Chrome DM has released its Opportunity to See (OTS) report for Week 28 of 2026 (July 11–17), measuring the distribution reach of Hindi and English news channels across TV households in India.

A one‑day district‑level media workshop, Vartalaap, was organised in Mandi by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Shimla, to discuss strategies for improving information dissemination, combating fake news, and raising public awareness about government welfare schemes.

A year after Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini promised to implement a cashless medical facility for journalists, the commitment remains unfulfilled, prompting renewed appeals from the media fraternity.

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Newsrooms are hiring differently. As Media Production & Entertainment hiring rises 24 per cent, the fastest of any sector tracked by Naukri, editors at The Pioneer, Outlook and beyond describe a shift toward digital fluency, fresher-heavy hiring and Gen Z's edge in reading online audiences, writes Suganthi Marimuthu

Journalists covering a Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi were assaulted this week, drawing condemnation from press bodies across the country. Times Now reporters Dev Kotak, Shafali Nigam and Jyoti Mishra were among those attacked; equipment was damaged and several journalists were injured, according to statements from Times Network and the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ).

“Being able to create the news, not just react to it, is such an important commodity in this day and age,” says Blair Wise, the recipient of 2027 ABC Andrew Olle Media Scholarship.

Veteran journalist and founder‑editor of Sikkim Express, Mala Rana Patro, was honoured with the Kanchenjunga Kalam Puraskar by the Press Club of Sikkim during its 24th Foundation Day celebrations at Chintan Bhawan.

Two Times of India journalists were honoured with the Sangbad Prabhakar Shera Sangbadikata Puraskar 2026 by the Press Club Kolkata during its 82nd Foundation Day celebrations on Wednesday, July 22.

Watch the full Influencing Insider interview with Shashank Chouhan and Dr Saroj Singh here.

Collective Newsroom sent a reporter into Mahakumbh's aftermath with no camera, just a diary. Four months and 100+ families later, they had a death toll the official record didn't show. That instinct, choosing testimony over spectacle, is also why WAN-IFRA just handed the newsroom three honours in one year. Editors Saroj Singh and Shashank Chouhan tell Influencing India why they'd rather publish ten stories a day than a hundred, and what it costs the people who make them.

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A student-led media experiment that turned an English classroom at a Chennai government school into a miniature newsroom has now earned national recognition. The Classroom TV initiative at Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Ashok Nagar, was selected for presentation at the National Council of Educational Research and Training's National Seminar on Innovative Educational Practices.

Sports journalism in India extends far beyond scores and match results. It covers governance, corruption, athletes' struggles and the politics and economics surrounding sport. Yet journalists working on the beat say it remains undervalued, while cricket continues to dominate coverage and women remain underrepresented in sports newsrooms.