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Readers' Editor

Shailaja Bajpai is ThePrint's Readers' Editor
Shailaja Bajpai is ThePrint’s 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.

How Shekhar Gupta Cuts the Clutter and what people tell ThePrint about it

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Shekhar Gupta has his own, unique style of story-telling and it’s virtually impossible to replicate CTC success. But ThePrint is not a one-trick pony.
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One year of being ThePrint’s Readers’ Editor – my job, your mails, our stories

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As Readers’ Editor, I want to say, dear reader, we hear you although we may not always agree with you.
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Features are fascinating to read & it’s a logical expansion for ThePrint too

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Killed by the steady rise of TV and internet, features have once again found their place in the modern Indian imagination, and ironically, we have digital journalism to thank.
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Complaints, corrections, compliments – What ThePrint readers write in about

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Your feedback is invaluable as it helps ThePrint team to correct, reset its compass, and better align content to readers’ interests.
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ThePrint has new features, authors, desk. But we missed out on a reporter in Ukraine

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We are now producing more news than ever – on Ukraine, election, Covid. And faster.
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How we write 50-word edits, including the hijab one

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For journalists, being misread, misunderstood or misinterpreted have become occupational hazards, something we have to live with.
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Are you happy with our headlines? This is the rule we apply

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A good headline, especially in online media, requires special skill. It must be click worthy, never click bait.
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The way we work – What ThePrint did in 2021 and why good journalism pays

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Kabul or Kumbh, in 2021, ThePrint followed the basic rule of journalism — go where the story takes you.
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We asked our readers why they like ThePrint. This is what they told us

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There were 12 questions that sought to find out whether ThePrint was on the right track, who were its readers, and how satisfied they were.
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Where Lakhimpur was a challenge to report, ground stories help to break ‘us’ vs ‘them’ binary

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Truth be told, Lakhimpur was like trying to fit different puzzles together. That's why we didn't chase every video clip.
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Economy

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

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In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

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New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

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A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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