Ajay Vaishnav

Ajay Vaishnav

News Monitor - Part Time

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Business Journalist & Editor | Former Editor ZeeBiz.com | Ex-CNBCTV18, ToI-Edit Page, India Today

  • Education

    • Delhi University

      1997 - 2000
      Bachelor's degree Political Science 55%

      Activities and Societies: NCC A Political Science graduate from Delhi College of Arts & Commerce.

    • Jawaharlal Nehru University

      2002 - 2004
      Master of Philosophy - MPhil International Relations and Affairs A Minus

      Activities and Societies: Submitted MPhil Dissertation

    • Jawaharlal Nehru University

      2000 - 2002
      Master's degree International Relations and Affairs B plus

      Activities and Societies: Periyar Hostel & Mess Committee member International Relations and American Studies

    • Jawaharlal Nehru University

      2002 - 2004
      Master of Philosophy - MPhil Canadian Studies A minus
    • Jawaharlal Nehru University

      2002 - 2004
      Master of Philosophy - MPhil International Relations and Area Studies (Canadian ODA, foreign policy, govt, economy) A Minus

      Activities and Societies: Submitted MPhil dissertation on Canadian ODA policy

  • Experience

    • Central Monitoring Services, NTRO, GoI

      Oct 2003 - Dec 2006
      News Monitor - Part Time

      English news monitor and produced daily deliverables

    • Indicus Analytics

      Feb 2007 - Aug 2008
      Assistant Manager

      Research writer at Indicus Analytics working on projects.Worked for Commodity Canvas, a fortnightly magazine, and MCX's Commodity News, focusing on the commodities sector

    • Mail Today Newspapers (India Today Group)

      Sept 2008 - Apr 2009
      Sr. Copy Editor

      Worked for both print and online news desk. Content creation, uploading and testing on the CMS.

    • Hill & Associates Limited

      Jan 2010 - May 2010
      Analyst - RM & RI

      Managed and brought out daily, weekly and fortnightly risk reports for multinational clients.

    • Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India)

      May 2010 - May 2012
      Assitant Editor (Jr) - Edit Page of The Times Of India

      Worked as an editorial writer with The Times of India’s Edit Page writing editorials on an array of topics. Contributed interviews of eminent personalities such as Erik Solheim, the Norwegian minister for international development and chief negotiator from the LTTE, novelist Abha Dawesar, former CBI director Joginder Singh and others.Specialised in writing from a contrarian viewpoint in ‘Times Views vs Counterview’ debates published thrice a week.Handled and edited letters to editor. Show less

    • Zee Media Corporation Limited

      Jun 2012 - Nov 2013
      Team Lead - ZRG

      Contributed news stories to DNA newspaper and other English news websites of Zee Media. Worked on advertorials for Dish TV and other Group properties.Coordinated with TV for content on Zee News special election shows ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ and ‘Karmshetra’ before the May 2014 polls. Generated news content from the two shows for publication in DNA and Zee Media’s English News Websites.

    • PINKERTON | Comprehensive Risk Management

      Nov 2013 - Jun 2016
      Intelligence Specialist - Level 3

      Editing, writing, research and analysis for daily, weekly and monthly deliverables for GRG and APAC region.Writing strategic threat briefs for Fortune 500 clients investing and traveling globally.Lead author of ‘India Risk Survey 2016’ report presented at a Pinkerton-FICCI conclave in June 2016.

    • LiveMint

      Sept 2016 - Jun 2018
      Sr News/Content Producer

      Web news content publishing, breaking news, SEO writing, live blogs on markets and other buzzing news, interviews, Facebook live on weekly news analysis with Mint Editor R Sukumar and other guests

    • CNBC-TV18

      Jun 2018 - Sept 2022
      Associate Editor

      Headed CNBCTV18.com's desk covering markets, business, politics, economy and trending news. Deliverables require ideation, writing, editing, home page ranking and notifications.Worked as News Coordinator from Jun 2018 to Nov 2020 and handling web news content production, breaking news, stock market and political news coverage, international issues, headline writing, SEO writing, brokerage reports, interviews, live blogs, home page ranking, news alertsAdditional responsibility of handling op-eds and views section for CNBC-TV18.com; Commissioning and coordination of Op-Eds/Views at CNBC-TV18.com Show less

    • ZEE Business

      Sept 2022 - Aug 2023
      Editor - Zeebiz.com English

      Led and positioned ZeeBiz.com as a reliable English business website and increased average monthly users by 3x boosted by an expanded coverage of core business news. Created content strategy and oversaw its implementation, driving the next level of growth and product positioning by building a team of young web journalists churning out both text and video content.

    • CNBC-TV18

      Sept 2023 - now
      Senior Business Journalist

      Business Journalist

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • The Digital Media Ecosystem

      Jio Institute
      Jan 2022