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Delhi, November 10, 2006: Pavan Chawla has joined Jagran Prakashan
as the editor of its compact multi-edition daily to be launched shortly.
He will head the editorial team of the proposed second brand of Jagran
Prakashan Ltd, the publishers of Dainik Jagran. Prior to joining Jagran,
he was the editor of Impact, the nation's biggest and most successful
media, marketing and advertising weekly from the Exchange4mediagroup.
An
expert bi-lingual media professional, Pavan has over 16 years of
experience across Print, Television, Radio and Internet, which also
includes extremely successful and award-winning writing stints with
some of India`s biggest Hindi television shows. Pavan has worked
with leading media houses like the Times of India Group - where
he began his media career as a desk journalist, subsequently specializing
in both, News and Feature including Lifestyle, Leisure and Entertainment.
Zee Telefilms Ltd., Sony Entertainment Television, B4U Multimedia,
Sahara One and Exchange4media were some of the other organizations
he worked for.
"With
his rich experience and in depth knowledge and understanding of
the lifestyle, entertainment and news environment as also of the
media marketplace, we are confident he will add immense value to
our new compact offering right from shaping the look and feel of
the physical product and its website to delivering excellent value
to readers and all associates in all our markets.", says Mr
Shailesh Gupta, Director (Marketing), Jagran Prakashan.
About
Jagran Prakashan Limited
Jagran Prakashan Limited is a leading media house of India which
publishes Dainik Jagran, India's largest read and highest circulated
daily with a total readership of 19.1 million readers per day (as
per IRS 2006 R1)). It was also voted the most credible and trusted
newspaper in India, according to a survey by Globscan, conducted
in 10 of the world's leading countries, including the US, UK, Germany
and Russia.
Established
in 1942, Dainik Jagran was the brainchild of the Indian Freedom
fighter, Late Shri Puran Chandra Gupta. The first edition was launched
from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh in 1942. Dainik Jagran is now published
in 31 editions across 11 states. The group publishes Sakhi, a monthly
magazine targeted at women. The group also publishes Jagran Varshiki,
an annual general knowledge digest, and various national and state
statistical compilations.
Jagran
Engage, a newly created division provides specialized 'Out of Home'
advertising services with a Pan-India footprint.
Jagran
Solutions provides below the line activities like promotional marketing,
event management and on ground activities having pan India presence.
The company's portal www.jagran.com is the most visited Hindi portal
in the world. The company provides IVR/AVR/SMS services through
its short code service 7272.
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