Saurabh Shukla (journalist)

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Saurabh Shukla
Born (1973-03-05) 5 March 1973 (age 48)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
EducationJawaharlal Nehru University
OccupationEditor-in-chief of NewsMobile
Years active2000 - present

Saurabh Shukla (born 1973) is an Indian news journalist and the founder and editor-in-chief of NewsMobile.[1] He has worked as an editor with TV Today, senior editor at India Today, diplomatic editor at Mail Today and chief diplomatic correspondent at Hindustan Times.

Education[]

Saurabh studied Masters in International Relations from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi during 1994–96. He also did his master's degree in Security Studies as a British Chevening Scholar as the University of Hull, UK during 1998–99.

Career[]

Saurabh worked with Aaj Tak during the initial years of his career.[2] He has interviewed global leaders, including Donald Trump in 2016,[3] and reported from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Sudan, and Nigeria in addition to India. Saurabh is a member of the India International Centre, a member of the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and is a fellow at the 21st Century Trust, London. He is a former joint secretary and a former member of the Media Advisory Committee of the Parliament of India, Rajya Sabha.[1]

In 2014, Saurabh was quoted in an article on Dawood Ibrahim by The Hindu.[4] He was also quoted by The Guardian in an article on the rising trend of cashless payments in 2017.[5] He also authored a news article for Republic World[6] and an editorial article for Employment News[7] in 2018.

Awards[]

  • 2006 - MS Oberoi Transparency International Award for Excellence in Journalism[2]
  • 2008 - Indian leader fellowship by Spain India foundation
  • 2010 - International Finalist Kurt Schork International Award by Columbia University

Books[]

  • IC 814 Hijacked by Anil Jaggia and Saurabh Shukla[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Saurabh Shukla — OnFrontiers Expert". OnFrontiers. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Six journalists bag the first ever Rai Bahadur M S Oberoi Media Awards - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  3. ^ "Watch: This interview of 'real man' Donald Trump by an Indian editor will leave you in splits". The Indian Express. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  4. ^ "Hand over Dawood, India tells Pakistan". The Hindu. PTI. 2014-12-27. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-05-05.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Forrest, Adam (2017-01-09). "The rise of the cashless city: 'There is this real danger of exclusion'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  6. ^ "Deceit, not peace corridor, is Pakistan's game". Republic World. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  7. ^ "Employment News". employmentnews.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  8. ^ Jaggia, Anil; Shukla, Saurabh (2000-05-01). IC 814 Hijacked. Roli Books.
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