The Deccan Chronicle
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| Deccan Chronicle | |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. |
| Editor-in-Chief | M J Akbar |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad India |
| Circulation | 10,03,171 |
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The Deccan Chronicle is an English language newspaper simultaneously published in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu in India. The newspaper takes its name from its place of origination, the Deccan region of India.
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[edit] Circulation
In terms of readership, it is India's fourth[citation needed] largest English language newspaper. . It has an ABC certified circulation (Jul-Dec, 2007) of 10 lakhs (10,03,171). (7 lakhs(7,00,838) in AP and 3.02 lakhs (3,02,333) in Chennai).
The "Deccan Chronicle" is Hyderabad's largest circulated daily[citation needed]. The other English language newspapers of Hyderabad are the The Hindu and The Times of India that have a significantly lower readership.
The newspaper has a total of eight editions, seven published from various parts of Andhra Pradesh (Vishakapatnam, Karimnagar, Nellore, Rajahmundhry, Vijayawada, Secunderabad, and Anantapur) and one from Chennai. The Chennai edition, the newspaper's first edition published outside Andhra Pradesh, was first printed on 28th March, 2005.
[edit] Special features
One of the interesting features of the newspaper are its cartoons. It has two cartoonists, Subhani and Sudhir Tailang. The cartoons of Subhani appear daily on the front page as Counterpoint. The cartoons of Sudhir Tailang appear in the inside pages. The newspaper also publishes articles from other newspapers and magazines like The New York Times and The Spectator. Its reporting team comprises senior journalists like ChVM Krishna Rao, CR Gowri Shanker, Syed Akbar, N Vamsi Srinivas, B Krishna Prasad, M Roushan Ali, and Udumula Sudhaka Reddy. Also called "DC" by most Hyderabadis, the newspaper's main office is on Sarojini Devi Road, near the "Clock Tower" and Hotel Basera in Hyderabad's twin city of Secunderabad.
[edit] Supplements
- Hyderabad Chronicle (Daily)
- TV Guide (Saturday)
- Sunday Chronicle (Sunday)
- Chennai Chronicle (Daily)
[edit] Weekly features
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[edit] Deccan Chargers
The Deccan Chargers IPL franchise is owned by Deccan Chronicle. The Deccan Chargers represent the city of Hyderabad at the 2008 Indian Premier League. The media group acquired the franchise from IPL auction for $107 million on January 24, 2008. Group M later picked a 20% stake.
[edit] Other Media
The Chennai Chronicle which has recently initiated an alliance with Sulekha.com titled 'Blogprint' creates a platform for local bloggers to be printed in the paper.
[edit] External links
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