Anuranjan Jha
| Anuranjan Jha | |
|---|---|
 Anuranjan Jha at Shagun TV Launch | |
| Native name | अनुरंजन झा |
| Born |
1 March 1977 Motihari, Bihar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Delhi University and Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) |
| Occupation | Journalist, Anchor, Social Activist, Politician, Author |
| Relatives | Ramesh Chandra Jha (Grandfather) |
| Website |
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Anuranjan Jha (born 1 March 1977) is an Indian Journalist who covers topics pertaining to Indian politics and society. He was the one who conducted several news programmes, shows and most importantly some significant sting-operations including a sting against Aam Aadmi Party. Jha, who also launched India's first matrimonial television channel,Shagun TV,is a sting specialist of sorts. His career in journalism spans 20 years. He has primarily been a reporter specializing in investigations. Before launching Shagun TV, Jha has worked with Cobra Post, Zee News, Aaj Tak, S1, India News and Jansatta, and was most recently chief operating officer (COO) of the news channel CNEB.[1]
Early life and education
Jha hails from a small village called Phulwaria, in the Motihari district of Bihar. He graduated in History from University of Delhi and received a post-graduate diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.
Career
He started his journalism career with Print Media and worked with Indian Express and Jansatta as correspondent. At the age of 30 only Anuranjan Jha became an Editor and News Director of News channel India News. He is a cerebral man and has worked with companies like Zee news, Aaj Tak, India TV, India News, Cobra Post, Jansatta. He has worked with CNEB News Channel as COO. Then, he became Managing Director of well known Media company Vertent Media Soft Pvt. Ltd. The company has a full-fledged 24-hour lifestyle/entertainment TV channel called Shagun TV, India's first matrimonial channel.[2]
Anuranjan Jha founded Park Media Pvt Ltd. in the year 2009 and started a Media News and Investigative Web Portal Media Sarkar.com in 2010. He is currently founder and CEO of Media Sarkar, a popular web portal which came into light after conducting a sting operation in which several Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders such as its media faces Shazia Ilmi and Kumar Vishwas, were caught recovering money from individuals and getting the land deals done, agreed to extend their support in return for donations in cash. This sting operation created the huge panic and troubles in Aam Aadmi Party.[3]. On 22nd Nov 2013,the website crashed after receiving its heaviest traffic ever.
In May 2013 International Magazine Arcade published him on the cover page.[4].
Many people are not aware that Mr. Jha is a social activist and has done lots of work in the field of Health and Education for rural people. He has established BHOR charitable trust.
Media Sarkar
Media Sarkar dot com is a web portal which is popularly known for conducting one of the biggest and controversial sting operation agaist Aam Aadmi Party which was the ruling party in the Delhi. The AAP sting was the Media Sarkar's first investigation since inception. Anuranjan Jha was associated with Anna Hazare since the 13-day movement in 2011,and had high hopes from the AAP when it was launched. But over the time it goes down, people within the party informed him of problems, and he conducted the investigation.[5]
Achievements
- “Best Reporter award” in year 2008 by Media federation of India.
- Bihar Excellence Award 2009,
- “Best News Channel head” for CNEB. 2010
- Alee Club Media Person of the year 2010
- 5th “Media excellence award” in year 2011.
- मेरी दिल्ली अवार्ड (Meri Dilli Award) 2011.[6]
- Media Personality of the year 2011. Jaipur Press Club
- 5th “SP SINGH Memorial Award” for New Innovative Television Channel Concept for 2013 by Media Khabar
- Campus Wale entrepreneurs : 2015