Dainik Jagran

Dainik Jagran (lit. transl. daily awakening) is an Indian Hindi language daily newspaper. It is ranked 5th in the world and 2nd in India by circulation.[3] In 2019 Quarter 4, according to Indian Readership Survey, Dainik Jagran reported a total readership of 6.86 crore (68.6 million) and was the top publication.[4] It is owned by Jagran Prakashan Limited, a publishing house listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India.

Dainik Jagran
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Jagran Prakashan Limited
Founded1942 (1942)[1]
LanguageHindi
HeadquartersJagran Building, 2, Sarvodya Nagar, Kanpur-208 005, Uttar Pradesh, India
CountryIndia
Circulation34 lakh (3.4 million) daily[2] (as of July–December 2018)
OCLC number416871022
Websitejagran.com

History

Dainik Jagran was founded during British Raj and India's struggle for freedom. The newspaper was launched in 1942 by Puran Chandra Gupta, JC Arya, and Gurudev and later edited by Narendra Mohan.[1] The first edition of the newspaper was published in Jhansi and the Kanpur edition came 5 years later in 1947. Subsequently, the Rewa and Bhopal edition were launched in 1953 and 1956 respectively. In 2003, several other city editions were added. The cities included Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Panipat and Bhagalpur. In 2004, Haldwani and Ludhiana Editions were also launched. Muzaffarpur, Jammu and Dharamshala editions came in 2005.[5]

Acquisitions
Dainik Jagran on a 2018 stamp

Jagran Prakashan Limited also acquired Mid-Day in 2010[6] and Naiduniya in 2012.[7]

Criticism

Dainik Jagran observed silence over Delhi violence and was accused of suppressing the incident.[8]

Dainik Jagran is also accused of running false narratives in support of the BJP government. It ran a news covering Hathras gangrape and murder incident declaring it as a false case of rape and tried to defend the rapists which were later refuted by the CBI when it said that gangrape did occur and the state tried to do a cover-up.[9]

See also

References
  1. File:Dainik Jagran 2018 stampsheet of India.jpg
  2. "Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. "Details of most circulated publications for the audit period Jan – Jun 2016" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. "INDIAN READERSHIP SURVEY 2019 Q4" (PDF). Indian Readership Survey.
  5. "History of Dainik Jagran Newspaper | Newspaper Advertising Encyclopedia". 6 June 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. Abhineet Kumar (20 January 2013). "Jagran buys Mid-Day's publication business". Business Standard.
  7. "Jagran Prakashan buys Nai Dunia". Indian Express. 3 April 2012.
  8. "Jagran ignores Delhi violence, Ujala leads with it — a look at front pages of Hindi press". The print.
  9. David, Supriti. "How Dainik Jagran and TOI's Lucknow editions ignored the Hathras rape". Newslaundry. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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