IndiaSpend.com

IndiaSpend.com is a public-interest journalism website based in Mumbai.[1]

The website analyses government policy on issues such as the economy, education, health, agriculture and security.[2]

It is a non-profit and its stories are defined by a data-driven approach.[3]

History

The website was founded in 2011[4] by Govindraj Ethiraj,[5] a journalist and former editor-in-chief of Bloomberg TV India.

The editor of IndiaSpend.com is Samar Halarnkar,[5] a journalist and former managing editor of Hindustan Times.

Initiatives

During the 2014 general election, IndiaSpend created a YouTube video series titled Mera Neta (my leader) which had candidates responding to questions on different issues.[6]

In 2014, IndiaSpend created Factchecker.in, a website dedicated to fact checking statements made by individuals in public life.[5] A Hindi-language version (IndiaSpendHindi.com) was launched in March 2015.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Malhotra, Aditi. "Unscrambling Data to Keep Politicians Honest". WSJ.com. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 Mukherjee, Riddhi. "Govindraj Ethiraj’s IndiaSpend.com launches Hindi site". Medianama.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Chilkoti, Avantika. "IndiaSpend – getting the facts straight". FT.com. Financial Times. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Rajasekar, Priya. "India’s Media — Missing the Data Journalism Revolution?". GIJN.org. Global Investigative Journalism Network. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Chopra, Mannika. "Every prominent Indian journalist is scrambling to find Act 2.0". Quartz India. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Bureau, Our. "Check out your neta on YouTube". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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