India’s media industry is steadily expanding, with newsrooms welcoming a new generation of interns who bring fresh ideas, perspectives, and voices. This shift is visible across organisations such as Firstpost, ANI, Times Network, Republic World, and Delhi Press, where internships have increasingly become gateways for students to gain exposure to digital and broadcast journalism.

Thirty-two-year-old journalist, Davinder Singh, was killed in a hit-and-run accident near the Sector 89 light point in Mohali early Monday, February 9. Singh, who worked with a Punjabi daily, was returning from a wedding when an unknown vehicle struck his motorcycle, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to a Mohali hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

The Central University of Punjab organised a one-day AI Impact Pre-Summit on AI in journalism under the IndiaAI Mission, bringing together academics, media professionals and students to deliberate on the expanding role of artificial intelligence in journalism, education and society.

The All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) will organise the 15th Journalists’ Sports Meet 2026 from March 3 to March 7, following a resolution adopted at its Standing Committee meeting held on February 7.

Putting to rest rumours of a potential sale of the Times of India Group, Bennett, Coleman and Co Ltd (BCCL), to a large Indian conglomerate, Sivakumar Sundaram, CEO and Executive Director of BCCL, clarified earlier this week that the rumours were “entirely and unequivocally false,” after they gained traction through social media forwards and messaging platforms.

Dish TV India reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 276.23 crore in the December quarter of FY26, widening from Rs 46.54 crore in the same period last year, according to a regulatory filing.

The Wire’s Instagram account was blocked in India for nearly two hours on Monday, February 9, following the posting of a satirical cartoon critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mid-Day has rolled out a refreshed print edition aimed at offering readers a clearer, faster and more personalised reading experience.

The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) held its 20th National Meeting in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, from February 6 to 8, marking 24 years of the collective’s work in strengthening women’s voices in journalism.

Sphere PR co-founder Louise Roberts is feeling very proud to have gone on the journey she’s had since launching Sphere back in 2005.

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Police detained two men on Saturday in connection with an alleged attack on journalist Hem Bhatt in the Race Course area in Dehradun on Friday night. A third accused is on the run.

The rapid growth of digital and social media journalism in Jammu and Kashmir has reshaped news consumption and widened public participation, but the absence of a comprehensive regulatory framework has triggered concerns over misinformation and declining professional standards, Kashmir Reader reported.

Senior journalist K.V. Srinivasan, affectionately known as “brother” among Mysuru’s media fraternity, passed away on Friday evening at his ancestral home in Kalkunike village, Hunsur taluk. He was 81, The Hindu reported.

For nearly a decade, big corporations have responded to journalistic scrutiny not with counter-evidence or public debate, but with litigation. A new analysis by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) maps a clear escalation: from early defamation notices to multi-party suits, gag orders and takedown demands that target journalists, editors and digital platforms alike.