“There was no email, no communication,” says an employee at the Mumbai-based English newspaper DNA. He’s not sure if he is still employed, though.
Yesterday, Diligent Media Corporation-owned DNA pulled the plug on its print operations in a surprise announcement. In an advertisement in its newspaper, the company said it was ceasing printing of its Mumbai and Ahmedabad editions and would be digital-only.
The 14-year-old newspaper had already closed down its Delhi and Jaipur editions in February to stem losses. For the year ended March 2019, Diligent Media reported that its net loss had narrowed about 42% year-on-year to Rs …
Harveen is a co-founder at The Morning Context, and leads our Internet coverage, overseeing a team of reporters writing on startups and tech. She has previously worked as a media, consumer and tech reporter at The Ken and Mint. At The Morning Context, she writes on startups, venture capital, consumer and media businesses—from e-commerce to healthtech to streaming.
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