K. K. Jha

Contact No. - 09893308807

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PROFILE SUMMARY

A senior Media professional with over 20 years of experience in English & Hindi Print Media. In my professional career spanning over two decades, I havehad privilege to work on key Editorial positions in several reputed English and Hindi dailies of India -- vis-a-vas - The Free Press, Times of India, Dainik Jagran, Central Chronicle, National Herald andthe Hindu Business Linerespectively.
As a Correspondent, I have had numerous scoops, investigative, offbeat, human interest, political and developmental stories to my credit. Won `Gopikrishna Gupta Memorial award’ for the Best City Reporting in 1999. Currently associated with the Hindu Business Line in Indore.
KEY SKILLS

News/Feature writing, Subbing, Copy Editing/ Writing.

Ability to conceptualize innovative ideas for generating stories of readers' interest in different streams, Aesthetic sense to give catchy headlines to news, stories, Strict on meeting newspaper's print deadline, Effective interviewing skill, Newsroom Management, Social Media Handling.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
From 2010-Present --- The Hindu Business Line

Job Profile -- Writing Commodities news/Business stories from Indore.

From 2009-10 -- News Editor @ NATIONAL HERALD

Job Profile -- Edited news/editorial contents for the whole newspaper particularly Front page, City page, Business page. Gave news assignments to city/district reporters. Maintained print deadlines for various pages. Wrote news analysis on relevant issues/topics of national and state interest as and when required.

From 2006-2009 -- News Editor @ CENTRAL CHRONICLE

Job Profile–Edited news (editorial) contents for the front, city and other pages of the newspaper. Gave reporting assignments to city correspondents, maintained print deadlines for various pages. Wrote news analysis on relevant issues of national and state interest as and when required.

From 2005-2006 --- Corporate Desk Incharge @ DAINIK JAGRAN
Job Profile – Planned local/state-level corporate stories, columns on fiscal issues by experts, addressed readers queries on their financial problems, wrote stories on wealth management, wealth creation, planned layout for the corporate page. Etc.

From 2004-2005 -- Senior Sub Editor @ THE FREE PRESS
Job Profile – Copy Editing, copy writing, subbing of agency/ city reporters’ news and gave headlines to stories, maintained print deadlines of the assigned pages, etc.

From 2003-2004 -- Content Writer @ WEB DUNIA (Hindi portal)
Job Profile -- Localization, subbing and editing of news, religious, spiritual contents of the portal.

From 2000-2003 – Stringer @ THE TIMES OF INDIA- (Delhi Edition)
Job Profile -- Wrote news/stories of Editorial interest for Indore and adjoining regions.

From 1993-1999 --- Shift Incharge @ THE FREE PRESS
(Served in various capacities – vis-a-vas Reporter/Sub Editor, Dist. Desk in-charge, City Desk in-charge, Rewrite Desk in-charge, and Shift in-charge).

Job Profile–Subbed and edited news filed by city and district reporters, wrote stories on various issues, handled shift, maintained print deadline, gave reporting assignments to City & Dist Reporters, established coordination between the Desk and the Reporters, etc.

ACHIEVEMENTS & EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Won `Discover India Quiz Contest Youth Passport from Ministry of Tourism (Govt. of India) for general knowledge skill.
Delivered lectures on various issues from All India Radio Darbhanga.
Invited for Expert’s analysis on Assembly poll results 2004 in Madhya Pradesh by All India Radio, Indore.
Awarded a certificate by Indian Institute of Management, Indore for participating in an `Outreach program on Management in Media’ organized at IIM, Indore.
Won Gopi Krishna Gupta Memorial Award for the Best City Reporting

MY DOSSIER:
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Graduation (Bachelor of Science)
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Father’s name : Late B. Jha
Date of Birth : 10 January 1964
Place of Birth : Darbhanga
Marital Status : Married
Languages Known : Hindi, English, Maithili and Bhojpuri

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
(PRESENT)
K.K. Jha
165 A - Tulsi Nagar Avenue; Opp Apollo DB City
Near Bombay Hospital;
INDORE (MADHYA PRADESH)

Pin: 452010
(PERMANENT)
K. K. Jha
C/o late B Jha
52 Bigha; Laxmisagar Colony
DARBHANGA - (BIHAR)
Pin: 846009
PLACE: INDORE
( K. K. Jha)