Draft:Journalism in Nagpur

Nagpur play an important role in contributing to the media resource in Nagpur. Nagpur is the third-largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune.[1] around 400 journalists in Nagpur, Many journalists lost jobs during Covid and have still not been able to recover from this loss. Hundreds of journalists gathered at a football stadium in Nagpur, Maharashtra to protest in support of digital journalists, implementation of laws to prevent violence against journalists and employment for their children[2]

Nagpur’s first newspaper’s name was ‘Fanindramani'[3] The first Marathi newspaper, Darpan, was started on 6 January 1832 by Balshastri Jambhekar. The paper was bilingual fortnightly also published in English as The Bombay Darpan and stopped publishing in 1840[4]

Various types of newspapers printed in Nagpur in large numbers and in different international and Indian languages. Some important newspapers that have made a mark in the city are the Times of India, Lokmat, Lokmat samachar, Navbharat, Dainik Bhaskar and the Indian Express

Most Popular Marathi Newspapers in Nagpur

  1. Lokmat
  2. Loksatta
  3. Maharashtra Times
  4. Sakal
  5. Divya Marathi
  6. Tarun Bharat
  7. Deshonnati
  8. Punyanagari[5]

Journalism Awards instituted in memory of 1st editor of Lokmat Patrapandit Padmashri Shri PV Gadgil and 2nd Editor Patramaharshi Shri Baba Dalvi, Awards in continuation of the founded by Jawaharlal Darda Veteran Freedom Fighter and Founder of Lokmat Media Group,[6]

  1. ^ "Maharashtra Population 2022 | Sex Ratio & Literacy rate 2024". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  2. ^ Sodhi, Tanishka (2023-12-16). "Why a group of journalists in Maharashtra held a symbolic fast for three days". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  3. ^ "Andhare shines a light on Nagpur's history". The Times of India. 2015-02-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  4. ^ Vilanilam, J. V. (2005-11-05). Mass Communication In India: A Sociological Perspective. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-3372-4.
  5. ^ "10 Most Popular Marathi Newspapers You Must Know - Indian PR Distribution | IPRD | Best PR Agency | Paid and Organic Press Release". 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  6. ^ author/lokmat-news-network (2023-04-15). "२०२१ व २०२२ चे लोकमत पां.वा. गाडगीळ आणि बाबा दळवी स्मृती पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार जाहीर". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 2024-12-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)