{
  "breadcrumb_home": "Home",
  "breadcrumb": "About",
  "hero": {
    "title1": "News, told",
    "title_red": "straight.",
    "title2": "Reported on the ground.",
    "lede": "DTNews is India's independent newsroom. Since 2014, we've been reporting the country to itself — from cabinet rooms in Mumbai and Brussels back-channels to sugar-mill belts in western Maharashtra and the Sriharikota launch tower.",
    "s1_n": "12",
    "s1_l": "Years in print",
    "s2_n": "312",
    "s2_l": "Journalists",
    "s3_n": "14",
    "s3_l": "Bureaus",
    "s4_n": "1.8M",
    "s4_l": "Subscribers",
    "s5_n": "26M",
    "s5_l": "Monthly readers",
    "img_alt": "DTNews newsroom in Mumbai",
    "credit": "Mumbai newsroom · Photo by Karthik Iyer / DTNews"
  },
  "mission": {
    "label": "Our mission",
    "heading_before": "To cover India with the",
    "heading_em": "seriousness",
    "heading_after": "it deserves.",
    "p1": "India is the fastest-changing major economy in the world. Most of that change happens in places national newspapers do not look — in Tier-2 cities, in cooperative banks, in PSU board rooms, in the cabinet meetings that finish at 1 AM.",
    "p2": "DTNews exists to report those places. We hire reporters who live where the story is, not reporters who fly in for the weekend. We publish in four languages so the country can read itself. And we refuse to take money for stories we would not have written anyway.",
    "signed_name": "The Editorial Board",
    "signed_role": "DTNews · Mumbai"
  },
  "principles": {
    "kicker": "What we stand for",
    "heading": "Six principles we won't bend on.",
    "right": "These are the rules every DTNews journalist agrees to when they join. They are also the rules our readers can hold us to.",
    "editorial_code": "Read our full editorial code →",
    "p1_num": "01",
    "p1_title": "Source first.",
    "p1_desc": "Every story has at least two independent sources before it's published. For investigative pieces, three. We do not publish single-sourced news.",
    "p2_num": "02",
    "p2_title": "Corrections in 24 hours.",
    "p2_desc": "If we get it wrong, we say so — at the top of the article, with a clear note about what changed and when. Always within one business day.",
    "p3_num": "03",
    "p3_title": "No paid placement.",
    "p3_desc": "Editorial and advertising are kept structurally separate. Ads are labelled. Sponsored pieces are labelled. We do not blur that line for any client.",
    "p4_num": "04",
    "p4_title": "Sources stay protected.",
    "p4_desc": "SecureDrop on Tor, no IP logging, encrypted backups. We have never disclosed a source to anyone — government, advertiser, or court — and we never will.",
    "p5_num": "05",
    "p5_title": "On the ground, not on the wire.",
    "p5_desc": "Wire copy is for breaking time-stamps, not for understanding. Every meaningful story has a DTNews reporter at the scene, with their byline on it.",
    "p6_num": "06",
    "p6_title": "India in four languages.",
    "p6_desc": "English, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil. Same story, same standard. Translated by editors who write in the language, not by software."
  },
  "timeline": {
    "kicker": "A short history",
    "heading": "Twelve years, one editorial line.",
    "right": "DTNews began as a four-person blog in a Viramgam house. The line we drew then — report India where India lives — hasn't moved.",
    "y2014_year": "2014",
    "y2014_title": "Four people, one room, one newsletter.",
    "y2014_desc": "DivineTechs founders launched DTNews as a Sunday weekly email — six stories, one number, one chart. The format we still publish today, just at 1.8 million more readers.",
    "y2016_year": "2016",
    "y2016_title": "First full-time newsroom in Mumbai.",
    "y2016_desc": "Twelve journalists, one editor, a leased office in Bandra-Kurla. The Mumbai bureau is still our headquarters and still our largest desk.",
    "y2018_year": "2018",
    "y2018_title": "Daily publication; Delhi and Bengaluru bureaus open.",
    "y2018_desc": "We moved from weekly to daily. We also expanded to two more cities — political coverage in Delhi, technology in Bengaluru. By December, we had 48 journalists.",
    "y2020_year": "2020",
    "y2020_title": "Hindi edition launches; first reader-supported quarter.",
    "y2020_desc": "We launched DTNews हिन्दी in March 2020. Six months later, reader subscriptions overtook ad revenue for the first time. They have stayed ahead every quarter since.",
    "y2022_year": "2022",
    "y2022_title": "Gujarati and Tamil editions; 14 bureaus across India.",
    "y2022_desc": "The full four-language coverage we'd promised in 2018. By the end of the year DTNews had 312 staff journalists and 14 city bureaus — and broke the Maharashtra political-split story two days ahead of every other paper.",
    "y2024_year": "2024",
    "y2024_title": "Mobile app launches; DTNews+ membership.",
    "y2024_desc": "The Flutter-built mobile app went into the App Store and Play Store in February 2024. DTNews+ subscriptions crossed one million within ten months.",
    "y2026_year": "2026",
    "y2026_title": "Today. 1.8 million subscribers, 26 million monthly readers.",
    "y2026_desc": "We're now read in 412 cities across India and 38 countries. The next chapter: an opinion desk staffed entirely by readers, and a vernacular shorts product for non-English speakers."
  },
  "numbers": {
    "kicker": "Newsroom by numbers",
    "heading": "What 12 years has built.",
    "right": "The headline numbers we hold ourselves to. Updated quarterly — the next report drops 30 June 2026.",
    "n1_n": "312",
    "n1_l": "Journalists on staff",
    "n1_desc": "Across 14 bureaus and 4 language editions. 48% of our reporters are women, 38% are based outside metros.",
    "n2_n": "26M",
    "n2_l": "Monthly readers",
    "n2_desc": "As measured by Comscore in Q1 2026. Read in 412 Indian cities and 38 countries each month.",
    "n3_n": "1.8M",
    "n3_l": "Paid subscribers",
    "n3_desc": "DTNews+ members at ₹49/month. Reader revenue now covers 68% of newsroom costs.",
    "n4_n": "2,481",
    "n4_l": "Stories filed in 2025",
    "n4_desc": "Of which 412 were original investigations, 89 were long-form features over 5,000 words.",
    "n5_n": "42",
    "n5_l": "Corrections published",
    "n5_desc": "Every correction is appended to the original article and listed on our public Corrections page.",
    "n6_n": "0",
    "n6_l": "Sources disclosed",
    "n6_desc": "In 12 years of publication. SecureDrop runs over Tor and we do not log IPs on tip submissions.",
    "n7_n": "28",
    "n7_l": "Major awards",
    "n7_desc": "Including the Ramnath Goenka, the RedInk and the Mumbai Press Club Awards across reporting, photography and design.",
    "n8_n": "14",
    "n8_l": "Open roles right now",
    "n8_desc": "Across reporting, design, engineering and audio. We are hiring across every bureau — see careers."
  },
  "leadership": {
    "kicker": "The editorial board",
    "heading": "Who decides what DTNews publishes.",
    "right": "The editorial board sets standards, approves investigations, and signs off on corrections. They are also the people who answer to readers.",
    "l1_role": "Editor-in-chief",
    "l1_name": "Anjali Verma",
    "l1_bio": "Founding editor. Twenty-three years on the politics desk. Writes the Sunday \"From the Capital\" column.",
    "l2_role": "Markets & Business",
    "l2_name": "Rohan Kapoor",
    "l2_bio": "Markets editor. Former Reuters. Hosts the daily Markets in 7 podcast at the closing bell.",
    "l3_role": "Climate & Environment",
    "l3_name": "Mira Sen",
    "l3_bio": "Climate editor based in Kolkata. Reports on monsoon, AQI, coastal erosion and the cyclone belt.",
    "l4_role": "Tech & AI",
    "l4_name": "Karthik Iyer",
    "l4_bio": "Bengaluru bureau chief. Covers semiconductors, AI policy, and the startup economy. Engineer turned reporter.",
    "l5_role": "Cinema & Culture",
    "l5_name": "Devika Dutt",
    "l5_bio": "Cinema and culture editor. Covers Hindi, Tamil and Telugu film, OTT, and the long shadow of streaming.",
    "l6_role": "Sport",
    "l6_name": "Sanjay Iyer",
    "l6_bio": "Sports editor. Twelve T20 World Cups, six Olympics. Writes the long-form cricket column on Sundays.",
    "l7_role": "Audio & Live",
    "l7_name": "Ravish Kumar",
    "l7_bio": "Anchors the morning Daily Briefing and the Prime Time evening broadcast. Audio editor since 2019.",
    "l8_role": "National desk",
    "l8_name": "Rajdeep Sardesai",
    "l8_bio": "Senior editor at large. Co-hosts The Newsroom. Reports on the long-arc national stories nobody else has time for."
  },
  "bureaus": {
    "kicker": "14 city bureaus",
    "heading": "We report from where the story is.",
    "right": "Every state capital, every metro, and the cooperative belt. Most bureaus run a small standing team of 8–14 reporters plus stringers.",
    "map_alt": "Map of India",
    "hq_badge": "HEADQUARTERS",
    "reporters": "reporters",
    "b1_city": "Mumbai",
    "b1_chief": "Anjali Verma, editor-in-chief",
    "b1_count": "48",
    "b1_since": "BKC, since 2016",
    "b2_city": "New Delhi",
    "b2_chief": "Karthik Iyer, political editor",
    "b2_count": "42",
    "b2_since": "since 2018",
    "b3_city": "Bengaluru",
    "b3_chief": "Karthik Iyer, tech & AI",
    "b3_count": "28",
    "b3_since": "since 2018",
    "b4_city": "Kolkata",
    "b4_chief": "Mira Sen, eastern desk",
    "b4_count": "22",
    "b4_since": "since 2019",
    "b5_city": "Chennai",
    "b5_chief": "Sanjay Iyer, south desk",
    "b5_count": "26",
    "b5_since": "since 2019",
    "b6_city": "Hyderabad",
    "b6_chief": "Rohan Kapoor, markets",
    "b6_count": "18",
    "b6_since": "since 2020",
    "b7_city": "Ahmedabad",
    "b7_chief": "Devika Dutt, western desk",
    "b7_count": "14",
    "b7_since": "since 2020",
    "b8_city": "+ 7 more bureaus",
    "b8_chief": "Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Patna, Guwahati",
    "b8_count": "116",
    "b8_since": "opened 2021–2024"
  },
  "recognition": {
    "kicker": "Recognition",
    "heading": "What others have said.",
    "right": "A selection of major journalism awards our reporting has been recognised with over the last six years.",
    "a1_yr": "2025", "a1_nm": "Ramnath Goenka Award", "a1_src": "Politics reporting — Maharashtra",
    "a2_yr": "2025", "a2_nm": "RedInk Award", "a2_src": "Investigation of the year",
    "a3_yr": "2024", "a3_nm": "Mumbai Press Club", "a3_src": "Photography (Mira Sen)",
    "a4_yr": "2024", "a4_nm": "Asian Publishing Awards", "a4_src": "Best digital newsroom in India",
    "a5_yr": "2023", "a5_nm": "SOPA Awards", "a5_src": "Excellence in audio reporting",
    "a6_yr": "2023", "a6_nm": "Ramnath Goenka", "a6_src": "Business journalism (Rohan K.)",
    "a7_yr": "2022", "a7_nm": "Editor & Publisher", "a7_src": "10 Newspapers That Do It Right",
    "a8_yr": "2022", "a8_nm": "WAN-IFRA Award", "a8_src": "Best news website in Asia",
    "a9_yr": "2021", "a9_nm": "UNESCO Press Freedom", "a9_src": "Source-protection honourable mention",
    "a10_yr": "2021", "a10_nm": "SND Awards", "a10_src": "Best editorial design (digital)",
    "a11_yr": "2020", "a11_nm": "Indian Journalism Review", "a11_src": "Most-trusted publication",
    "a12_yr": "2020", "a12_nm": "RedInk Award", "a12_src": "Long-form feature of the year"
  },
  "trust": {
    "kicker": "What readers say",
    "heading": "Why people pay for DTNews.",
    "right": "From the 1.8 million subscribers who fund 68% of our newsroom budget. Quotes used with permission.",
    "t1_quote": "The only Indian paper I trust on Maharashtra. Their cabinet-reshuffle piece was 36 hours ahead of every wire — and held up under cross-checking from three of my own sources.",
    "t1_who": "Rohit Saxena",
    "t1_role": "Senior fellow · ORF · subscribed 2019",
    "t2_quote": "For a markets desk, DTNews is the rare publication that reads the actual filings instead of the press releases. Worth it for the Markets in 7 podcast alone.",
    "t2_who": "Priya Desai",
    "t2_role": "PM · Bombay Asset Mgmt · subscribed 2021",
    "t3_quote": "I'm based in Singapore but I read three Indian papers every morning. DTNews is the one I actually finish. The international desk gets India in the world right.",
    "t3_who": "Anand Rajaram",
    "t3_role": "Diplomat (ret.) · subscribed 2018"
  },
  "join": {
    "kicker": "Join us",
    "heading_before": "We're",
    "heading_em": "hiring.",
    "heading_after": "14 open roles, every desk.",
    "lede": "If you want to report India to itself with curiosity, rigour and patience — we're the newsroom for you. Reporters, editors, photographers, audio producers, designers and engineers, across all 14 bureaus.",
    "btn_primary": "See all 14 openings",
    "btn_secondary": "Get in touch",
    "openings_title": "Hiring this week",
    "openings_count": "5 of 14",
    "j1_title": "Political reporter — Mumbai",
    "j1_meta": "Maharashtra desk · full-time · 6+ yrs",
    "j2_title": "Markets correspondent — Hyderabad",
    "j2_meta": "Earnings & equities · full-time · 3+ yrs",
    "j3_title": "Audio producer — Daily Briefing",
    "j3_meta": "Mumbai · full-time · 4+ yrs",
    "j4_title": "Senior product designer (Web)",
    "j4_meta": "Bengaluru · full-time · 5+ yrs",
    "j5_title": "Climate reporter — Bengal coast",
    "j5_meta": "Kolkata · full-time · 3+ yrs"
  }
}