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New York based
Geeta is moving her job to Mumbai. She told South Asian Journalists
Association forum (SAJA): "I have always wanted to write about India,
and now is the time where it works both for my family and for the Wall
Street Journal for to be there."
India's booming
economy, socio-political issues and such matters are being attracted by
many media professionals to India. There are many untold stories in
remote villages. The boundary line between urban and rural India has
been dissolving fast. The newly risen middle class, youth in global age
are one scenario.
Biggest Indian
newspapers are going behind stories that attract middle class, according
to recent study. Still there are disturbing stories of poverty,
negligence, child sexual abuse, tribal issues throughout India, but many
are undisclosed. Home coming journalists with American experience can
report the real story of "developing" India.
The sufferings of
poor and downtrodden people of villages, the bad effect of environment
due to growing urbanization, the social issues caused by the tremendous
growth in IT sector, the age old and cross-grained reservation policy on
the base of caste and religion, the still ruling bureaucracy, rising
crimes and terrorism in metros, child labor and food crisis are few
among major areas.
Majority of
people are still out of media reach and its influence. This can also be
discussed among Indian and foreign media alike - this is a periodic hail
by media critic and research scholars.
Many prominent
journalists who worked in America have returned back to home country for
last two years. Just before the announcement of Geetha's moving, another
American Indian journalist Jyothi Thottam was appointed as South Asian
Bureau Chief of Time Magzine.Thottam said she couldn't imagine a better
place to be a journalist. She is planning to report region's stories,
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Geeta Anand |
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Born in Mumbai and
migrated to USA, Geeta received Pulitzer prize for explanatory journalism
for a series of stories about scandals in corporate America in 2002.
HarperCollins published her book, ‘The Cure’ in 2006 about a father’s
struggle to save his children from a deadly genetic disease. Reports say
that she will continue her investigation on health, science, and the
environment.
Jyoti was born in
Kerala but brought up in Houston. She began her journalism career at the
Wall Street Journal and her writing has also appeared in the Believer and
the Village Voice. SAJA has announced a list of Indian American journo who
have moved to India recently.
The other prominent
Indian American media professionals who joined back Indian journalism
fraternity are Naresh Fernandes of the Wall Street Journal, S. Mitra Kalita
of the Washington Post, now working with Mint, a Delhi business daily as
columnist and editor, Manjeet Kripalani is bureau chief of Business
Week.Somini SenGupta, South Asia bureau Chief of the New York Times, Raju
Narisetti, former deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, who
moved to New Delhi to launch Mint, a business daily; Pankaj Paul, managing
editor of the Wilmington (Delaware) News Journal, who is now the managing
editor of Hindustan Times.
Anil Srivatsa, one of
the well-known South Asian Radio personalities, is now in Delhi as chief
operating officer of India Today's Radio Today's FM operations. These
journalists have experienced the freedom and innovative style of American
journalism.
Their move will
definitely lead Indian continent to new heights of developmental and
investigative journalism, according to media experts. There will be many
serious issues that are to be focused by media. Among the group of
journalists who have moved to India, there are investigative experts who
disclosed many issues in American media.
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