Merinews

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Merinews
Type of site
Online newspaper
Available inEnglish
OwnerVipul Kant Upadhyay
URL www.merinews.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Launched2006
Current statusActive

Merinews is an English-language online newspaper in India built on the concept of citizen journalism. [1] The website is owned by Bizsol Advisors Pvt. Ltd. and allows anyone to share news, opinion, analysis, reviews, photos and events. [2] Merinews also has city based local print editions in metropolitan areas in India. [3]

Contents

Launched in 2006, [4] Merinews was started by Vipul Kant Upadhyay, who started with no journalism background. [5] In 2011 Merinews was India's largest citizen journalism portal. [6]

Business model

Merinews publications consist of user-generated content, where citizens play the role of journalists and share news, opinion, analysis, event details etc. The content isn't published directly as in a blog or social media platform, but is instead screened by the inhouse editorial team [2] Revenue is generated primarily through advertisement served with the content. As of 2013, merinews has also started publishing online local editions, [7] complemented by city specific local print tabloids. [8]

Recognition

Merinews received the Manthan Award for Best e-content in 2006 in the e-news category. [9]

In 2007, merinews was the first Indian website to make the list of ‘Official Honoree’ at the Webby Awards. [4] [10]

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