India-West
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | India-West Publications, Inc. |
| Publisher | Ramesh Murarka |
| Editor | Bina Murarka |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters |
933 MacArthur Blvd. San Leandro, California |
| Circulation | 25,000[1]:3 |
| ISSN | 0883-721X |
| OCLC number | 42647750 |
| Website | indiawest.com |
India-West, also known as "India-West Publications, Inc.", is among the leading Indian newspapers in the United States of American which report on issues pertaining to the Indian American population of the United States, with special emphasis on California. It focuses on issues that relate to, or affect the Indian American community. Its head office is located in San Leandro, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It also operates a Los Angeles bureau (based in Artesia, California) and bureau in Mumbai, India.[2] Its weekly circulation is approximately 25,000.[1] India-West launched a new Web portal Nov. 7, 2011. The Web portal is the primary go-to source site for all things pertaining to the global Indian community. It is currently ranked highest among websites of Indian American newspapers by Alexa.[3] India-West is represented in India by Shemak Acidwalla of MediaLink/MediaMate and the International Media Representation wing of the Times of India group for the purpose of advertising.[4]
Awards
Reporters and columnists for India-West have won more than two dozen awards since 1989.[5] These include the 2004 Society of Professional Journalists (Northern California chapter) Excellence in Journalism (Opinion, Print) award to Swetha Iyengar for her columns commenting on the second generation Indian American experience. India-West staff have also won several awards from New America Media (formerly called New California Media), and numerous awards from South Asian community or South Asian professional associations. India-West has also received awards for work by its publisher.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 India West online Media Kit (accessed 29 June 2011)
- ↑ India-West website, staff page (accessed 07 February 2012).
- ↑ "India-West" web portal, About Us page (accessed 07 February 2012).
- ↑ "India-West" web portal, Advertise With Us page (accessed 07 February 2012).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 India-West (website), list of awards (accessed 29 June 2011)