Mitali Mukherjee (journalist)

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Mitali Mukherjee (Business Journalist)
Born (1979-12-06) 6 December 1979 (age 45)
Ambala, Haryana, India
Alma mater IIMC
OccupationJournalist
Years active2000–present
Websitemitalimukherjee.com

Mitali Mukherjee (born 6 December 1979) is an Indian news anchor and financial journalist. [1] She is currently the Director of Journalist Programmes at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. [2]

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She was news editor and key anchor of CNBC TV18. [3] [4] She was previously with The TV Today group, BBC World and Doordarshan. She has also consulted with Mint , the World Bank and The Indian Express . [5] [6] as well as The Wire . [7] [8] [9]

Early life

Mitali was born in Ambala, Haryana. She attended The Army Public School in New Delhi. [3] She then graduated in Political Science Honours from Delhi University and was awarded a gold medal. Post-graduation, Mitali went to Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) under the Ministry of I&B where she specialised in TV and Broadcast Journalism. [10]

Career

From 2004, Mitali was Markets and News Editor at CNBC TV18, where she anchored the flagship show, Bazaar, Business Lunch and Closing Bell. She resigned in 2014. [11]

In 2016, she co-founded MoneyMile [12] [13] a digital video platform where her core focus was sharing financial investing advise to help women become financially independent and empowered.

Mitali has been Consulting Business Editor at The Wire, a left-leaning anti-establishment portal in India. [14] [7]

Reception

Awards and Achievements

Mitali has been a vocal supporter of financial freedom for women. [15] [16] She has spoken at many gatherings on gender equity. [17] [18] [19] Mitali is a Chevening fellow for the South Asia Journalism Fellowship 202. She is also a TEDx speaker, [20] Raisina AFGG (Asian Forum for Global Governance) Young Fellow [21] [22] and Steering Committee member of AIYD (Australia India Youth Dialogue). [23]

Book

Mukherjee wrote a book titled Crypto Crimes in 2024 which was published by Harper Collins. [24] While reviewing her book for News18, columnist Harshil Mehta observed that the book "gives a feel of a reporter’s diary or some journalistic assignment. Many stories could have been kept short, and others presented in a more engaging manner. The author’s lack of deep expertise is evident in the frequent reliance on quotes and news reports, even for basic information, which disrupts the flow of the narrative." [24]

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References

  1. ↑ Mitali Mukherjee, Consulting Business Editor at Editorji Technologies
  2. ↑ "Mitali Mukherjee". reutersinstitute.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 SBS Bangla: More than 70 percent of the workforce in Indian journalism would be women
  4. ↑ CNBCTV18: Watch: This day 12 years ago, Sensex welcomed UPA 2 by hitting double upper circuits
  5. ↑ TEDxSIULavale: x = independently organized TED event
  6. ↑ Mint: Budget 2021 – Getting India back on the growth track
  7. 1 2 The WIRE: Mitali Mukherjee
  8. ↑ SciencesPo, Prof. Philippe Martin
  9. ↑ Mitali Mukherjee Shares Her Experience On Covid 2.0 MSN.
  10. ↑ The Evolving Assets, TED.
  11. ↑ Udayan's bull run reaches exhaustion point, Business Standard.
  12. ↑ TakeCharge Of Your Finances With The MoneyMile, Sheroes.
  13. ↑ Firstpost Ropes In Vivek Law And Mitali Mukherjee For Its Budget 2018 Show, Media Infoline.
  14. ↑ On this Women's day We Celebrate 35 Power Women of Finance Industry, MoneyFront.
  15. ↑ Women's Power summit on March 7, The Hindu.
  16. ↑ A push for change, The Hindu.
  17. ↑ Centre for Economic Data and Analysis, Covid Impact: Why Are Women Being Left Behind in the Vaccination Campaign?.
  18. ↑ Economic Policy – the Gender Bend, The Indian Express.
  19. ↑ Women are paid less. Yes, this is old news, The Indian Express.
  20. ↑ Speakers, TED.
  21. ↑ The Raisina Young Fellows Programme, ORF|AFGG.
  22. ↑ From Alpha Century to Viral World: The Raisina Young Fellow, Global Policy.
  23. ↑ Australia India Youth Dialogue
  24. 1 2 "Book Review | Lost in the Blockchain: 'Crypto Crimes' Fails to Decipher the Code". News18. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
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