The TV Journalist
A learning resource for people beginning in television journalism, with practical lessons on planning, reporting, shooting, scripting and editing.
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Three decades
inside the story.
Journalist, educator, author and media & communication consultant.
The throughline
Newsroom instincts.
Educator's clarity.
Across 30+ years, Ravi has worked in television news, journalism education and media training—bringing newsroom discipline, human-interest reporting and practical teaching into the same conversation.
A former television journalist and producer of news and current-affairs programmes, he now trains media professionals and postgraduate students. His work is grounded in the belief that clear, responsible communication begins with attention to people and the stories that affect them.
Selected experience
The practice began in television.
Ravi has produced news and current-affairs programming, including talk shows, breakfast shows, news bulletins and documentary films.
- BBC
- CNBC
- TV Today Network
- Sahara
- Eenadu TV
- Eyewitness (Hindustan Times Television)
Credentials
Learning that stays close to the work.
- MPhil in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Cardiff University
- Chevening Scholar
Training & initiatives
Make the craft usable.
Ravi has led workshops for media professionals in India and across the Asia-Pacific, including Indian Information Service officers at the Film & Television Institute of India, professionals at Myanmar’s MRTV 4, FBC in Fiji and the Maldives Broadcasting Corporation.
Books
From field notes to the page.
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