Firstpost
 Logo of Firstpost | |
| Parent company | Network 18 |
|---|---|
| Status | Live |
| Country of origin | India |
| Headquarters location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Official website | www |
Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. The site is a part of the Network 18 media conglomerate owned by Reliance Industries, which also runs CNN-News18 and CNBC-TV18.[1]
The Network 18 group was originally owned by Raghav Bahl. In January 2012, the group received an investment from Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries through a rights issue of up to ₹2,700 crore.[2]
History[]
In May 2013, the news group was merged with the Indian edition of Forbes whose four top editorial heads including editor in chief Indrajit Gupta were dismissed.[3][4] The event led to a media furor.[5] Thereafter on 31 May 2013 Firstpost took over a satirical website Fakingnews.com in undisclosed amount.[6]
As of April 2020, Jaideep Giridhar is the executive editor of Firstpost in Mumbai, while Sanjay Singh is the deputy executive editor.[7]
References[]
- ^ "About Network 18". Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ "Reliance enters media by opening pursestrings for Network18". The Indian Express. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ Menon, Meena (9 June 2013). "'Forbes India' editors sacked for demanding stock ownership". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ "Why Forbes' editors in India were sacked". Rediff. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ Aravind, Indulekha (16 November 2013). "No country for good journalists?". Business Standard. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Firstpost buys current affairs satire portal FakingNews.com". Hindustan Times. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "About Firstpost - Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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