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.

The Chennai Press Club has condemned the alleged threatening and aggressive behaviour of Additional Superintendent of Police (ADSP) Thibu towards journalists in Thoothukudi and urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay to take immediate action against the officer.

The City Press Club of Faridabad in Haryana held the second round of its scooter distribution initiative on July 19, providing scooters to journalists as part of its welfare programme. So far, the club has distributed 38 scooters, including 26 e‑scooters.

Police have arrested Sadath, another accused in the murder of ABN Andhra Jyothi reporter Jaganmohan Reddy in V. Kota Mandal of Andhra Pradesh's Chithoor district. He has been remanded to judicial custody.

A video capturing a beautiful moth transforming into a butterfly received the Special Jury's Mention as senior visual journalist Sadiq Parakkalan of MediaOne's Thiruvananthapuram bureau was announced as the winner of the 2025 Kottayam Press Club Video Journalist Award.

Chamarajanagar MLA C. Puttarangashetty has donated Rs 5 lakh to the District Journalists' Welfare Fund, taking the fund's total corpus to Rs 11 lakh.

Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) State President Shivanand Tagadur visited Hanur during his tour of Chamarajanagar district and inspected the construction of the press building being developed by the Taluk Working Journalists' Union.

Odisha journalists have opposed a new Home Department rule requiring accredited reporters to obtain a separate entry pass for the state secretariat, calling it redundant given existing accreditation checks. Over 100 journalists in Bhubaneswar have written to CM Mohan Charan Majhi seeking withdrawal of the rule.

RBNL's BIG FM has unveiled an integrated version of its media ecosystem, ONE BIG WORLD, shifting from siloed ad sales to a unified platform. First launched in 2022, the revamp aims to simplify things for advertisers navigating a fragmented market.

The Gramin Patrakar Association held a district-level meeting in Bagaha on Sunday to discuss organisational strengthening, membership expansion, journalist safety, government welfare measures, and the dignity of the profession.

UNICEF India, PIB (Western Zone), and AIIMS Nagpur concluded a two-day media workshop in Nagpur on July 14 to improve reporting on childhood non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with over 30 journalists from western India attending.

Up to 30 roles at Nine Publishing’s Metro mastheads are set to be made redundant.

Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chandigarh unit on Sunday, July 19, held a peace dialogue at the Chandigarh Press Club following the alleged assault on senior journalist Ramesh Handa, City Chief Editor (Chandigarh Region) of Punjab Kesari and former president of the Press Club, by BJP Yuva Morcha Mandal leader Ashish Kumar.

The Bombay High Court has postponed the Mumbai Press Club elections to July 24 after hearing petitions challenging the rejection of several nomination papers by the Returning Officer.