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Mitali Mukherjee made director of Reuters Institute
She said their core mission is to explore the future of journalism worldwide through debate, engagement, and research.
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Nandika Chand - Tue, 08, Apr 2025
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Mitali Mukherjee is the new Director of Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism (RISJ). / Reuters Institute
Indian journalist Mitali Mukherjee has been appointed as the new Director of the Reuters Institute of the Study of Journalism (RISJ) with immediate effect. She succeeds Rasmus Nielsen, who stepped down in October 2024.
In a statement, Chair of the Institute’s Steering Committee Alan Rusbridger said Mitali Mukherjee, who was outstanding in her two terms as acting director, has a clear and compelling vision for the next stage as Director.
“The Reuters Institute was always intended to be a bridge between academic research into the future of journalism and the profession itself. Her directorship comes at a time of both great danger and extraordinary transformation.” Rusbridger said the Institute will have a unique role to play in this transformation and couldn’t be in better hands.
Mukherjee said their core mission is to explore the future of journalism worldwide through debate, engagement, and research. “I am looking forward to working with the Department of Politics and International Relations, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, and industry partners to build on our achievements and mission.”
Acknowledging the unpredictability and shift across the world, she said they are and will remain international in their reach and impact.
Mukherjee is a respected journalist with over 20 years’ experience in print, television and digital media. She has led the RISJ’s Journalist Programmes since September 2022, and represented the Institute in conferences and events around the world.
Under Mukherjee’s leadership, the Institute has added new sponsors to their flagship Fellowship Programme and secured funding for the Oxford Climate Journalism Network. She was a Chevening fellow for the South Asia Journalism Fellowship 2020, a Raisina Asian Forum for Global Governance Young Fellow 2019 and a 2017 fellow of the Australia India Youth Dialogue.
In 2020, Mukherjee was nominated for two of her business stories for the prestigious Red Ink Awards in India.
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