Draft:Niraj Sharma
Niraj Sharma | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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| Title | Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Newsdrum |
Niraj Sharma is a senior journalist who is known for his fight against toxicity on news channels in India. He is the owner and Editor-in-Chief of three news platforms namely BestMediaInfo.com[1] , NewsDrum.in [2]and BuzzInContent.com[3] .
Career[edit]
Sharma started his journalism career with the Hindi daily Punjab Kesri in 2001 and then joined Aaj Tak in 2002. He launched BestMediaInfo.com in 2010.[4]
Controversies[edit]
In 2020, when the Indian television news channels were hounding Rhea Chakraborty over the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Sharma launched an editorial initiative through his portal BestMediaInfo.com where many top advertisers came on record to say that they will not advertise on the channels with toxic content.[5][6]
In the process, Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami threatened Sharma with legal notice and attracted sharp criticism from the industry.[7][8]
He has been quoted in several national and international publications as an expert on issues related to the media and entertainment industry..[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "BestMediaInfo enters general news space; launches NewsDrum.in". The Times of India. 30 August 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "BestMediaInfo enters general news space launches NewsDrum.in". The Week. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "BuzzInContent, Content Marketing Trends, Insight, News, Analyses". www.buzzincontent.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Sharma, bestmediainfo in, Niraj. "Niraj Sharma - BMI Group of Publications". bestmediainfo.in. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Delhi, Niraj Sharma; September 28; 2020 (28 September 2020). "India's top brands want news channels to stop being toxic, warn they could pull the plug on advertising: Best Media Info". www.bestmediainfo.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Delhi, Akansha Srivastava; October 05; 2020 (5 October 2020). "More brands join chorus against toxic content on news channels, seek immediate course correction : Best Media Info". www.bestmediainfo.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Media personalities, public slam Arnab Goswami for legal threat to website; come out in support of BestMediaInfo". The Times of India. 16 February 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Staff, Scroll (13 February 2021). "Arnab Goswami's Republic TV sends legal notice to media site to stop report on brands halting ads". Scroll.in. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Inde: le groupe Adani, proche du BJP, fait une offre publique d'achat sur une télé d'opposition". RFI (in French). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.