Just Arrived | NewsX names Rahul Shivshankar as Editor in Chief!

ITV Network today announced the elevation of Rahul Shivshankar to editor in chief, NewsX. Joined in September 2013 in the capacity of managing editor, Rahul has been instrumental in redefining NewsX approach to daily news coverage. Apart from his behind the scenes responsibilities, Rahul anchors the channel’s flagship prime time shows Nation@9:00pm and India Debates on all weekdays. In his career spanning almost 20 years, he has served as an executive editor of Headlines Today (TV Today Network) and as the 

“I am delighted to recognize the talent of Rahul Shivshankar, said Kartikeya Sharma, managing director, ITV Network - Rahul, a celebrated name in the news fraternity has an incredible drive and vision, which makes him a wonderful choice to lead the channel. Bringing in talent of the caliber of Rahul and enlarging his role, will allow Rahul and his team to accelerate our move into a continuous and dynamic model of innovating in the news genre. Under Rahul’s tenure, NewsX has become India’s leading English news channel with a consistent performance of being a market leader and in a short span time, it has attained a leadership edge over its competition and is a force to reckon with in the English news genre. Rahul has been instrumental in reorganizing content strategies and news operations with greater creativity and flexibility and has developed more cohesive and unique experiences for our audiences. He’s been everything I could ever want in an editor and I cannot imagine a better choice at NewsX for editor in chief. Congratulations Rahul—you more than deserve it.”

R K Arora, Group CEO said in an official communiqué “We have assembled the most talented journalists in ITV Network and Rahul’s elevation as editor in chief will help us leverage his skills and experience to deliver breaking news with context and perspective on the most important stories. This will strengthen ITV Network’s commitment and its objective of becoming India’s largest TV news network and the most profitable one. I am confident that Rahul will bring NewsX to greater heights than it’s ever known." "I am deeply honored." said Rahul Shivshankar after he was elevated to editor and chief. "I have been blessed with a team of incredibly talented and creative people that work tirelessly to bring to life stories told with a rare degree of nuance, objectivity and accuracy. This collective effort and enterprise has catapulted News X to a leadership position in the English news space. This role provides me with an exciting opportunity to shape the future of news TV."

Apart from writing several comment pieces on current affairs Rahul extensively documented the attack on Nariman House in Mumbai on November 26th hitting investigative narratives published by Roli Books.