Meghdeep Bhattacharyya

Meghdeep Bhattacharyya

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Journalist | Fact-checker | Storyteller | World Press Institute Fellow | USUN Media Alumnus | Sputnik School of Young Journalists Alumnus | Thomson Reuters Foundation Alumnus | IVLP Alumnus

  • Education

    • World Press Institute

      2022 - 2022
      Fellowship Journalism

      Represented India in an eight-nation cohort for the 2022 edition of the Fellowship, covering 11 cities across seven states in the US.

    • Asian College of Journalism

      2005 - 2006
      Postgraduate Diploma Broadcast Journalism
    • University of Calcutta

      2007 - 2009
      Master of Arts - MA English
    • St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata

      2001 - 2004
      Bachelor of Arts - BA English
  • Experience

    • Asian News International (ANI)

      Apr 2006 - Oct 2006
      Correspondent

      Delhi Bureau and Reuters SUBCON desk

    • NDTV

      Oct 2006 - Jul 2007
      Assistant Output Editor

      Business newsdesk (NDTV Profit)

    • India Today

      Aug 2007 - Mar 2008
      Assistant Producer

      General newsdesk

    • ABP Group

      Apr 2008 - now

      Politics & Policy Bureau Politics & Policy Bureau Politics & Policy Bureau Politics & Policy Bureau Bengal and Metro Bengal and Metro

      • Senior Assistant Editor (The Telegraph - Calcutta)

        Apr 2024 - now
      • Assistant Editor (The Telegraph - Calcutta)

        Apr 2019 - Mar 2024
      • Special Correspondent

        Apr 2015 - Mar 2019
      • Principal Correspondent

        Apr 2013 - Mar 2015
      • Senior Reporter

        Apr 2011 - Mar 2013
      • Staff Reporter

        Apr 2008 - Mar 2011
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Sputnik School of Young Journalists (Moscow)

      Sputnik News
      Sept 2016
    • International Visitor Leadership Program (Des Moines & Washington DC)

      U.S. Department of State
      Oct 2011
    • Crises and Disasters Reporting (New Delhi)

      Thomson Reuters Foundation
      Oct 2009
    • Television Journalism

      BBC World Service Trust
      Dec 2005
    • Rural Poverty Reporting (Rome)

      Thomson Reuters Foundation
      Feb 2012
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Assistant Treasurer

      Issued by National Service Scheme on Jul 2001
      National Service SchemeAssociated with Meghdeep Bhattacharyya