The News Minute Explained

The News Minute
Founder:Vignesh Vellore
Country:India

The News Minute is an Indian digital news platform based in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was founded by Vignesh Vellore who is also the current CEO in 2014. Apart from Karnataka, it also has bureaus in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.[1]

History

In a December 2015 interview with Sadhana Chathurvedula of Mint, Vignesh Vellore mentioned that the website has currently hired 12 people to work in it. The News Minute had secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Raghav Bahl's company. They raised second round of undisclosed amount in 2019. It plans to use those funds to hire more reporters and editors as well as expand its coverage.[2] Vignesh Vellore stated that The News Minute aims to make use of User interface (UI) "so as to keep the audience more engaged with the content we publish."[3]

Notable people

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: About Us . The News Minute . 20 May 2016 . 27 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160527145412/http://www.thenewsminute.com/node/35 . live .
  2. News: The News Minute raises angel funding from Quintillion Media . . 18 December 2015 . 20 May 2016 . Sadhana . Chathurvedula . 31 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160531171107/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/5hunech9v9EwUy56pQChpO/The-News-Minute-raises-angel-funding-from-Quintillion-Media.html . live .
  3. News: The News Minute secures angel funding from Quintillion Media . . 18 December 2015 . 20 May 2016 . Vikas . S. N. . 30 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630023106/http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/the-news-minute-secures-angel-funding-from-quintillion-media/50229601 . live .
  4. News: Chitra Subramaniam and Bofors: The myth of the lone crusader . . 26 April 2012 . 20 May 2016 . Chaudhry . Lakshmi . 27 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161027220202/http://www.firstpost.com/india/chitra-subramaniam-and-bofors-the-myth-of-the-lone-crusader-289498.html . live .
  5. Web site: Chitra Subramaniam joins Republic TV . . 31 January 2017 . 13 December 2017 . 14 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214071701/http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2017/jan/31/chitra-subramaniam-joins-republic-tv/caf33c2863e342ae1365b40bafeefbff . live .
  6. News: Mantri. Geetika. 16 Oct 2020. How the coverage of Sushant Singh's death was a disservice to mental health reportage. The News Minute. 28 Jan 2022.
  7. News: 10 Sep 2021. TNM’s Geetika Mantri wins Project SIREN Award for sensitive suicide reportage. The News Minute. 28 Jan 2022. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128194121/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tnm-s-geetika-mantri-wins-project-siren-award-sensitive-suicide-reportage-155120. live.
  8. News: Isaac. Anna. 14 May 2021. Who gets to live? COVID-19 is causing moral distress among India’s doctors. The News Minute. 28 Jan 2022. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128194119/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/who-gets-live-covid-19-causing-moral-distress-among-india-s-healthcare-workers-148811. live.
  9. News: 19 Nov 2021. TNM's Anna Isaac wins PII-ICRC Awards for story on doctors' dilemma during COVID-19. The News Minute. 28 Jan 2022. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128194120/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tnm-s-anna-isaac-wins-pii-icrc-awards-story-doctors-dilemma-during-covid-19-157825. live.

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