Mitali Mukherjee (journalist)

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Mitali Mukherjee
Mitali Mukherjee (Business Journalist)
Born (1979-12-06) 6 December 1979 (age 44)
Ambala, Haryana, India
Alma materIIMC
OccupationJournalist
Years active2000–present
Websitemitalimukherjee.com

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

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[edit]

Mitali was born in Ambala, Haryana. She's an army kid who finished school at 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] She won the Star TV Scholarship and was awarded a gold medal. More recently she has also got a post graduate qualification in working with children with learning disabilities from SNDT University Mumbai where she got an A+.[11]

Career[edit]

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.[12]

In 2016, she co-founded MoneyMile[13][14] 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.[15][7]

Awards and achievements[edit]

Mitali has been a vocal supporter of financial freedom for women.[16][17] She has spoken at many gatherings on gender equity.[18][19][20]

Mitali is a Chevening fellow for the South Asia Journalism Fellowship 202. She is also a TEDx speaker,[21] Raisina AFGG (Asian Forum for Global Governance) Young Fellow[22][23] and Steering Committee member of AIYD (Australia India Youth Dialogue).[11]

In 2020, she featured in a cameo appearance in Mira Nair’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ that was aired on Netflix.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mitali Mukherjee, Consulting Business Editor at Editorji Technologies
  2. ^ "Mitali Mukherjee". reutersinstitute.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Australia India Youth Dialogue
  12. ^ Udayan's bull run reaches exhaustion point, Business Standard.
  13. ^ TakeCharge Of Your Finances With The MoneyMile, Sheroes.
  14. ^ Firstpost Ropes In Vivek Law And Mitali Mukherjee For Its Budget 2018 Show, Media Infoline.
  15. ^ On this Women's day We Celebrate 35 Power Women of Finance Industry, MoneyFront.
  16. ^ Women's Power summit on March 7, The Hindu.
  17. ^ A push for change, The Hindu.
  18. ^ Centre for Economic Data and Analysis, Covid Impact: Why Are Women Being Left Behind in the Vaccination Campaign?.
  19. ^ Economic Policy – the Gender Bend, The Indian Express.
  20. ^ Women are paid less. Yes, this is old news, The Indian Express.
  21. ^ Speakers, TED.
  22. ^ The Raisina Young Fellows Programme, ORF|AFGG.
  23. ^ From Alpha Century to Viral World: The Raisina Young Fellow, Global Policy.
  24. ^ A Suitable Boy, LetsOTT.