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

Here’s what readers of ThePrint said to us in 2022—and what we are offering in 2023

+TFP Shailaja Bajpai - December 31, 2022

I receive frequent emails accusing ThePrint of 'anti-Hindu bias' or urging us to write more about 'the Nazi politics of Hindutva'. Sometimes, readers generously concede and correct themselves.

How ThePrint courageously covered the Covid battleground and won the IPI award

Shailaja Bajpai - November 30, 2022

Everyone who went to the field admitted that though the experience was harrowing, they had become better journalists, perhaps even better people because of it.

Meet ThePrint’s Desk—people with one of the most unenviable jobs in journalism

Shailaja Bajpai - October 29, 2022

In this age of fast and loose communication, the timeless principles of journalism need to be reinforced. And, it’s the Desk’s job to press ‘pause’ and reflect.

Terrorists, burqa, automated copies, pop-up ads—there’s a lot that bugs ThePrint’s readers

Shailaja Bajpai - September 30, 2022

Our readers are not hostile or angry. If anything, we welcome their criticism because it keeps us on our toes.

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

+TFP Shailaja Bajpai - August 31, 2022

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.

One year of being ThePrint’s Readers’ Editor – my job, your mails, our stories

Shailaja Bajpai - June 30, 2022

As Readers’ Editor, I want to say, dear reader, we hear you although we may not always agree with you.

Features are fascinating to read & it’s a logical expansion for ThePrint too

Shailaja Bajpai - May 31, 2022

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.

Complaints, corrections, compliments – What ThePrint readers write in about

+TFP Shailaja Bajpai - April 30, 2022

Your feedback is invaluable as it helps ThePrint team to correct, reset its compass, and better align content to readers’ interests.

ThePrint has new features, authors, desk. But we missed out on a reporter in Ukraine

Shailaja Bajpai - March 29, 2022

We are now producing more news than ever – on Ukraine, election, Covid. And faster.

How we write 50-word edits, including the hijab one

Shailaja Bajpai - February 28, 2022

For journalists, being misread, misunderstood or misinterpreted have become occupational hazards, something we have to live with.

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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

Aamir Khan and Salman Khan are still dodging and deflecting the age question, 20 yrs later

Ghafoor is a jungle call. The Bads of Bollywood song is a war cry for partygoers

Cambodia isn’t ready for India’s tigers. It doesn’t have prey or protection for big cats

Economy

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

Defence

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

National Interest

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

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