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.

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ThePrint’s election coverage isn’t about who’s winning. It’s about the mood on the ground

Shailaja Bajpai - 30 April, 2024

Criticism, kindness, complaints—ThePrint readers don’t hold back. And we don’t want them to

How ThePrint reporters make governance, policy stories interesting for its readers

How ThePrint’s reporters and photographers covered Ram temple and Ayodhya—beyond politics

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

+TFP Shailaja Bajpai - 31 August, 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 - 30 June, 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 - 31 May, 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 - 30 April, 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 - 29 March, 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 - 28 February, 2022

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

Are you happy with our headlines? This is the rule we apply

Shailaja Bajpai - 28 January, 2022

A good headline, especially in online media, requires special skill. It must be click worthy, never click bait.

The way we work – What ThePrint did in 2021 and why good journalism pays

Shailaja Bajpai - 31 December, 2021

Kabul or Kumbh, in 2021, ThePrint followed the basic rule of journalism — go where the story takes you.

We asked our readers why they like ThePrint. This is what they told us

Shailaja Bajpai - 27 November, 2021

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.

Where Lakhimpur was a challenge to report, ground stories help to break ‘us’ vs ‘them’ binary

Shailaja Bajpai - 31 October, 2021

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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Readers' Editor

ThePrint’s election coverage isn’t about who’s winning. It’s about the mood on the ground

Criticism, kindness, complaints—ThePrint readers don’t hold back. And we don’t want them to

How ThePrint reporters make governance, policy stories interesting for its readers

How ThePrint’s reporters and photographers covered Ram temple and Ayodhya—beyond politics

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

What’s Xi Jinping doing in Europe? His goal is more strategic than economic

Nehru, Manmohan Singh harmed the cause of caste census. Rahul doing the same now

BJP is having a Haryana headache. Even if it wins, its image could still suffer a dent

Economy

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

Defence

SC to take up over 400 SSC officers’ plea seeking post-retirement benefits — ‘breach of Article 14′

National Interest

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

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