The Readers’ Editor: Regaining the Trust 
Introduction: Harish Khare, Chair, The Media Foundation

Panelists: A.S. Panneerselvan, Fellow, Roja Muthiah Research Library, Chennai and former Readers’ Editor, The Hindu; Siddharth Varadarajan, Founder-Editor, The Wire, New Delhi; C. Rammanohar Reddy, Editor, The India Forum, Hyderabad and former Readers’ Editor, scroll.in; and Shailaja Bajpai, Readers’ Editor, The Print, New Delhi

Moderator: Vibodh Parathasarathi, Associate Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

As the media in India adjusts to new commercial and regulatory compulsions, news organisations are adapting to a new environment. One significant move has been the appointment of a Readers’ Editor, most visibly in online news websites. The panel will reflect on the expectations of the role of Readers’ Editor and how the need to engage with readers and reiterate trust are occupying Centre stage in some news platforms

IIC/The Media Foundation Dialogues is a series of conversations featuring prominent voices and highlighting different perspectives, the Dialogues discuss issues challenging the Fourth Estate
 
(Collaboration: The Media Foundation)