Large media companies, traditionally print and television focused, continue to dominate the journalism environment now online but a growing group of dedicated bloggers are providing an independent voice.
Although Indian newspapers were using computers for writing and page layout as early as 1987 they were slow to move to online editions of their papers.
[2] LinkedIn offers a group that targets members that are online journalists in India with content, connections, and job opportunities unique to that segment.
Both NDTV and CNBC, two TV news reporting power houses in India, also have a strong online presence.
Journalists from all walks – Business, Political, Sports, and Religion - have come together to form a list for ease of following the person or topic that one might find interesting.
By 2006 the number has steadily climbed to reach 116 newspapers and is predicted to grow as more people in India get access to the web.
In some instances a single editor would upload data to a third party pre-formatted interface which would allow stories to be published under general headings such as Local News, International, Sports, etc.
Most publications have been slow to incorporate modern web features such as video clips or imbedded audio.
While the major publishers like the Times Group will list email addresses of its writers and editors many of the small daily newspapers only have a simple imbedded box on their website for feedback.
OPEN broke that Barkha Dutt, widely regarded as India's top journalist, was involved with the Radia tapes controversy, which very little of the print media discussed.
Its flagship paper is the Times of India which is the largest English publication in the world by readership with just over 7.65 million daily readers.
The Sunday Guardian is notable for having made a successful pivot from being a print only paper to one which includes online content in their media portfolios.
[9] Dainik Jagran has been India's most read newspaper for 23 consecutive years with a daily readership of over 16 million.
[citation needed] The largest news and media companies now include blogs in their online offerings.
[17] In September 2010, The Wall Street Journal expanded its offering to include the India Realtime blog in Hindi in addition to the English language.