent (Aaj Tak/Headlines Today)

    • Sep 2003 - Oct 2007
    • Chennai Area, India

    Responsible for generating news content from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. Handling Tamil Nadu bureau with two correspondents and coordinating content from Sri Lanka using stringers. Monitoring all political developments in the state. Generating political and general news content, special programmes ...

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  The New Indian Express

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Senior Reporter

    • Jan 2003 - Aug 2003
    • Chennai Area, India
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  Sify Technologies Limited.

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Channel Manager

    • Sep 2002 - Jan 2003
    • Chennai Area, India
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  IPFonline Limited

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Senior Copy Editor/Correspondent

    • Sep 2001 - Sep 2002
    • Chennai Area, India
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  OTE group

  • Muscat Governorate, Oman

  • Copy Writer (Communication Team)

    • Jan 2001 - Jun 2001
    • Muscat Governorate, Oman
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  The Hindu

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Staff Reporter

    • Apr 2000 - Jan 2001
    • Chennai Area, India
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  The New Indian Express

  • Kanyakumari district and Chennai

  • Reporter

    • Sep 1997 - Apr 2000
    • Kanyakumari district and Chennai