''Frontline'' is a
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magazine
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published by
The Hindu Group
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of publications headquartered in
Chennai
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, India. Vaishna Roy is the editor of the magazine. It is a news and views magazine that provides in-depth coverage on various topics such as politics, world affairs, culture, science, health, business and personalities. ''Frontline'' gives coverage to developmental issues and issues related to the
working class
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es, unorganized sectors,
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regions and other under-served regions in India.
History
''Frontline'' was first published in December 1984.
It was originally intended to be a newspaper when it was started by the founders. They later had differences of opinion regarding the content and intent of the publication, and the magazine was sold to PL Investments Ltd, which later sold it to
The Hindu Group
The Hindu Group is an Indian publishing company based in Chennai. Its first publication was ''The Hindu'', a daily newspaper that began publication in 1878.
Hindu Group Publications
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.
Contributors and perspective
The magazine's long-serving editor was R. Vijaya Sankar, who retired in May 2022. The magazine's regular contributors include well-known
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writers such as C.P. Chandrasekhar,
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,
Jayati Ghosh
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and Bhaskar Ghose.
Aijaz Ahmad
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, the late
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critic and political analyst, contributed to the magazine on various topics.
Vijay Prashad
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, the Marxist historian, used to be a regular columnist who sent the "Letter from America" piece for the magazine, as well as reported on American issues. R. Ramachandran is the magazine's long-time contributor to the Science and Health segments.
''Frontline'' is noted for its thorough and rigorous coverage of issues, its long-form interviews, essays and columns.
Aijaz Ahmed has called it the "best English language newsmagazine anywhere in the world".
Since 1991, the magazine has opposed the economic reforms of successive governments that encouraged disinvestment in state-owned corporations, and the opening up of areas like telecom and insurance to private and foreign players among others.
Awards
Regular correspondent
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received the
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in 2007 for outstanding
reporting in the field of environment and books.
Journalist
P. Sainath
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, a frequent contributor to ''Frontline,'' won the 2007
Ramon Magsaysay Award
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in the fields of creative arts, journalism and communication.
Other journalists such as Asha Krishnakumar and
Praveen Swami
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are also recipients of prestigious awards in journalism, such as the
Lorenzo Natali Media Prize
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.
See also
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The Hindu Business Line
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References
External links
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