Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)

Sudhir Chaudhary
Chaudhary at Zee News Office, Noida
Born (1974-06-18) June 18, 1974
Alma mater Delhi University
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
Occupation Journalist, news anchor, editor
Years active 1993—present
Known for Anchoring popular prime time show 'Daily News & Analysis'
Awards Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in the "Hindi broadcast" category for 2013[1][2][3]

Sudhir Chaudhary (born 18 June 1974) is an Indian journalist. He serves as the editor-in-chief of Hindi news channel Zee News. In April 2017, he was chosen as the editor-in-chief of English news channel World is One News, and business channel Zee Business by Zee Media Corporation Limited.

Chaudhary hosts Daily News And Analysis aired on Zee News.[4]

Early life and education

Chaudhary obtained his bachelor of arts from Delhi University and later received his diploma in journalism from Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.

Career

Chaudhary has been working in the television news industry since the 1990s.

In 2003, he left Zee News. He was instrumental in the launch of Sahara Samay, the Hindi news channel of the Sahara group. He also joined India TV for a brief time. Next he joined Live India as editor-in-chief.[5] In 2012 he rejoined Zee News, where he hosts the news show Daily News & Analysis (DNA).

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In November 2012, Chaudhary was arrested, alongside his colleague, Sameer Ahluwalia on charges of extortion.[9] This followed a complaint that had been filed by Congress MP and businessman, Naveen Jindal. Jindal had alleged that the two journalists had tried to extort Rs. 100 Crore worth of advertisements from his company in exchange for dropping stories that linked the Jindal Group with the Coalgate scam. The two were sent to 14-day judicial custody and were ultimately released on bail.[10] The Broadcast Editors Association suspended Chaudhary as its Treasurer in the wake of these charges.[11] Having scrutinised video footage from the incident, it determined that Chaudhary had acted in a manner prejudicial to the interests and objectives of the Association. In July 2016, the Supreme Court ordered Chaudhary and Ahluwalia to provide voice samples to the investigating agencies to further the investigation. In July 2018, the Jindal Group wrote to the investigating agencies requesting them to withdraw the allegations against the journalists and file a closure report in the case.[12]

Awards

Chaudhary won a Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in the "Hindi broadcast" category for 2013. He won the award for his interview with the friend of the Delhi December 16 gang-rape victim.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zee News senior editor Sudhir Chaudhary gets Ramnath Goenka Excellence". satyavijayi. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  2. 1 2 "Sudhir Chaudhary gets Ramnath Goenka Excellence". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Sudhir Chaudhary gets Ramnath Goenka Excellence". financial express. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Sudhir Chaudhary now also editor in Chief of zee business". Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sudhir Chaudhary bids adieu to Live India".
  6. ↑ Staff, JKR (2016-07-01). "Supreme Court warns Zee News editors, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia, directs them to follow procedure or they will be sent back to jail - Janta Ka Reporter 2.0". Janta Ka Reporter 2.0. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  7. ↑ Jebaraj, Priscilla (2012-10-25). "Jindal plays CD, claims Zee editors demanded Rs. 100 crore". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  8. ↑ "Zee editors get bail in Rs 100 cr extortion bid case - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  9. ↑ "Two Zee editors arrested for 'Rs 100-crore extortion bid' - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  10. ↑ "Zee editors in two-week custody". BBC News. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  11. ↑ "Broadcasters' body suspends Zee editor over Naveen Jindal charge - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  12. ↑ "ED charges against Naveen Jindal, others as his firm settles case of extortion with Zee". The Indian Express. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
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