Readers' Editor

The Readers’ Editor is an initiative by The Print to be accessible and responsive to its readers. Each month, Shailaja Bajpai, as Readers’ Editor, highlights readers’ views on ThePrint’s content and writes about issues that confront journalism in a dense and highly contested media environment.

ThePrint at 8. Readers are evangelists, critics, and asserting their ‘right’

Shailaja Bajpai - August 30, 2025

‘More careful than colourful’—ThePrint’s reporting on the Air India crash put facts first

Expert voices in public spaces—what ThePrint Speakers Bureau offers

Pahalgam, Pakistan generals, pitches—what readers wrote to us in May

How ThePrint’s small newsroom brought you Pahalgam from every angle, minus the noise

Shailaja Bajpai - April 28, 2025

We had to deploy our resources intelligently to tell readers what had happened in the attack, what happened thereafter, and what may happen in the near future.

You can now own a piece of ThePrint. Great speeches tote bags to Cut the Clutter hoodies

Shailaja Bajpai - March 4, 2025

Five tote bags with quotes from BR Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee are on offer. 'People can choose what resonates with them'.

Inside ThePrint’s mailbox—readers bring us praise, critique, and everything in between

Shailaja Bajpai - January 29, 2025

One minute, I am being questioned about the “Razakars and their oppressive rule”. Next, a reader demands an app for the website. Another reader from Thailand wants to contribute articles to ThePrint.

ThePrint’s in-depth ground reports are now multimedia-interactive. 2025 vision board

Shailaja Bajpai - December 28, 2024

In the last 18 months, ThePrint has continued to track events in Manipur by sending reporters and photojournalists. This is how things have changed on the ground.

There is hunger for ThePrint’s brand of journalism—Why we went live in Marathi, Tamil

Shailaja Bajpai - November 30, 2024

You may well ask, what prompted ThePrint to offer its content in Indian languages? Because it’s the logical next step in our relationship with the reader.

ThePrint opinion articles get a flood of readers feedback. Remember, ‘views are personal’

Shailaja Bajpai - October 30, 2024

ThePrint readers want to write. Here's a tip—subscribers articles are published in 'Your Turn' section

The first batch of ThePrint’s J-school has graduated—what students want in the next

Shailaja Bajpai - September 28, 2024

Senior journalists at ThePrint taught the students the fundamental principles of good journalism, interspersed with anecdotes and examples from their professional lives.

Dear readers, ThePrint has heard you — We now offer you a login-based, ad-lite experience

Shailaja Bajpai - August 31, 2024

To see if the new system works, I logged in as a subscriber. I clicked on articles, randomly, and found that most of those annoying advertisements, pop-ups had disappeared.

App demands, ad complaints, admiration — what’s really trending in ThePrint’s mailbox

Shailaja Bajpai - July 31, 2024

I would urge all readers to be part of a conversation with ThePrint about its editorial content—we love feedback and learn from it.

What do NYT, WaPo, Economist, Guardian, FT write about Modi’s India? Just read ‘Global Pulse’

Shailaja Bajpai - June 29, 2024

As India’s stock has risen — whether it is the economy, IT industry, NRI population, or India’s role as a key diplomatic counterpoint to China — the global media’s interest here has increased.

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Readers' Editor

ThePrint at 8. Readers are evangelists, critics, and asserting their ‘right’

‘More careful than colourful’—ThePrint’s reporting on the Air India crash put facts first

Expert voices in public spaces—what ThePrint Speakers Bureau offers

Pahalgam, Pakistan generals, pitches—what readers wrote to us in May

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

Navarro to Loomer—Trump’s team is making India new frontline of MAGA politics

State control blocks India’s progress and exploits its people: C Rajagopalachari

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Defence

Nuclear-propulsion systems to next-gen tanks, India draws up its 15-year defence wishlist

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

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