Journalist

To make a career in journalism first you need to complete the basic requirement which is to complete graduation in journalism. You can also pursue post-graduation in journalism or pick a subject of your interest such as Political Science, History, etc. to  solidify your stance on the given subject matter.

The degree will make you eligible to apply to various media institutions as this is the minimum eligibility criteria they ask for. During the completion of the degree, you will also be able to hone your skills in writing, being creative, creating reports, building stories, developing narratives, and researching. Once you have these skills, the platform will be provided by the media institutions, and you can make a successful career as a journalist.

The highest journalists in India are Arnab Goswami, Rajat Sharma, Sudhir Choudhary, Anjana Om Kashyap, Rajdeep Sardesai, Barkha Dutt, Nidhi Razdan, Sweta Singh, Vikram Chandra and Deepak Chaurasia, etc. The salary of these journalists ranges from INR 3 to 12 crores per annum.

Out of these media personalities, Arnab Goswami, and Rajat Sharma get paid more as they are also the owners of their respective channels Republic TV and India TV. Apart from the salary these high-paid journalists also received various other perks such as chauffeur vehicles, residence in prime locations, ESOPs benefits, ad revenue from their respective shows, a large cabin to work in, dedicated team to look after their personal requirements such as handling of their the social media account, taking care of the food preferences, etc. These high-paid journalists also get reimbursements for their travel expenses, food and lodging expenses, and premium health care plans.

There are a lot of female journalists in India who have made a name for themselves due to their distinguished traits. Some are aggressive while reporting on crucial issues, some are self-reliant, some are curious to know the hidden truth behind cream-coated narratives, many of them are tough enough to question even the high authorities, and ambitious, cynical, cocky, and unsympathetic towards culprits.

In India there are a lot of female journalists, few popular names are Madhu Trehan founder of NewsLaundry and ex-founding member of India Today magazine, Sweta Singh from Aaj Tak, Faye D'souza from Mirror Now, Nidhi Razdan and Barkha Dutt from NDTV, Late Gauri Lankesh, Anjana Om Kashyap from Aaj Tak, Sucheta Dalal who uncovered the 1992 stock market scam, Manjari Joshi who was among the first news broadcasters from Doordarshan, Anupama Chopra who is a film critic and the founder of Film Companion and many more.

There are no parameters to judge who is the no 1 journalist in India. The battle for being the no 1 journalist in India is between popular news channels like NDTV, Aaj Tak, India TV, Republic Bharat, News18 Hindi etc. Each journalist associated with these channels has their own positives and negatives.

So no one can claim to be the no 1 journalist in India, however, just to put a general perspective, some top journalists in India in terms of viewership and fan following are Arnab Goswami, Ravish Kumar, Anjana Om Kashyap, Sweta Singh, Punya Prasoon Vajpayee, Rajat Sharma, Rahul Kanwal, Saurabh Dwivedi, Ajit Anjum, Barkha Dutt, Fayw D'souza, Sudhir Choudhary, Aman Chopra, Syed Ansari, Sapna Shukla, Ankita Dubey, etc. These journalists are popular among the masses for their fierce approach, descriptive journalism, uncovering the truth, and going the extra mile to unearth conspiracies and corruption.