Asking questions without fear | Shweta Kothari | TEDxSiddagangaInstituteofTechnology

Shweta Kothari is a broadcast turned Digital Journalist, currently the Managing editor at The Logical Indian. She started her career with the BBC in Scotland, after finishing her post-graduation in multimedia journalism from the University of Sussex.

She grew up in a quiet and peaceful city of Dehradun. She studied from the Doon International School in Dehradun, she was the Head girl and Chief Editor of the school Editorial Board. She moved to the national capital to pursue her undergraduate studies from the University of Delhi and later moved to the UK, from where she did her Post graduation.

She was previously a news anchor and senior correspondent with NewsX. At NewsX, she hosted the morning prime time show ‘8 Straight’ and also launched the business show, ‘BusinessX’. She is currently managing the Newsroom operations at India’s most trusted digital media organisation which is public-spirited media platform that selectively chooses stories that are worthy of public attention and in the interest of the nation.

As a newswoman, she take a personal interest in calling out fake news, biased opinions and propaganda, especially when it endangers subsistence. Shweta Kothari is a broadcast turned Digital Journalist, currently the Managing editor at The Logical Indian. She started her career about 6 years back with the BBC in Scotland, after finishing her post-graduation in multimedia journalism from the University of Sussex.

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I saw her for the first time on Republic TV. She was my 'celebrity crush'.