On the record
Essential perspective on journalism from one of its best practitioners.
Demystifying the world of freelance journalism
In a failing news ecosystem, independent journalists keep the story alive. A sneak peek into how they do things to get the best results and the challenges they face.
Shivam Saini
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Think editing is a waste of time? Think again
In the fast-changing world of news, editors at the copy desk continue to be gatekeepers of quality and accuracy.
What’s the best way for newsrooms to handle corrections?
At a time when journalism is rotting away, corrections are truly a saving grace. How newsrooms handle them says a lot about their credibility.
Why was I not quoted in a news article?
Journalists speak to many people while researching a story, but not every conversation makes it to the final piece. While this can be frustrating for the interviewees, there are good reasons why reporters leave some voices out.
Why are sources unnamed by journalists?
Anonymous sources in news stories are often met with apprehension. But in journalism, they’re not a loophole; they’re a lifeline. We unpack how and why responsible newsrooms use unnamed voices for the biggest of their stories.
What does off the record actually mean?
Journalism is poorly understood by many. Take the phrase “off the record”, for instance. It means different things to different people when it shouldn’t really be open to interpretation.
The Morning Context turns 3
The Morning Context turns 3 today. It is as good a day as any to thank our readers, investors and the team, on the shoulders of whose ambition and effort we’ve built TMC. The key lessons of our first three years of being in business is that building a sustainable, fearless, independent media company is closest to running an obstacle race, minus any finishing line.
Vindication for The Morning Context
Earlier today, Kenrise Media Pvt. Ltd, also known as The Ken, and its promoters, Rohin Dharmakumar, Seema Singh and Sumanth Raghavendra, withdrew their suit filed on 25 November 2019 against Ashish K. Mishra, Editor-in-Chief of The Morning Context, along with Harveen Ahluwalia, Pranav S., Pradip K. Saha and Priya Bubna, the co-founders of The Morning Context.
The Morning Context at 2.5
The Morning Context has been selected to join the International Center for Journalists or ICFJ’s News Business Hub. In 2020, we were one of the recipients of the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge for the Asia Pacific region and in 2021, we received an investment from the Media Development Investment Fund.
The Morning Context will be part of ICFJ’s first Elevate cohort
We have some good news to share. The Morning Context has been selected to join the International Center for Journalists’s Elevate news business hub. The programme will have 18 news organizations from around the world who will receive mentoring and business strategy lessons in building a sustainable media company.
