On the record
Essential perspective on journalism from one of its best practitioners.
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.
Ridham Gambhir
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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.
The Morning Context raises funding from MDIF
Some good, important news from us. I am incredibly glad to welcome the Media Development Investment Fund as an investor in The Morning Context. This investment is an extension of our pre-Series A funding round, and saw the participation of new investors.
This is Yesterday
Here, at The Morning Context, we strive to bring our readers only the best and most compelling stories. In keeping with this philosophy is this brand-new chapter in our editorial mission.
The Morning Context adds Whiteboard Capital, others as investors
The Morning Context has raised funding from Whiteboard Capital, Kunal Shah, Natasha Mehta, Aprameya Radhakrishna and other individuals as part of our pre-Series A investment round.
Still calm, still carrying on - Part II
Kenrise Media Private Limited, also known as The Ken, along with Rohin Dharmakumar, Seema Singh and Sumanth Raghavendra (Plaintiffs) filed a lawsuit 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.
