Akul Nishant Akhoury
Greater Noida
Summary
Seasoned financial news editor with 20 years of newsroom experience, including over a decade in real-time financial newswires. Expertise in editing and directing coverage across equities, commodities, fixed income, and macroeconomic developments. As Assistant News Editor, I oversee editorial strategy and mentor reporters while managing real-time reporting during critical market events, demonstrating a keen understanding of the intersection between politics and financial markets.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant News Editor
Informist Media
04.2021 - Current
- Extensive re-writing and content editing of short- and long-form copies across equity and commodity markets, government and corporate debt markets, and government policies.
- Managing editorial content for website and social media.
- Mentoring young business journalists and driving coverage for political and general reporting at the real-time business newswire.
Principal Copy Editor
Cogencis Information Services Ltd
09.2015 - 03.2021
- Edited and rewrote short- and long-form copy to ensure clarity and accuracy in financial markets.
- Monitored and summarized domestic and global news developments to inform editorial content.
- Mentored junior editors on editing best practices to enhance team skills and output quality.
Copy Editor
The Financial Express
12.2011 - 08.2015
- Prepared, rewrote, and edited copies to improve readability.
- Managed content and designed pages on money and market, corporate, and commodity.
- Also involved in making of the weekend edition.
Chief Sub Editor
The Financial Chronicle
12.2010 - 11.2011
- Managed content and designed pages on public policy and corporates.
Sub Editor
The Pioneer
12.2008 - 12.2010
- Edited news stories on politics and prioritised content for newspages.
- Exclusively handled 2009 Lok Sabha election coverage.
- Enhanced readability by preparing and rewriting news story.
Sub-Editor
The Times Of India
01.2006 - 10.2008
- Conceptualised and implemented impactful stories on civic agencies, crime, education, and social and political issues to engage and inform readers.
- Prepared, rewrote, and edited copies, enhancing clarity and engagement for diverse audiences.
- Developed compelling stories on human interests and entertainment to enhance audience connection and broaden readership.
- Developed city pages to provide residents with essential information about local events and services.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Journalism
Times School Of Journalism
01-2006
MA - Political Science
Delhi University
06-2005
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Political Science
Delhi University
06-2003
Senior Secondary - Humanities
BIEC
Daltonganj, Jharkhand06-1999
Secondary -
Sacred Heart School
Daltonganj, Jharkhand06-1997
Skills
* Real-Time News Editing
* Financial Markets Coverage
* Macroeconomic and Policy Copy editing
* Editorial Leadership
* Reporter Mentoring and Development
* Market-Moving News Judgment
* Political and Election Coverage
* Content Strategy and News Planning
* Copy Editing and Story Development
* Market analysis
* Reporter Mentoring and Development
* Style guide adherence
* Editing skills
Accomplishments
- Anchored micro coverage of Union Budgets since 2015 at Informist and Cogencis.
- Anchored micro coverage of monthly high-frequency economic indicators since 2015 at Informist and Cogencis.
- Anchored coverage of the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections and several assembly elections since 2015 at Informist and Cogencis. Exclusive handling of the 2009 Lok Sabha elections at the Pioneer.
- Received several awards for best-edited copy at Cogencis.
- In-depth understanding of the functioning of financial markets and spot commodity markets.
Timeline
Assistant News Editor
Informist Media
04.2021 - Current
Principal Copy Editor
Cogencis Information Services Ltd
09.2015 - 03.2021
Copy Editor
The Financial Express
12.2011 - 08.2015
Chief Sub Editor
The Financial Chronicle
12.2010 - 11.2011
Sub Editor
The Pioneer
12.2008 - 12.2010
Sub-Editor
The Times Of India
01.2006 - 10.2008
Post Graduate Diploma - Journalism
Times School Of Journalism
MA - Political Science
Delhi University
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Political Science
Delhi University
Senior Secondary - Humanities
BIEC
Secondary -
Sacred Heart School