Three decades inside the story
Journalist · Educator · Author · Mentor · Media Consultant
EDUCATION · TRAINING · CONSULTING | ONLINE · IN PERSON
Journalism educator, author and media & communication consultant.
Discover how we can work together ↘The premise
Ravi’s work is not confined to one role. Across newsrooms, classrooms, individual mentoring and institutional assignments, he helps people understand complex subjects, exercise better judgement and communicate with purpose.
For stories
Bring editorial judgement, lived detail and a clear human angle to work that must be understood and trusted.
Editorial judgement in the AI age
AI can produce polished copy in seconds. It cannot decide which detail matters, whose voice is missing, whether a claim deserves trust or where an ethical line should be drawn.
Ravi begins with what happened and who it affects. He asks the uncomfortable question, checks and cross-checks, finds the angle and removes anything that does not serve the audience. The result is not more content. It is a message people can understand, trust and remember.
Work with Ravi
Editorial strategy, communication consulting, educational content and media projects shaped by three decades of newsroom and leadership experience.
One-to-one guidance for journalism students and professionals who want to interview better, write sharper and understand television news production.
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Academic and editorial leadership for institutions looking to connect rigorous teaching with the realities of a changing media industry.
Custom workshops, masterclasses and faculty development programmes for universities, broadcasters and professional organisations.
years across reporting, producing, teaching, mentoring and institutional leadership
Selected experience
A career shaped by reporting major events, producing television news, leading journalism schools and building learning programmes across the Asia-Pacific.
Director & Head - India
Associate Director, then Director
Programme Manager
Senior Producer
News Producer
Planning Producer
Correspondent, Eyewitness
BBC · CNBC TV18 · TV Today · ETV · Sahara TV
Writing & field notes
Long-form reflections drawn from Ravi's years inside newsrooms, classrooms and the decisions that shape responsible journalism.
Lead essay · 01
A camera gives a reporter a job at a disaster site. It does not give him permission to forget the people on the other side of the lens.
Read field noteShort explainers by A Ravi Shankar
Fast context without the noise: concise explanations that connect policy, public life, economics and world events to the questions behind the headline.
What a proposed generational smoking restriction changes, and why public-health policy so often becomes a debate about personal freedom and prevention.
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Why the 1973 resolution still matters when an American president commits forces abroad, and where the authority of Congress is meant to begin.
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How everyday sound becomes a public-health issue, what constant exposure can do, and why growing cities need limits as well as tolerance.
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What clean-air benchmarks are designed to measure, and why pollution that is difficult to see still has consequences for health and public life.
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Why a defeat on the field does not tell the whole financial story, and how media rights, sponsorships and season-long value shape franchise economics.
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How fuel supply, electricity shortages and prices connect, and why disruption in one part of the energy system can travel through an entire economy.
Author & learning designer
Fiction that tests the future of technology, and practical journalism guides grounded in a lifetime inside the newsroom and classroom.View Ravi's Amazon author page
Scientist Sandran Thirukar races to use Smatter, a technology capable of neutralising weapons, while helping stabilise Goutaal, a Himalayan village sinking into the earth.
A field-ready guide for students, citizen journalists and reporters: from newsworthiness and pitching through camera direction, story formats, editing, scripting, interviewing and the responsible use of AI.
Ravi's earlier guide to crafting, packaging and marketing television and video news stories for beginners and citizen journalists.
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