Indore-based communications agency, PR 24x7, has announced an expansion of its services pan-India, a significant milestone to enhance the agency’s presence and reach to the national stage.  The announcement comes in a special recognition ceremony of its "Golden Pillars," dedicated employees who have been with the organization for over 10 years. The ceremony marked the beginning of a new era known as "PR 24x7 2.0."   The agency’s “The Golden Pillars” - Ujjain Singh Chauhan, Vikas Rajora, Parineeta Nagarkar Khele, Sansriti Mishra, Neha Gour, Deepak Chadha, Meena Bisen, and Vineet Bhatt were not only honored for their decades-long contributions, but also entrusted with new responsibilities.  Founder Dr. Atul Malikram expressed heartfelt gratitude, saying, "These Golden Pillars are the very foundation of our company. Their unwavering dedication and expertise have firmly established PR 24x7 as India's most trusted regional PR agency."  "These Golden Pillars are more than

The Kashmir News Service (KNS) group of publications held its annual media workshop on Sunday, October 12, at Hotel Radisson, M.A. Road, Srinagar. The day-long session brought together correspondents from across districts, senior editors, and former journalists associated with KNS. This year’s workshop centred on the growing challenge of misinformation and the need to reinforce responsible journalism in the age of unverified social media content. Speakers expressed concern over the unchecked proliferation of Facebook pages and anonymous news handles operating without editorial oversight. They said such platforms often circulate misleading information, forcing professional journalists to work harder to preserve credibility and public trust. Participants underscored that responsible journalism must counter online noise with verified facts, editorial rigour and accountability. “Speed cannot come at the cost of accuracy and rumours cannot be allowed to pass as news,” one partici

In a world where markets swing in seconds and updates flash across faster than the blink of an eye, financial journalists work at a pace that rivals the movement they cover. Operating at the intersection of speed, precision and trust, they turn volatility into understanding. Their accuracy and immediacy not only shape how stories are told but also how they are received. Each day demands as they decode complex data, translate numbers into narratives and track every rise and fall in the market, ensuring that no shift, however small, goes unnoticed.  To understand how they navigate these rapidly changing markets, Influencing India spoke to a few financial journalists who track the markets closely - from daily fluctuations to long-term trends. They shared what to focus on, how to handle newsroom pressure and whether AI is reshaping their craft.  For Prashanth Perumal Jeyathilagar, a business and economics writer at The Hindu, financial journalism begins with purpose and depth. “Firs

The Wire — an independent digital media organisation — has won the fifth N. Rajesh Memorial Media Award, instituted by the Madhyamam Journalists’ Union (MJU) in memory of veteran journalist and former Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) leader N. Rajesh. The award was decided after the MJU executive committee constituted a panel which unanimously chose The Wire. “The award also reflects MJU’s solidarity with a media institution that continues to stand as a guardian of democracy and press freedom,” the organisers said. The citation recognises The Wire for its outstanding contributions to fearless and investigative journalism. Over the past decade, The Wire has consistently brought to light issues and stories neglected by the mainstream media, thereby expanding the space for public debate. In doing so, it has faced repeated attacks from those in power. Recently, senior journalists, including Karan Thapar, faced threats of arrest for exposing alleged undemocratic ac

Image source: First Post, ABC News, Al Jazeera and South China Morning Post; Edited by Dinesh Raj M   After two relentless years of bloodshed, Gaza woke up to something it hadn’t felt in a long time—quiet. The last Israeli hostages were freed, nearly 2,000 Palestinians walked out of prison and for the first time in years, a fragile calm replaced the sound of sirens. On Monday, Israel and Palestine signed what world leaders are calling a “historic ceasefire,” one that could redraw the map of peace in the Middle East. Hot off the Press The Times of India and The Hindu reported that as U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Israel to thunderous applause, Hamas released the final 20 surviving hostages, while Israel freed 1,968 Palestinian prisoners. The swap, overseen by the Red Cross, marked the formal start of a ceasefire that Trump described as “the historic dawn of a new Middle East.” Trump later flew to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where he joined over 20 world leaders�

A string of hoax bomb threats targeting journalists and media organisations in Tamil Nadu this week triggered panic across newsrooms and kept police forces on high alert. The coordinated messages, later confirmed to be false, have raised concerns about escalating attempts to intimidate members of the press. Between October 8 and 9, multiple threatening emails were received by police and intelligence agencies, naming several journalists and YouTubers — including Nakheeran Gopal, Savukku Shankar, Felix Gerald, Vishan, journalist Mani and Gabriel Devadoss. The messages claimed bombs had been planted at their residences and offices, The Newslaundry reported. Teams from the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), supported by local police and sniffer dogs, conducted searches across several locations in Chennai but found no explosives. “I got calls from four different police stations — Kodambakkam, Vadapalani, Saidapet, and Perumbakkam — asking about my whereabouts,” sa

No prizes for guessing the main story today - except if you live in another land, but let's come back to that later. Yes, as The Sydney Morning Herald simply but effectively puts it in the headline on the front page story by Europe correspondent David Crowe - HOSTAGES FREED.  What is also striking from a media observer's point of view is that while Mr Crowe is an exceptional journalist, his bosses clearly don't feel the need to have anyone reporting from the Middle East - or maybe it's a cost issue.   But it is indeed a time of celebration for those who have been let go from the clutches of terrorist organisation Hamas in the Middle East, and almost all the dailies quite rightly give it a massive amount of space, complete with touching pictures of family reunions.  The SMH's Melbourne cousin The Age goes with the same story by David Crowe ('TASTE OF FREEDOM') and the same main picture. The snap is also used big - a bit too big for my liking because the quality of