Kunal Majumder Explained

Kunal Majumder
Birth Date:13 February 1984
Birth Place:Jharia, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Alma Mater:Jamia Millia Islamia
Occupation:Journalist, academic
Organization:Committee to Protect Journalists

Kunal Majumder is an Indian journalist and academic. He investigates and documents issues related to press freedom and advocates for journalist safety as India's representative at the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Majumder has worked as a journalist with Tehelka, Indian Express Group, Rajasthan Patrika Group and Zee Media Corporation. He later served as a visiting faculty member at AJK Mass Communication Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

He has been honored with the UNFPA-Laadli Award for Gender sensitivity and the Statesman Award for Rural development. Additionally, he holds a fellowship from the Knight-Wallace Fellowship for journalists from 2024–2025.[1] [2] [3]

Education

Born and brought up in Jharia, Dhanbad, Jharkhand (then Bihar), Kunal did his graduation in English literature and post-graduation in convergent journalism from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi in years 2007 and 2009 respectively.[4] [5] [6] During his master's degree, he did journalism exchange semesters at Sciences Po, Paris and FCP, Helsinki.

Career

Journalism

Majumder began his career in journalism as a business correspondent at Tehelka in 2009. He later worked as a senior correspondent, principal correspondent and assistant editor at Tehelka.[7] [8] [9] In 2014, he joined Rajasthan Patrika and worked for its English news website The Catch.[9] [10] He also worked for Zee Media Corporation in their online portal DNA.[11] [12]

Kunal became an editor when The Indian Express Group introduced "inUth.com," a multi-platform, video-focused digital destination for Indian millennials, on October 9, 2016.[13] [14] After this, he worked as a correspondent with the Committee to Protect Journalists where he worked for the freedom of the press and documented the cases related to this India. Currently, he has been India representative at CPJ since 2022.[15] [16] [6]

Academia

In January 2021, Majumder started teaching at AJK Mass Communication Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi as a visiting faculty. He was an adjunct professor at Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Rajasthan.[4] [17]

Work

Kunal has been working for CPJ since June 2018 mainly working to promote press freedom and defend the rights of journalists.[18] While working with CPJ, Kunal has tracked the issue of curbing journalists' rights in India, making it a key issue for the free press. His commentary and reporting on the repeated arrests of journalists in Kashmir this year have been an important source and reference of discussion on the issue of press freedom globally.[16] [19] [20] [21]

He has advocated for journalist safety at the ground level in India in front of the state.[22] The protection kit for journalists has been launched by CPJ and The Hindu under his leadership during the coverage of the Loksabha election 2024.[23]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet 2024–2025 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows . 2024-07-25 . Wallace House Center for Journalists . en-US . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001221641/https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/knight-wallace/knight-wallace-fellows-2024-2025/ . live .
  2. Web site: Alumnus from India selected for prestigious fellowship . 2024-09-30 . European Union . en-US . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001221654/https://visitors-programme.europa.eu/blog/alumnus-india-selected-prestigious-fellowship . live .
  3. Web site: Q&A with Knight-Wallace Fellow . 2024-11-29 . Center for South Asian Studies . en-US . 20 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241120165257/https://ii.umich.edu/csas/news-events/news/search-news/q-a-with-knight-wallace-fellow.html . live .
  4. Web site: Haridev Joshi University . 2024-07-25 . hju.ac.in . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001221643/https://hju.ac.in/faculty_15_en.html . live .
  5. Web site: Meet 2024–2025 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows . 2024-07-25 . Wallace House Center for Journalists . en-US . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001221641/https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/knight-wallace/knight-wallace-fellows-2024-2025/ . live .
  6. Web site: Our People . 2024-07-25 . Committee to Protect Journalists . en-US . 31 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180731201114/https://cpj.org/about/staff.php . live .
  7. Web site: Tehelka . 25 July 2024 . Kunal Majumder .
  8. Web site: 2010-11-21 . 'Media houses are sitting on plots leased at Re 1' . 2024-07-25 . IJR . en . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725113250/https://indianjournalismreview.com/2010/11/21/media-houses-are-sitting-on-plots-leased-at-re-1/ . live .
  9. Web site: Johari . Sneha . 2015-05-18 . The Patrika Group to launch English news website called Catch . 2024-07-25 . MEDIANAMA . en-US . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725113251/https://www.medianama.com/2015/05/223-the-patrika-group-to-launch-english-news-website-called-catch/ . live .
  10. Web site: Kunal Majumder . 2024-07-25 . www.catchnews.com . 21 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521013209/https://www.catchnews.com/author/kunal-majumder-20.html . live .
  11. Web site: Kunal Majumder DNA India . 2024-07-25 . www.dnaindia.com . en . 5 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805211321/http://www.dnaindia.com/authors/kunal-majumder . live .
  12. Web site: Saikia . Arunabh . 2014-07-11 . DNA does it again . 2024-07-25 . Newslaundry . en . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725113250/https://www.newslaundry.com/2014/07/11/dna-does-it-again . live .
  13. Web site: 2016-10-10 . Indian Express Group announces the launch of 'InUth.com' . 2024-07-25 . The Indian Express . en . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001221645/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indian-express-group-announces-the-launch-of-inuth-com-3075036/ . live .
  14. Web site: Majumder . Kunal . Kunal Majumder, Author at InUth . 2024-07-25 . InUth . en-US . 13 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240613112720/https://www.inuth.com/author/kunal/ . live .
  15. News: . 2022-10-10 . Harassment against journalists in India has escalated: N. Ram . 2024-07-25 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001221644/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/harassment-against-journalists-in-india-has-escalated-n-ram/article65992257.ece . live .
  16. News: 2024-03-11 . Kashmir: Asif Sultan, the journalist caught in 'revolving door' of arrests . 2024-07-25 . en-GB . 14 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240714210326/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68508882 . live .
  17. Web site: Meet 2024–2025 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows . 2024-07-25 . Wallace House Center for Journalists . en-US . 24 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240624202447/https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/knight-wallace/knight-wallace-fellows-2024-2025/ . live .
  18. Web site: What We Do . 2024-07-25 . Committee to Protect Journalists . en-US . 23 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240723065820/https://cpj.org/about/ . live .
  19. News: AFP . 2024-05-15 . Indian court grants bail to Kashmiri journalist after years in jail . 2024-07-25 . DAWN.COM . en . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725113250/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833665 . live .
  20. Web site: 2024-05-15 . Kashmir journalist Asif Sultan gets bail over two months after re-arrest under PSA . 2024-07-25 . Newslaundry . en . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001221645/https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/05/15/kashmir-journalist-aasif-sultan-gets-bail-over-two-months-after-re-arrest-under-psa . live .
  21. Web site: India's volatile Kashmir feels sting of media crackdown . Kamran . Yousuf . August 12, 2024 . Nikkei Asia . en . 17 August 2024 . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001221648/https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Kashmir-turmoil/India-s-volatile-Kashmir-feels-sting-of-media-crackdown2 . live .
  22. Web site: 2024-02-23 . Indian journalist Jyotiranjan Mohapatra attacked with sword in Bhubaneswar . 2024-07-25 . Committee to Protect Journalists . en-US . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001222159/https://cpj.org/2024/02/indian-journalist-jyotiranjan-mohapatra-attacked-with-sword-in-bhubaneswar/ . live .
  23. News: 2024-03-08 . Safety guide launched for journalists covering Lok Sabha elections . 2024-07-25 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001222150/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/safety-guide-launched-for-journalists-covering-lok-sabha-elections/article67929505.ece . live .

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