Andhra Jyothi

Andhra Jyothi
Front page of Andhra Jyothi newspaper, June 5th, 2024
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)K. L. N. Prasad (founder)
Vemuri Radhakrishna (M.D.)
PublisherAamoda Publications Pvt. Limited
EditorN.Rahul kumar
Founded1 July 1960, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
LanguageTelugu
HeadquartersHyderabad, India
Circulation375,661[1] (as of 2022)
Websitewww.andhrajyothy.com

Andhra Jyothi (Telugu: ఆంధ్రజ్యోతి; lit. 'The light of Andhra') is the third largest circulated Telugu language daily newspaper of India sold mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by K. L. N. Prasad, an Industrialist on 1 July 1960.[2][3][4] It is also one of the oldest running Telugu language daily newspapers. It was taken over by Vemuri Radha Krishna, also known as R. K. in 2002 who also works as the Managing Director.

Details

It is published from 21 centers across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. Vemuri Radhakrishna, a senior journalist turned entrepreneur is its Managing Director and Renowned journalist N.Rahul Kumar is its Editor. It is the third-largest circulated Telugu daily, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) and is known for its dynamic political reporting. Andhra Jyothi has a vast reporting network in every nook and corner of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and also has a considerable presence in New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Orissa, and Chhattisgarh. The group also owns a Telugu TV news channel ABN Andhra Jyothi and a weekly magazine Navya."about-us". andhrajyothy.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

According to the Audit bureau of circulation for the H12022, Andhrajyothi had a circulation of 375,661, ranked at 17th place among daily newspapers in India.[1] Its circulation during Q2 2019 was 664,352.[5] Circulation dropped by 43.45% over three year period.

Political Impact

Though initially started out as a neutral and non-political party oriented newspaper and was later taken over by a different organisations, the newspaper under this organization became an arch-rival to the previous Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and his political party YSR Congress Party.[6] The newspaper and its Managing Director Vemuri Radha Krishna are often criticized for publishing news in the support of Chandrababu Naidu led Telugu Desam Party.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Highest Circulated Dailies, Weeklies & Magazines amongst Member Publications (across languages)" (PDF). Auditbureau. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ బెందాళం, క్రిష్ణారావు (2006). "మేటి పత్రికలు-ఆంధ్రజ్యోతి", వార్తలు ఎలా రాయాలి. ఋషి ప్రచురణలు. pp. 412–413.
  3. ^ India Today. Thomson Living Media India Limited. 1989. p. 48.
  4. ^ Kandula, Ramesh (25 January 2021). Maverick Messiah: A Political Biography of N.T. Rama Rao. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-223-2.
  5. ^ "Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Telugu media outlet carries fake survey on AP polls, Lokniti-CSDS calls them out". The News Minute. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.