Shivendra Kumar

Experience

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  IndiaTV/ZeeSports

  Oct 2008 - Nov 2010

  Electronic Media

  My stint in electronic media started with Zee Sports as an intern/trainee, where I was looking after two 3-minute news slots in 30 minutes Hindi and English bulletins. I also worked on a 30-minute weekly program ‘Golf Planet’. I also did reporting assignments during my six months of trainee-ship in the channel.I joined IndiaTV thereafter and was assigned a desk job where I was working at the international desk. My responsibility was to select news, make anchor visuals and program packages. I have worked In IndiaTV as an assistant producer for one and half years. Show less

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  Kabir Communications

  Mar 2009 - Apr 2010

  Assistant Director

  I have also worked as a freelance assistant director (AD) with Kabir Communications, a Delhi based production house for a month. My primary role was writing scripts for ad-films, corporate films and documentaries. I was also handling responsibility as a production controller, where I was responsible for managing logistics, getting shoots done and post production jobs.

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  The Economic Times

  Feb 2011 - May 2015

  Senior Correspondent

  I have worked with The Economic Times for four years. My last assignment with the business daily was as a Sr. Correspondent in the Political Bureau. I worked in the political bureau for one year. I covered Delhi elections and was responsible for tracking Aam Aadmi Party. I was also sent for outstation duties during Haryana elections.In ET, I have also reported extensively on Business. I am a qualified engineer, and with a background as diverse as this, and with no formal education in financial reporting, I have been a quick learner and have reported on variety of subjects including policy, markets, e-commerce, real estate, SME/MSMEs, e-governance and private equity. Though I cannot claim to have an expertise in these beats, I have a fair understanding of the subjects. I am proficient with Quark Express, Adobe InDesign CS4 and CCI. Show less

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  Cogencis Information Services

  Sept 2015 - Feb 2018

  Sr Correspondent @ Cogencis Information Services Ltd

  Over seven years of experience in agency, print and broadcast media. I am currently working with Cogencis Information Services as a Sr. Correspondent and I am covering Environment. As a part of the Equity team, my job is to cover business/industry and corporate stories related to environment.Cogencis (erstwhile Newswire18) is a business news agency that caters to news which has a direct bearing on the markets. Writing and editing copies, tailor-made for markets is a part of my KRA.I joined Money team in Cogencis to cover courts. I was shifted to Equity team, recently. I tracked news that was related to business and politics. I covered Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and Patiala House Court apart from tribunals like the TDSAT, APTEL, NCDRC and NGT etc.I also took up an additional responsibility of covering Ministry of Law & Justice, in my role as a legal correspondent. Show less

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  PaRR

  Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

  Reporter

  PaRR, an Acuris (erstwhile Mergermarket Group) company is headquartered in London and has offices in US, Hong Kong and Mumbai. It delivers global intelligence, analysis and data on competition law, anti-corruption enforcement, intellectual property, and sector-specific regulatory change. We are the only news service to cover the competition landscape from a truly cross-border perspective.

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  ZEE Business

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2023

  Assistant News Editor, Zee Business Web
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  Times Internet Limited (TIL)

  Mar 2023 - now

  Principle Content Producer