Sakshi (newspaper)

Sakshi
	Front page of Sakshi
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Y. S. Bharathi Reddy (Chairperson)
Founder(s)	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Publisher	Jagati publications Ltd.
Editor	Vardhelli Murali
Founded	23 March 2008
Language	Telugu
Headquarters	Hyderabad, India
Circulation	951,292 (as of 2022)
Website	sakshi.com

Sakshi (transl. The Witness)^[2] is an Indian Telugu language daily newspaper sold mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was launched on 23 March 2008 by Jagati Publications Ltd. owned by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Sakshi is widely regarded as a propaganda outlet for Jagan Mohan Reddy and his political party—YSR Congress Party (YCP).^[10] It is frequently criticized for its biased coverage of the political rivals of Reddy and YCP.^[15]

The newspaper is a part of Sakshi media group which also owns the Telugu news channel, Sakshi TV.^[16] It is currently run under the chairmanship of Y. S. Bharathi Reddy, wife of Jagan Mohan Reddy.^[17]^[18]^[19] As of 2023, it ranks second in circulation among Telugu daily newspapers behind its rival Eenadu.^[20]

^ "Contact us | మమ్మల్ని సంప్రదించండి". Sakshi.com (in Telugu). 15 June 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ Ngwainmbi, Emmanuel K. (18 September 2017). Citizenship, Democracies, and Media Engagement among Emerging Economies and Marginalized Communities. Springer. p. 134. ISBN 978-3-319-56215-5.
^ Tata, Madhavi (7 April 2008). "We Are The News". Outlook. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "After CBI squeeze, govt stops ads to Sakshi". The Times of India. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ Surender Kumar, Dhaleta (7 November 2008). "IRS 2008 R2: Andhra Jyothi top gainer in readership". afaqs!. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ Benedict, Kay; A, Srinivasa Rao (8 September 2009). "Business links cast shadow on Jagan's chances". India Today. Retrieved 26 October 2022. He launched a counterattack through his newspaper Sakshi defending his investments ....
^ Jeffrey, Robin; Sen, Ronojoy (29 September 2015). Media at Work in China and India: Discovering and Dissecting. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-93-5150-545-7.
^ Rodrigues, Usha M.; Ranganathan, Maya (26 November 2014). Indian News Media: From Observer to Participant. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-93-5150-464-1.
^ "YSR gets a much-needed "off" on Sakshi TV". Indian Journalism Review. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ ^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
^ "All you wanted to know about who owns the South Indian news channels you watch". The News Minute. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ A, Srinivasa Rao (27 July 2012). "Congress in Andhra Pradesh mulls its own TV channel, newspaper". India Today. Retrieved 25 October 2022. In the last one year, Jagan launched an offensive against the Congress government and the party through his media house - Sakshi television channel and Telugu daily.
^ Oskarsson, Patrik (19 September 2018). Landlock: Paralysing Dispute over Minerals on Adivasi Land in India. ANU Press. pp. 141, 179. ISBN 978-1-76046-251-2.
^ "Ex-minister Nara Lokesh files defamation suit against Sakshi newspaper". The Times of India. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ ^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]
^ Behl, Vinod (20 March 2009). "India's first HDTV channel Sakshi launched". Exchange4media. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "All you wanted to know about who owns the South Indian news channels you watch". The News Minute. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Sakshi Media Group appoints Vinay Maheshwari as Executive Director & CEO". Exchange4media. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Congress might soon join the list of political parties owning news channels". Mint. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference :20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Contact us | మమ్మల్ని సంప్రదించండి". Sakshi.com (in Telugu). 15 June 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[2] Ngwainmbi, Emmanuel K. (18 September 2017). Citizenship, Democracies, and Media Engagement among Emerging Economies and Marginalized Communities. Springer. p. 134. ISBN 978-3-319-56215-5.

[:9-3] Tata, Madhavi (7 April 2008). "We Are The News". Outlook. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[:8-4] "After CBI squeeze, govt stops ads to Sakshi". The Times of India. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[:15-5] Surender Kumar, Dhaleta (7 November 2008). "IRS 2008 R2: Andhra Jyothi top gainer in readership". afaqs!. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[6] Benedict, Kay; A, Srinivasa Rao (8 September 2009). "Business links cast shadow on Jagan's chances". India Today. Retrieved 26 October 2022. He launched a counterattack through his newspaper Sakshi defending his investments ....

[:5-7] Jeffrey, Robin; Sen, Ronojoy (29 September 2015). Media at Work in China and India: Discovering and Dissecting. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-93-5150-545-7.

[:6-8] Rodrigues, Usha M.; Ranganathan, Maya (26 November 2014). Indian News Media: From Observer to Participant. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-93-5150-464-1.

[:11-9] "YSR gets a much-needed "off" on Sakshi TV". Indian Journalism Review. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

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[:4-11] "All you wanted to know about who owns the South Indian news channels you watch". The News Minute. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[:12-12] A, Srinivasa Rao (27 July 2012). "Congress in Andhra Pradesh mulls its own TV channel, newspaper". India Today. Retrieved 25 October 2022. In the last one year, Jagan launched an offensive against the Congress government and the party through his media house - Sakshi television channel and Telugu daily.

[:7-13] Oskarsson, Patrik (19 September 2018). Landlock: Paralysing Dispute over Minerals on Adivasi Land in India. ANU Press. pp. 141, 179. ISBN 978-1-76046-251-2.

[:16-14] "Ex-minister Nara Lokesh files defamation suit against Sakshi newspaper". The Times of India. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

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[:3-16] Behl, Vinod (20 March 2009). "India's first HDTV channel Sakshi launched". Exchange4media. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[:1-17] "All you wanted to know about who owns the South Indian news channels you watch". The News Minute. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[:10-18] "Sakshi Media Group appoints Vinay Maheshwari as Executive Director & CEO". Exchange4media. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[:14-19] "Congress might soon join the list of political parties owning news channels". Mint. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[:20-20] Cite error: The named reference :20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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