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'''Sudhir Chaudhary''' is an Indian [[journalist]] and media personality. He is the editor-in-chief and CEO<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/sudhir-chaudhary-make-new-record-of-popularity-made-maximum-follwers-on-koo-while-taking-entry/912113|title=लोकप्रियता को लेकर Sudhir Chaudhary के नाम एक और उपलब्धि, Koo पर जुड़े लाखों फॉलोअर्स|website=[[Zee News]]|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref><ref name="24 Taas">{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/zee-media-segregates-channels-into-3-clusters-sudhir-chaudhary-named-ceo-of-cluster-1-98761.html|title=ZEE Media segregates channels into 3 clusters, Sudhir Chaudhary named CEO of Cluster 1|website=[[exchange 4 media]]|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/videos/world-leaders-watch-wion-for-factual-researched-coverage-wion-global-summit-sudhir-chaudhary-284442|title=World leaders watch WION for factual & researched coverage|website=[[WION (TV channel)|WION]]|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref> of [[Zee News]], [[WION]], [[Zee Business]], [[Zee 24 Taas]]<ref name="24 Taas"/> and hosts the prime-time show ''Daily News & Analysis'' (''DNA'') on Zee News.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 March 2021|title=COVID-19: Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary gets first dose of vaccine|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-covid-19-zee-news-editor-in-chief-sudhir-chaudhary-gets-first-dose-of-vaccine-2878674|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306030335/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-covid-19-zee-news-editor-in-chief-sudhir-chaudhary-gets-first-dose-of-vaccine-2878674|archive-date=6 March 2021|access-date=3 June 2021|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Saif Ahmad|date=3 April 2021|title=Sudhir Chaudhary now also Editor-in-Chief of Zee Business - Exchange4media|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sudhir-chaudhary-now-also-editor-in-chief-of-zee-business-68276.html|url-status=live|access-date=3 June 2021|website=exchange4media|language=en|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603091923/https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sudhir-chaudhary-now-also-editor-in-chief-of-zee-business-68276.html}}</ref>
'''Sudhir Chaudhary''' is an Indian [[journalist]] and media personality. He is the editor-in-chief and CEO<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/sudhir-chaudhary-make-new-record-of-popularity-made-maximum-follwers-on-koo-while-taking-entry/912113|title=लोकप्रियता को लेकर Sudhir Chaudhary के नाम एक और उपलब्धि, Koo पर जुड़े लाखों फॉलोअर्स|website=[[Zee News]]|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref><ref name="24 Taas">{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/zee-media-segregates-channels-into-3-clusters-sudhir-chaudhary-named-ceo-of-cluster-1-98761.html|title=ZEE Media segregates channels into 3 clusters, Sudhir Chaudhary named CEO of Cluster 1|website=[[exchange 4 media]]|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/videos/world-leaders-watch-wion-for-factual-researched-coverage-wion-global-summit-sudhir-chaudhary-284442|title=World leaders watch WION for factual & researched coverage|website=[[WION (TV channel)|WION]]|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref> of [[Zee News]], [[WION]], [[Zee Business]], [[Zee 24 Taas]]<ref name="24 Taas"/> and hosts the prime-time show ''Daily News & Analysis'' (''DNA'') on Zee News.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 March 2021|title=COVID-19: Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary gets first dose of vaccine|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-covid-19-zee-news-editor-in-chief-sudhir-chaudhary-gets-first-dose-of-vaccine-2878674|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306030335/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-covid-19-zee-news-editor-in-chief-sudhir-chaudhary-gets-first-dose-of-vaccine-2878674|archive-date=6 March 2021|access-date=3 June 2021|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Saif Ahmad|date=3 April 2021|title=Sudhir Chaudhary now also Editor-in-Chief of Zee Business - Exchange4media|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sudhir-chaudhary-now-also-editor-in-chief-of-zee-business-68276.html|url-status=live|access-date=3 June 2021|website=exchange4media|language=en|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603091923/https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sudhir-chaudhary-now-also-editor-in-chief-of-zee-business-68276.html}}</ref> He is the most watched news anchor of India and hosts the world’s most watched prime time news show at 9pm - DNA (Daily News & Analysis) on Zee News.


==Career==
==Career==
Chaudhary has been working in the television news industry since the 1990s. Belonging to the first generation of television journalists,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sudhir-chaudhary-joins-zee-news-as-business-head-editor-47251.html | title = Sudhir Chaudhary joins Zee News as Business Head & Editor | date = Jul 17, 2012 | website = exchange4media.com | archive-url = https://archive.today/20190508192817/https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sudhir-chaudhary-joins-zee-news-as-business-head-editor-47251.html | archive-date = May 8, 2019 | url-status = live}}</ref> he was in [[live television]] reporting and then 24 hours news television.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/archive/jlfspeakers/sudhir-chaudhary-2/ | title = Sudhir Chaudhary | via = [https://archive.today/20190508191824/http://jaipurbookmark.org/speaker/sudhir-chaudhary/ jaipurbook,ark.org] | website = [[Jaipur Literature Festival]] | date = Nov 26, 2016 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20190508192129/https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/archive/jlfspeakers/sudhir-chaudhary-2/ | archive-date = May 8, 2019 | url-status = live}}</ref> Chaudhary was told to have been in the squad which has covered the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Vajpayee]]–[[Pervez Musharraf|Musharraf]] Indo-Pak meeting at [[Islamabad]],<ref name="exchange4media.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/47228_Sudhir-Chaudhary-bids-adieu-to-live-india.html|title=Sudhir Chaudhary bids adieu to Live India|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527221050/http://www.exchange4media.com/47228_sudhir-chaudhary-bids-adieu-to-live-india.html|url-status=live}}</ref> after the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]].
Chaudhary has been working in the television news industry since the 1990s. Belonging to the first generation of television journalists,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sudhir-chaudhary-joins-zee-news-as-business-head-editor-47251.html | title = Sudhir Chaudhary joins Zee News as Business Head & Editor | date = Jul 17, 2012 | website = exchange4media.com | archive-url = https://archive.today/20190508192817/https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sudhir-chaudhary-joins-zee-news-as-business-head-editor-47251.html | archive-date = May 8, 2019 | url-status = live}}</ref> he was in [[live television]] reporting and then 24 hours news television.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/archive/jlfspeakers/sudhir-chaudhary-2/ | title = Sudhir Chaudhary | via = [https://archive.today/20190508191824/http://jaipurbookmark.org/speaker/sudhir-chaudhary/ jaipurbook,ark.org] | website = [[Jaipur Literature Festival]] | date = Nov 26, 2016 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20190508192129/https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/archive/jlfspeakers/sudhir-chaudhary-2/ | archive-date = May 8, 2019 | url-status = live}}</ref> Chaudhary was told to have been in the squad which has covered the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Vajpayee]]–[[Pervez Musharraf|Musharraf]] Indo-Pak meeting at [[Islamabad]],<ref name="exchange4media.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/47228_Sudhir-Chaudhary-bids-adieu-to-live-india.html|title=Sudhir Chaudhary bids adieu to Live India|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527221050/http://www.exchange4media.com/47228_sudhir-chaudhary-bids-adieu-to-live-india.html|url-status=live}}</ref> after the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]].


In 2003, he left [[Zee News]]. He was instrumental in the launch of [[Sahara Samay]], the [[Hindi]]-language news channel of the [[Sahara India Pariwar|Sahara group]]. He also joined [[India TV]] for a brief time. In 2012, he rejoined Zee News, where he hosts the news show ''Daily News & Analysis'' (''DNA'').<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jantakareporter.com/media-virus/supreme-court-warns-zee-news-editors-sudhir-chaudhary-and-samir-ahluwalia-directs-them-to-follow-procedure-or-they-will-be-sent-back-to-jail/49623/|title=Supreme Court warns Zee News editors, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia, directs them to follow procedure or they will be sent back to jail - Janta Ka Reporter 2.0|author=JKR Staff|date=2016-07-01|work=Janta Ka Reporter 2.0|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-US|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626135827/http://www.jantakareporter.com/media-virus/supreme-court-warns-zee-news-editors-sudhir-chaudhary-and-samir-ahluwalia-directs-them-to-follow-procedure-or-they-will-be-sent-back-to-jail/49623/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jindal-plays-cd-claims-zee-editors-demanded-rs-100-crore/article4031340.ece|title=Jindal plays CD, claims Zee editors demanded Rs. 100 crore|last=Jebaraj|first=Priscilla|date=2012-10-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=8 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108195151/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jindal-plays-cd-claims-zee-editors-demanded-rs-100-crore/article4031340.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/zee-editors-get-bail-in-rs-100-cr-extortion-case-560570.html|title=Zee editors get bail in Rs 100 cr extortion bid case - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|date=17 December 2012|access-date=2018-06-26|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626135910/https://www.firstpost.com/business/zee-editors-get-bail-in-rs-100-cr-extortion-case-560570.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="exch1">{{cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.mobi/tv/sudhir-chaudhary-now-also-editor-in-chief-of-zee-business_68276.html|title=Sudhir Chaudhary now also editor in Chief of zee business|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170715163422/http://www.exchange4media.mobi/tv/sudhir-chaudhary-now-also-editor-in-chief-of-zee-business_68276.html|archive-date=15 July 2017|access-date=15 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2003, he left [[Zee News]]. He was instrumental in the launch of [[Sahara Samay]], the [[Hindi]]-language news channel of the [[Sahara India Pariwar|Sahara group]]. He also joined [[India TV]] for a brief time. In 2012, he rejoined Zee News, where he hosts the news show ''Daily News & Analysis'' (''DNA'').<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jantakareporter.com/media-virus/supreme-court-warns-zee-news-editors-sudhir-chaudhary-and-samir-ahluwalia-directs-them-to-follow-procedure-or-they-will-be-sent-back-to-jail/49623/|title=Supreme Court warns Zee News editors, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia, directs them to follow procedure or they will be sent back to jail - Janta Ka Reporter 2.0|author=JKR Staff|date=2016-07-01|work=Janta Ka Reporter 2.0|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-US|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626135827/http://www.jantakareporter.com/media-virus/supreme-court-warns-zee-news-editors-sudhir-chaudhary-and-samir-ahluwalia-directs-them-to-follow-procedure-or-they-will-be-sent-back-to-jail/49623/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jindal-plays-cd-claims-zee-editors-demanded-rs-100-crore/article4031340.ece|title=Jindal plays CD, claims Zee editors demanded Rs. 100 crore|last=Jebaraj|first=Priscilla|date=2012-10-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=8 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108195151/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jindal-plays-cd-claims-zee-editors-demanded-rs-100-crore/article4031340.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/zee-editors-get-bail-in-rs-100-cr-extortion-case-560570.html|title=Zee editors get bail in Rs 100 cr extortion bid case - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|date=17 December 2012|access-date=2018-06-26|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626135910/https://www.firstpost.com/business/zee-editors-get-bail-in-rs-100-cr-extortion-case-560570.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="exch1">{{cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.mobi/tv/sudhir-chaudhary-now-also-editor-in-chief-of-zee-business_68276.html|title=Sudhir Chaudhary now also editor in Chief of zee business|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170715163422/http://www.exchange4media.mobi/tv/sudhir-chaudhary-now-also-editor-in-chief-of-zee-business_68276.html|archive-date=15 July 2017|access-date=15 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before heading [[Zee News]] he was the Editor & CEO of [[Live India]] & Mi Marathi channels of the [[SAB TV]] group promoted by Sri Adhikari Brothers.


==Legal issues==
==Achievements==


Sudhir Chaudhary’s unique style of storytelling has touched millions of viewers across age groups and regions. He is known for his no-holds-barred reportage. He is also one of the “Top 10 Most followed verified journalists worldwide”. From the political battle fields of different [[Lok Sabha]] and [[Vidhan Sabha]] elections, to the heights of [[Kargil]] and the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament, [[Sudhir Chaudhary]] has covered every big news story in [[India]] from the spot. He also covered on the conflict in West Asia, with ground reports from the toughest battlegrounds in [[Syria]] in 2017. He has interviewed Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on multiple occasions and created major electoral headlines. India’s biggest political leaders and union ministers have appeared on his show.
=== Jindal extortion case ===
In November 2012, Chaudhary and his colleague Sameer Ahluwalia were arrested on charges of extortion<ref>{{Cite news|title=Two Zee editors arrested for 'Rs 100-crore extortion bid' - Times of India ►|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-Zee-editors-arrested-for-Rs-100-crore-extortion-bid/articleshow/17391903.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2018-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801062512/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-Zee-editors-arrested-for-Rs-100-crore-extortion-bid/articleshow/17391903.cms|archive-date=1 August 2018}}</ref> after businessman [[Naveen Jindal]] alleged that the two journalists had tried to extort {{currency|100|INR}} Crore worth of advertisements from his company in exchange for dropping stories that linked the Jindal Group with the [[Indian coal allocation scam|Coalgate]] scam. The two were sent to 14-day judicial custody in [[Tihar Jail]] but were released on bail.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-11-30|title=Zee editors in two-week custody|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20555718|url-status=live|access-date=2018-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011193239/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20555718|archive-date=11 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-12-01|title=Zee News editors sent to Tihar jail|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/zee-news-editors-sent-to-tihar-jail/story-YhQqQk8V9HgADnCLtt5K0H.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816113504/https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/zee-news-editors-sent-to-tihar-jail/story-YhQqQk8V9HgADnCLtt5K0H.html|archive-date=16 August 2019|access-date=2019-09-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The Broadcast Editors' Association suspended Chaudhary as its treasurer in the wake of these charges, saying that Chaudhary had acted in a manner prejudicial to the interests and objectives of the Association.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Broadcasters' body suspends Zee editor over Naveen Jindal charge - Times of India|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Broadcasters-body-suspends-Zee-editor-over-Naveen-Jindal-charge/articleshow/16871062.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2018-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819071243/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Broadcasters-body-suspends-Zee-editor-over-Naveen-Jindal-charge/articleshow/16871062.cms|archive-date=19 August 2018}}</ref> In July 2018, the Jindal Group wrote to the investigating agencies saying that a settlement had been reached, and requesting them to withdraw the allegations against the journalists and close the case; on the same day, charges of bribery were filed against Jindal and others related to the case.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-07-14|title=ED charges against Naveen Jindal, others as his firm settles case of extortion with Zee|language=en-US|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ed-charges-against-jindal-others-as-his-firm-settles-case-of-extortion-with-zee/|url-status=live|access-date=2018-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807185924/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ed-charges-against-jindal-others-as-his-firm-settles-case-of-extortion-with-zee/|archive-date=7 August 2018}}</ref>

===Allegations against Mahua Moitra===
Chaudhary accused [[Trinamool Congress|Trinamool]] [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] [[Mahua Moitra]] of plagiarising speech of Truman Longman pointing out early signs of fascism in India while both Longman and Moitra later denied plagiarising the speech.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra didn't plagiarise: US writer of fascism article shuts trolls |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/martin-longman-fascism-article-mahua-moitra-1561305-2019-07-03 |work=India Today |language=en |access-date=13 October 2019 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013093633/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/martin-longman-fascism-article-mahua-moitra-1561305-2019-07-03 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=American Analyst Dismisses Plagiarism Charges Against TMC MP Mahua Moitra |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/american-analyst-dismisses-plagiarism-charges-against-tmc-mp-mahua-moitra-2217561.html |work=News18 |access-date=13 October 2019 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013093633/https://www.news18.com/news/india/american-analyst-dismisses-plagiarism-charges-against-tmc-mp-mahua-moitra-2217561.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mahua Moitra]] filed criminal defamation case against Sudhir Chaudhary after which Chaudhary on his daily prime time show accepted that only a part of Mahua Moitra's speech was broadcast and showed his regrets.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mahua Moitra v. Sudhir Chaudhary defamation: Court stays proceedings |url=https://barandbench.com/mahua-moitra-defamation-case-against-sudhir-chaudhary-additional-sessions-judge-stays-proceedings/ |work=Bar & Bench |date=25 September 2019 |access-date=15 October 2019 |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603091924/https://www.barandbench.com/news/mahua-moitra-defamation-case-against-sudhir-chaudhary-additional-sessions-judge-stays-proceedings |url-status=live }}</ref> Zee Media also filed a defamation case against her for calling it 'chor' and 'paid' news.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/zee-media-files-criminal-defamation-case-against-tmc-mp-mahua-moitra-for-calling-it-chor-and-paid-news-2220488.html|title=Zee Media files criminal defamation case against TMC MP Mahua Moitra for calling it 'chor' and 'paid' news|date=2019-07-19|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015011431/https://zeenews.india.com/india/zee-media-files-criminal-defamation-case-against-tmc-mp-mahua-moitra-for-calling-it-chor-and-paid-news-2220488.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Accusations of Islamophobia ===
On 10 April 2020, on Zee News, Chaudhary (according to [[Al Jazeera]]) openly accused Muslims of impeding India's coronavirus war.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vetticad|first=Anna MM|title=Indian media accused of Islamophobia for its coronavirus coverage|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/5/15/indian-media-accused-of-islamophobia-for-its-coronavirus-coverage|access-date=2020-09-24|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en|archive-date=18 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018163649/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/5/15/indian-media-accused-of-islamophobia-for-its-coronavirus-coverage|url-status=live}}</ref> Chaudhary said on his show ''DNA'' that the "[[Tablighi Jamaat]] betrayed the nation."<ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Tablighi Jamaat coverage: Supreme Court says complaints against media should be sent to NBA first|url=https://scroll.in/latest/971540/tablighi-jamaat-coverage-supreme-court-says-complaints-against-media-should-be-sent-to-nba-first|access-date=2020-09-24|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024100109/https://scroll.in/latest/971540/tablighi-jamaat-coverage-supreme-court-says-complaints-against-media-should-be-sent-to-nba-first|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2020, [[Kerala Police]] filed a [[first information report]] against Chaudhary for his March 11 broadcast of ''DNA'', in which Chaudhary discusses the "types of [[jihad]]s", which were criticized as Islamophobic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala Police books Zee News editor Sudhir Chaudhary under non-bailable sections |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-police-books-zee-news-editor-sudhir-chaudhary-6401670/ |access-date=October 15, 2020 |agency=[[The Indian Express]] |date=May 10, 2020 |archive-date=16 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016213432/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-police-books-zee-news-editor-sudhir-chaudhary-6401670/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Threats===
In 2015, Sudhir Chaudhary got [[Security categories in India|X-category security]] after allegations that someone had threatened to murder Chaudhary.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tripathi|first=Rahul|title=Zee News senior editor Sudhir Chaudhary gets X-category security|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/zee-news-senior-editor-sudhir-chaudhary-gets-x-category-security/articleshow/48949886.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-03-05|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041242/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/zee-news-senior-editor-sudhir-chaudhary-gets-x-category-security/articleshow/48949886.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Zee News claimed that [[China]] had been monitoring Sudhir Chaudhary.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-14|title=Rattled China spying on Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary: Report|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/rattled-china-spying-on-zee-news-editor-in-chief-sudhir-chaudhary-report-2309530.html|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Zee News|language=en|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110210031/https://zeenews.india.com/india/rattled-china-spying-on-zee-news-editor-in-chief-sudhir-chaudhary-report-2309530.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
Chaudhary won a [[Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards|Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism]] in the "Hindi broadcast" category for 2013. He won the award for his interview with the friend of the [[Delhi]] December 16 gang-rape victim.<ref name="http://indianexpress.com">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/ramnath-goenka-excellence-in-journalism-awards-list-of-winners/9/ |title=Sudhir Chaudhary gets Ramnath Goenka Excellence |publisher=The Indian Express |access-date=2015-11-23 |archive-date=5 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105131442/http://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/ramnath-goenka-excellence-in-journalism-awards-list-of-winners/9/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Chaudhary won a [[Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards|Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism]] in the "Hindi broadcast" category for 2013. He won the award for his interview with the friend of the [[Delhi]] December 16 gang-rape victim.<ref name="http://indianexpress.com">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/ramnath-goenka-excellence-in-journalism-awards-list-of-winners/9/ |title=Sudhir Chaudhary gets Ramnath Goenka Excellence |publisher=The Indian Express |access-date=2015-11-23 |archive-date=5 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105131442/http://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/ramnath-goenka-excellence-in-journalism-awards-list-of-winners/9/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sudhir also won Governance Now Award for Most Popular Face News (Hindi) for the year 2021 and WCRC Most Trusted CEO Award for the year 2022.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:56, 7 June 2022

Sudhir Chaudhary
Chaudhary in 2016
Born18 June Hodal[1]
Hodal, Haryana, India
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • news anchor
  • editor
Years active1993–present
EmployerZee News
Known forAnchoring the television show Daily News & Analysis
SpouseNiti Chaudhary
AwardsRamnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award, 2013

Sudhir Chaudhary is an Indian journalist and media personality. He is the editor-in-chief and CEO[2][3][4] of Zee News, WION, Zee Business, Zee 24 Taas[3] and hosts the prime-time show Daily News & Analysis (DNA) on Zee News.[5][6] He is the most watched news anchor of India and hosts the world’s most watched prime time news show at 9pm - DNA (Daily News & Analysis) on Zee News.

Career

Chaudhary has been working in the television news industry since the 1990s. Belonging to the first generation of television journalists,[7] he was in live television reporting and then 24 hours news television.[8] Chaudhary was told to have been in the squad which has covered the Vajpayee–Musharraf Indo-Pak meeting at Islamabad,[9] after the 2001 Indian Parliament attack.

In 2003, he left Zee News. He was instrumental in the launch of Sahara Samay, the Hindi-language news channel of the Sahara group. He also joined India TV for a brief time. In 2012, he rejoined Zee News, where he hosts the news show Daily News & Analysis (DNA).[10][11][12][13] Before heading Zee News he was the Editor & CEO of Live India & Mi Marathi channels of the SAB TV group promoted by Sri Adhikari Brothers.

Achievements

Sudhir Chaudhary’s unique style of storytelling has touched millions of viewers across age groups and regions. He is known for his no-holds-barred reportage. He is also one of the “Top 10 Most followed verified journalists worldwide”. From the political battle fields of different Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections, to the heights of Kargil and the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament, Sudhir Chaudhary has covered every big news story in India from the spot. He also covered on the conflict in West Asia, with ground reports from the toughest battlegrounds in Syria in 2017. He has interviewed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on multiple occasions and created major electoral headlines. India’s biggest political leaders and union ministers have appeared on his show.

Awards

Chaudhary won a Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in the "Hindi broadcast" category for 2013. He won the award for his interview with the friend of the Delhi December 16 gang-rape victim.[14] Sudhir also won Governance Now Award for Most Popular Face News (Hindi) for the year 2021 and WCRC Most Trusted CEO Award for the year 2022.

References

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/sudhirchaudhary?s=08 [bare URL]
  2. ^ "लोकप्रियता को लेकर Sudhir Chaudhary के नाम एक और उपलब्धि, Koo पर जुड़े लाखों फॉलोअर्स". Zee News. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ZEE Media segregates channels into 3 clusters, Sudhir Chaudhary named CEO of Cluster 1". exchange 4 media. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ "World leaders watch WION for factual & researched coverage". WION. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ "COVID-19: Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary gets first dose of vaccine". DNA India. 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ Khan, Saif Ahmad (3 April 2021). "Sudhir Chaudhary now also Editor-in-Chief of Zee Business - Exchange4media". exchange4media. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Sudhir Chaudhary joins Zee News as Business Head & Editor". exchange4media.com. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Sudhir Chaudhary". Jaipur Literature Festival. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019 – via jaipurbook,ark.org. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help)
  9. ^ "Sudhir Chaudhary bids adieu to Live India". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  10. ^ JKR Staff (1 July 2016). "Supreme Court warns Zee News editors, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia, directs them to follow procedure or they will be sent back to jail - Janta Ka Reporter 2.0". Janta Ka Reporter 2.0. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  11. ^ Jebaraj, Priscilla (25 October 2012). "Jindal plays CD, claims Zee editors demanded Rs. 100 crore". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Zee editors get bail in Rs 100 cr extortion bid case - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Sudhir Chaudhary now also editor in Chief of zee business". Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Sudhir Chaudhary gets Ramnath Goenka Excellence". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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