Swathi Moorthy
Business Reporter
Bangalore
Summary
Adaptable and quick learner with an inquisitive mind reporting on business and technology. Acclimatized to high pressure, long hours, and tight deadlines given the stint as an engineer and journalist in newsrooms across India. Currently seeking an opportunity to leverage the skills to the fullest extent, bringing a unique blend of technical understanding and journalistic expertise to deliver impactful stories in the dynamic world of business reporting.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
THE ECONOMIC TIMES PRIME
Bengaluru
05.2022 - Current
- Delivering impactful stories without compromising on accuracy in timely manner be it breaking news, investigative reports, or analysis of cryptocurrency exchanges, Web3 startups, and policy challenges
- Stayed up-to-date with current events and trends to stay ahead of competition.
- Stories on crypto/Web3 accounted for 10% of overall subscriptions under technology.
- Kept on top of developments in gaming sector including policy issues, funding, and business challenges.
- Wrote and submitted accurate, engaging, and fact-checked stories.
- Adhered to ethical and legal standards to maintain credibility and trust with audiences
- Collaborated with other journalists and departments to produce well-rounded and comprehensive news coverage
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
MONEYCONTROL, NETWORK18
Bengaluru
02.2019 - 04.2022
- Reported on Indian IT industry, boardroom conflict, metaverse and Web3 through stories, news breaks, explainers and .
- Tracking social media landscape in India including short video platforms, microblogging platform Koo, and social audio like Clubhouse through interviews, breaking stories, and long form features
- Wrote on cybersecurity, data privacy and keenly followed aftermath of new IT rules on intermediaries, particularly Twitter
- Closely tracked caste bias in Silicon Valley, writing exclusives, key developments and in-depth reportage
- First to catch on to war for talent narrative that was shaping tech talent landscape spanning startups, IT, and multinationals post pandemic and consistently covering topic.
- Reporting with accuracy by checking validity of all facts presented
- Planned and conducted research and pitched long-form stories to promote investigative news topics
CORRESPONDENT
THE HINDU BUSINESSLINE
Chennai/New Delhi
06.2015 - 01.2019
- Covered startups and policy from New Delhi
- Worked on stories real estate, education, and hospitality.
- Reported from field locations in rural Tamil Nadu like Dharmapuri, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Ambur, and wrote stories under tight deadlines
- Focused on speed and accuracy by checking validity of all facts presented
Software Test Engineer
Infosys
Chennai
07.2010 - 07.2014
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Worked on Data warehouse testing for first two years and manual testing for another two years.
- Data warehouse testing involved testing Business functionalities and data quality at ETL phase and validation of data at Data Load phase.
- Curated monthly newsletter and daily mailer series at Deliver Unit level
Education
PG DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM - Print Journalism
Asian College of Journalism
Chennai 07.2014 - 05.2015
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Information Technology
SASTRA University
Thanjavur 07.2006 - 05.2010
Skills
News writingundefined
Websites
Certification
Japanese Language Proficiency Test - Level 5, Japanese langauage
Timeline
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
THE ECONOMIC TIMES PRIME
05.2022 - Current
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
MONEYCONTROL, NETWORK18
02.2019 - 04.2022
CORRESPONDENT
THE HINDU BUSINESSLINE
06.2015 - 01.2019
PG DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM - Print Journalism
Asian College of Journalism
07.2014 - 05.2015
Software Test Engineer
Infosys
07.2010 - 07.2014
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Information Technology
SASTRA University
07.2006 - 05.2010
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