ThePrint

{{Short description|Indian online news website}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox website

| name = The Print

| logo = ThePrint logo.png

| screenshot = ThePrint Screenshot 16 Sept 2021.png

| url = {{Official URL}}

| commercial = Yes

| type = News media

| language = English, Hindi

| country_of_origin = India

| owner = Printline Media Pvt. Ltd.

| author = Shekhar Gupta

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|08}}

| revenue = Ads, subscription

}}

The Print is an Indian online newspaper, owned by Printline Media Pvt Ltd.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tofler.in/printline-media-private-limited/company/U22130DL2016PTC306028|title=Printline Media Private Limited|website=www.tofler.in|access-date=2 September 2019|archive-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902033825/https://www.tofler.in/printline-media-private-limited/company/U22130DL2016PTC306028|url-status=live}} It was launched by journalist Shekhar Gupta in August 2017.{{cite news|title=Shekhar Gupta's media venture gets big names on-board|url=http://www.asianage.com/business/companies/110717/shekhar-guptas-media-venture-gets-big-names-on-board.html|access-date=18 June 2018|work=The Asian Age|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620180803/http://www.asianage.com/business/companies/110717/shekhar-guptas-media-venture-gets-big-names-on-board.html|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=ThePrint raises funding from corporate bigwigs Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, Uday Kotak, others|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/theprint-raises-funding-from-corporate-bigwigs-ratan-tata-narayana-murthy-nandan-nilekani-uday-kotak-others/759296/|access-date=18 June 2018|work=The Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620180929/https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/theprint-raises-funding-from-corporate-bigwigs-ratan-tata-narayana-murthy-nandan-nilekani-uday-kotak-others/759296/|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live}}

History

Printline Media Pvt. Ltd, founded by journalist Shekhar Gupta, was incorporated in New Delhi, India on 16 September 2016.

ThePrint is noted for focusing on politics and policy.{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/03/asia/india-fake-news-intl/index.html|title=India makes U-turn after proposing to punish 'fake news' publishers|last1=Pokharel|first1=Sugam|date=4 April 2018|access-date=1 September 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422163649/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/03/asia/india-fake-news-intl/index.html|archive-date=22 April 2018|publisher=CNN|last2=Berlinger|first2=Joshua|df=dmy-all}} The venture is associated with the Off the Cuff programme that is broadcast on {{Lang|hi-latn|Aaj Tak|italic=no}} and promoted on ThePrint's YouTube and Facebook channels.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/litfest/litfest-2017/speakers/shekhar-gupta/articleshow/61117722.cms|title=Shekhar Gupta|date=3 November 2017|access-date=2 September 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190902085712/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/litfest/litfest-2017/speakers/shekhar-gupta/articleshow/61117722.cms|archive-date=2 September 2019|website=The Times of India|df=dmy-all}}

In May 2017, It has received an undisclosed amount of funding from N.R. Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, Ratan Tata, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Uday Kotak, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Rajiv C. Mody, Ravi Thakran, Bhavish Aggarwal, Nirmal Jain, R. Venkatraman, Karan Bhagat and Yatin Shah.{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/wZvHR4E6sGu9n6Q76kJGQI/Shekhar-Guptas-The-Print-raises-funds-from-Ratan-Tata-Nand.html|title=Shekhar Gupta's The Print raises funds from Ratan Tata, Nandan Nilekani, Uday Kotak|last1=Bansal|first1=Shuchi|work=Mint|access-date=18 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620181157/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/wZvHR4E6sGu9n6Q76kJGQI/Shekhar-Guptas-The-Print-raises-funds-from-Ratan-Tata-Nand.html|archive-date=20 June 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/printline-media-gets-funding/article19259075.ece|title=Printline Media gets funding|work=The Hindu|access-date=18 June 2018|archive-date=2 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302094534/https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/printline-media-gets-funding/article19259075.ece|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/theprint-raises-funding-from-tata-narayana-murthy-others/1096729|title=ThePrint raises funding from Tata, Narayana Murthy, others|work=Outlook|access-date=18 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620203728/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/theprint-raises-funding-from-tata-narayana-murthy-others/1096729|archive-date=20 June 2018}}

Gupta, as his position in editor-in-chief, in a letter to readers stated the mission of the ThePrint was to be "factual and liberal".{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/letter-editor-chief/|title=Letter from the Editor-in-Chief|last=Gupta|first=Shekhar|website=ThePrint|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065629/https://theprint.in/letter-editor-chief/|archive-date=14 May 2018|access-date=2 September 2019|df=dmy-all}} ThePrint has claimed to commit to its code of ethics for journalists which it has published on its website.{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/about-us/|title=About – ThePrint|website=ThePrint |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826194311/https://theprint.in/about-us/|archive-date=26 August 2019|access-date=2 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/code-of-ethics/|title=Code Of Ethics – ThePrint|website=ThePrint |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616234544/https://theprint.in/code-of-ethics/|archive-date=16 June 2018|access-date=2 September 2019}}

Products

= Website =

ThePrint, being a new media digital platform primarily publishes its news stories on its website with majority of coverage in the English language. The platform additionally has a Hindi language edition of the website as well.{{Cite web|title=ThePrint Hindi - Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, हिंदी न्यूज़, India, राजनीति, देश, विदेश, मत-विमत {{!}} दिप्रिंट हिंदी|url=https://hindi.theprint.in/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=ThePrint Hindi|language=en-US|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919135343/https://hindi.theprint.in/|url-status=live}} The news coverage is divided into factual news reporting and opinion pieces.

== Subscription ==

The website is primarily supported by digital ad revenue, however it allows one time donations and recurring subscription from patrons.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|title=Support Our Journalism – ThePrint|website=ThePrint |url=https://theprint.in/subscribe/|access-date=2020-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909144858/https://theprint.in/subscribe/|archive-date=9 September 2020}}

== Off The Cuff ==

Off The Cuff is a series of candid talk shows organized in collaboration with {{Lang|hi-latn|Aaj Tak|italic=no}} and launched in February 2016, though recent editions have been online only editions hosted by ThePrint alone.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|title=Off The Cuff – ThePrint|website=ThePrint |url=https://theprint.in/off-the-cuff/|access-date=2020-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909043205/https://theprint.in/off-the-cuff/|archive-date=9 September 2020}} It hosts prominent personalities from across the spectrum in engaging conversations, some of its prominent guests being Amish Tripathi, Gita Gopinath, Martin Wolf and Francis Fukuyama.{{Cite web|title=Off The Cuff|url=https://theprint.in/off-the-cuff/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|archive-date=9 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909043205/https://theprint.in/off-the-cuff/|url-status=live}}

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