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Priyata Brajabasi

New Delhi,

Summary

An Indian journalist with 12 years of experience in the news industry, having worked in some of the biggest news organisations in India as a reporter, anchor, writer, producer and editor and in international newsrooms as a freelance reporter, writer, producer and consultant.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

YouTube News Creator

Freelance Journalist
New Delhi
02.2021 - Current
  • Reported, scripted and produced video news packages for France 24 English, Al-Jazeera English, Hindustan Times.
  • Anchor and host for Hindustan Times sponsored Youtube news content.
  • Involved in an 8-week revamp project for Doordarshan India, India's state broadcaster, where I redesigned the channel's on-air look and editorial content before the G20 summit in New Delhi, from July to September 2023.
  • Conduct live news sessions on the Glance Live + Roposo platforms (lock screen media platforms by iMobi India) with relevant guests and experts, on trending and important news topics; from October 2021 to March 2023.
  • Copy Editor and writer at Tweak India, a women-centric digital lifestyle platform from July to October 2023.
  • Worked as a local producer for Al Jazeera video stories shot in Kolkata in November 2022 and February 2023.
  • Created & founded an independent news channel on YouTube in February 2021, now with more 3K + organic subscribers.
  • Conceptualize, script, produce, anchor, and report all the video content on my channel.
  • The channel focuses on Indian politics, elections, national affairs, and Covid-19.
  • Running 5 different news video segments: Epicentre, Covid Conversations, Inside, NewsMakers, and Unwind.
  • Covered the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections independently on my channel.
  • Interviewed politicians like Sitaram Yechury, Manoj Kumar Jha, Yashwant Sinha, Derek O'Brien, Manish Sisodia, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Jignesh Mevani, Dilip Ghosh, Abbas Siddiqui, Asaduddin Owaisi, Locket Chatterjee, Shatarup Ghosh, Jawahar Sircar, and many prominent members of social society, including actors, activists, lawyers, doctors, and more.

India Correspondent

Feature Story News
New Delhi
10.2023 - 06.2024
  • Reported on the news stories from India for FSN, an American news agency with broadcast news clients across the world.
  • Reported and scripted long and short-form video news stories on the 2024 Indian general elections for international media organisations like Channel News Asia (CNA), CBC, LBC, eNCA, Scripps, SBS.
  • Stories on Indian elections included India's mega opposition alliance, intense heatwave during Indian elections, India's recently scrapped political financing - electoral bonds, Modi's downfall in Ayodhya, 10 years of Modi government, among many others.
  • Scripted, produced, and reported for video news packages on the environment, women's issues, geopolitics, and business.

Senior News Producer

Wion News
New Delhi
01.2020 - 10.2020
  • Responsible for all the editorial content, scripts, graphics, and anchor links on air, as Output/Editorial Desk In-charge.
  • Identifying and assigning news stories of the day.
  • Led a daily shift of writers, video producers, video editors, and assignment team for a seamless on-air broadcast.
  • Head writer for a weekly show, The West Asia Post, that focused on ground reportage from conflict zones in the Middle East.
  • Human Resource Management of all employees on the editorial desk.

News Producer

India Today TV
New Delhi
10.2019 - 12.2019
  • Copywriting stories and packages on the Editorial desk.
  • Shift Supervisor for seamless on-air broadcast.
  • Produced prime time news shows like 5Live, 6PM Prime, and 7@7.

Associate Editor and Anchor

Tiranga TV
New Delhi
06.2018 - 07.2019
  • Anchored during the 2019 General elections in India, with discussions, analysis, and debates with politicians and election analysts.
  • Produced, wrote, and anchored Delhi-7, a 7-part special election series that focused on 7 constituencies of Delhi.
  • Produced, wrote, and anchored Election Yatra, a special election series focusing on key constituencies in India.
  • Produced, wrote, and anchored a special series on Encephalitis deaths in Bihar.
  • Produced, wrote, and anchored a Union budget show, Budget on My Mind.
  • Shift supervisor on the Output Desk, responsible for all content on air during the shift.
  • Worked on special stories on the Transgender Bill 2018, Surrogacy Bill 2018, and Women's Reservation Bill.

Principal Correspondent

Catchnews.com
06.2015 - 05.2018
  • Primary Beats - Environment, Education, Health, and Gender.
  • Broke a story on how Haryana’s Women’s Commission had zero members in the month of May-June-July in 2017 when at least 7 gangrapes were reported in the state.
  • Extensively covered the Gorkhaland agitation in North Bengal in June-July 2017.
  • Covered Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha elections in 2017.
  • Covered the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha elections in 2016.

Desk Editor

Barcroft Media
09.2013 - 05.2015
  • Writing copies and scripts for news and features from India, to be sent to media clients all around the world.
  • Editing, captioning, and processing news stories, photographs, and videos from freelancers and stringers in India for international publications like The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Sun, etc.

In-House Reporter

NDTV 24X7
07.2012 - 06.2013
  • Part of the editorial/output team of NDTV 24X7.
  • Writing for news scripts, flashes, and tickers.
  • Creating rundowns for news bulletins.
  • Writing and editing news packages.

Education

Bachelor's in Media And Communication - Journalism

Symbiosis Institute of Media And Communication
Pune
05.2011

Skills

  • Sharp news sense
  • Well versed in national & international politics
  • Skilled news writer & editor
  • Well versed in Newsroom softwares
  • Comfortable in leadership roles
  • Multi-lingual
  • Production Processes

Timeline

India Correspondent

Feature Story News
10.2023 - 06.2024

YouTube News Creator

Freelance Journalist
02.2021 - Current

Senior News Producer

Wion News
01.2020 - 10.2020

News Producer

India Today TV
10.2019 - 12.2019

Associate Editor and Anchor

Tiranga TV
06.2018 - 07.2019

Principal Correspondent

Catchnews.com
06.2015 - 05.2018

Desk Editor

Barcroft Media
09.2013 - 05.2015

In-House Reporter

NDTV 24X7
07.2012 - 06.2013

Bachelor's in Media And Communication - Journalism

Symbiosis Institute of Media And Communication

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