Firstpost
Firstpost is an Indian news website owned by Reliance Industries, which also runs CNN-News18 and CNBC-TV18.
 Logo of Firstpost | |
| Parent company | Network 18 |
|---|---|
| Status | Live |
| Country of origin | India |
| Headquarters location | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Key people | Palki Sharma Upadhyay (Managing Editor) |
| Official website | firstpost |
The Network 18 group was originally owned by Raghav Bahl. In January 2012, the group received an investment from Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries through a rights issue of up to ₹2,700 crore.[1]
History
In May 2013, the news group was merged with the Indian edition of Forbes India whose four top editorial heads, including editor in chief Indrajit Gupta, were dismissed.[2][3] The event led to a media furor.[4] Thereafter on 31 May 2013, Firstpost took over a satirical website Fakingnews.com for an undisclosed amount.[5]
As of April 2020, Jaideep Giridhar is the executive editor of Firstpost in Mumbai, while Sanjay Singh is the deputy executive editor.[6]
On 26 January 2023, the prime-time show Vantage was launched, hosted by managing editor Palki Sharma, formerly of WION.[7]
References
- "Reliance enters media by opening purse strings for Network18". The Indian Express. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- Menon, Meena (9 June 2013). "'Forbes India' editors sacked for demanding stock ownership". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- "Why Forbes' editors in India were sacked". Rediff. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- Aravind, Indulekha (16 November 2013). "No country for good journalists?". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Firstpost buys current affairs satire portal FakingNews.com". Hindustan Times. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "About Firstpost - Firstpost". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- Srikanth, Swarna. "Palki Sharma's Vantage - Changing geopolitical landscape through the Indian lens". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
