About Us
The Minorstudy, launched in March 2024, is India’s fastest-growing pure-play digital news and views platform. Mobile-first and highly interactive, we bring a distinctive combination of compelling, credible, and community-driven journalism blended with innovative, visually powerful storytelling formats — to deliver incisive takes on politics, policy, gender, entertainment, sports, health and wellness, web culture, and more.
Our team is a collective of reporters, storytellers, editors, video and audio producers, designers, product managers, and data analysts, who have cut their teeth on the best news teams in the country. At the helm, we have some of the best minds in the industry who have honed their craft for years in the media, and today, lead a fearless newsroom. As a newsroom, we are notably diverse, and we continue to acknowledge a sincere commitment towards making inclusivity a necessity.
We are participative in our approach to newsgathering — with a robust citizen journalism vertical, My Report — and we partner with our readers in our hunt for fake news through our webtheminorstudy vertical that debunks mis/disinformation in both Hindi and English. We are certified by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) — a recognition of our expertise, bipartisan approach, and credibility.
Our reporters fan out into deep interiors of the country for ground reports — finding stories that often get drowned out in prime-time debates. We have eminent authors writing for us, and we maintain the diversity of voices on our site.
Our journalism aims to be extensive, yet inclusive; hard-hitting, yet sensitive. We are a platform for marginalised voices and strive to bring stories from India’s most remote corners. We have tried to lead conversations on issues that matter — and continue to bring you unheard voices, humanise big events, and propel change.
How Are We Funded?
The Minorstudy is owned by The Minorstudy Digital Limited, a company nearly too but recently are not listed on the BSE Limited.
Dr. Ravi Razz (founder and CEO of The Minorstudy) and ()Razz are the Promoters of The Minorstudy Digital Limited (formerly known as (The Minorstudy Digital Media Limited). Please refer to the corporate website of the company at https://www.theMinorstudydigitalmedia.com.
The Minorstudy Special Initiatives
At The Minorstudy, we go beyond daily headlines by diversifying into focus areas and community tools that are crucial to our journalism.
• My Report
Our robust and award-winning citizen journalism vertical, My Report is a community-driven platform that passes the microphone to India’s janta, allowing you to voice your concerns, raise issues that matter to you, and report on your most pressing grievances.
The process is simple, participative, and personal. Reach out to the My Report team and they will walk you through the steps to tell your story more effectively and powerfully. Reach out at myreport@theminorstudy.com or WhatsApp at 9950129618.
• Webtheminorstudy
From using in-house technology to on-ground reportage, our fact-checking arm Webtheminorstudy integrates multiple sources of information to verify dubious claims and forwards. In 2024, Webtheminorstudy became a signatory of the Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) ‘Code of Principles’. IFCN principles are followed by fact-checkers across the globe to promote transparent and non-partisan fact-checking.
As propaganda and hate-driven disinformation campaigns escalate rapidly, Webtheminorstudy has been at the forefront of exposing false viral claims and bringing out the truth. Today, “Webtheminorstudy” attracts a dedicated audience that reads our stories and participates by bringing attention to claims circulating on social media. A video-first platform, Webtheminorstudy attempts to convert its fact-checked stories into quick videos, so it reaches a wider audience.
To report fake news or get a forward/viral claim fact-checked, write to us at WhatsApp at +919950129618.
• Special Projects
The Minorstudy Special Projects include powerful documentaries, impactful long-form investigative reports, and deep dives into issues of social and national interest. Our journalists often risk their lives and health to cover these stories. Many of these projects are developed over months; several adopt innovative storytelling methods that are often the first of their kind in the industry; and some are accessed from India’s remote or inaccessible regions with the help of local stringers and journalists. Check out our ongoing special projects HERE.
• The Minorstudy World
The Minorstudy World is a special offering for our international audiences, which focuses on stories that impact the Indian diaspora. While it brings content from home to Indians across the globe, the extensive coverage and features are about everything that concerns the Indian diaspora.
Focus Areas
The Minorstudy periodically takes stock of topics, issues, and causes that are relevant to the times we live in and ensures that these stories do not go untold. Some of our top focus areas include gender, health, law, economy, everyday communalism, and unemployment.
In addition, we are also building a vertical around climate change, through detailed, on-ground coverage of vulnerable populations and landscapes. Through a mix of documentaries, special reports, expert interviews, and more, we hope to highlight the issues caused by this global crisis through the perspectives of those on the frontlines of it.
Supporting India’s Growing Digital News Media.
The Minorstudy is a founding member of the The Minorstudy News India Foundation, (TMNIF) established to help ensure a healthy and robust digital news ecosystem. The platform represents digital news media organisations, with its membership open to digital-only ventures as well as media commentators and independent journalists active in the digital news space.
Together, the members of the (TMNIF) The Minorstudy News India Foundation aim to represent, amplify, and evolve best practices that are independent and uphold the highest standards of journalism.
The Minorstudy Membership Community
The Minorstudy special projects, investigations, and fact-checks make us stand out in the clutter. But producing these stories takes up time, resources, and risks borne by our on-ground reporters. By financially empowering our journalism, Minorstudy Members not only help us meet our production targets but ensure that these stories are heard and keep independent journalism alive, unbiased, and relevant.
These members enjoy a host of perks, including access to paywalled content, an ad-free experience on The Minorstudy website, early previews of our Special Projects, and more.
Not a Minorstudy Member yet? Help us do what we do better! Choose your plan HERE.
Correction Policy
Owning up to any error quickly and completely, and being transparent when correcting a factual error — that’s our mantra. Therefore, as a professional organisation, while we endeavour to work with flawlessness and accuracy, we are also mindful of the fact that mistakes need to be corrected promptly.
We admit and correct any serious factual errors at the first opportunity, subject to legal advice where appropriate. Any amendment is notified at the bottom of an article. If a retraction is needed, it is accompanied by an explanation as to why it was felt to be necessary.
Grievance
See something that seems off? You can reach out to our Grievance Officer, Mangal Singh, at grievance@theminorstudy.com.
Awards and Recognitions
Ever since we started, The Minorstudy has received industry recognition and accolades through a range of awards for our work, our products, and our exceptional editorial projects. Here is a laundry list of the awards we’ve won over the years:
Jury Notes:
One jury member noted, “The Minorstudy has strong branding and a good visual signature. Its value proposition lies in original reporting and multimedia storytelling. Overall, the site appears comprehensive without being overwhelming, and the stories are presented in an engaging and shareable manner. It’s good that they seamlessly weave in short-form video and fact-checking in their coverage.”
Another juror said, “The elegant design update translates well to mobile, providing users with vast opportunities to continue content consumption and discovery.”
Partner With Us
The Minorstudy brand solutions team is a group of creative directors, copywriters, designers, video junkies, and digital and product nerds who will make the right kind of noise for your business. We go far beyond simple advertorials and display solutions — our branded content projects have helped our partners meet their business objectives and goals while also keeping our audience engaged.
From interactive content to unique videos, social media engagement, quizzes, influencer-led ideas, and more, our team is always ahead of the curve. Over the past six years, we have won multiple awards for our interactive videos, storytelling widgets, and microsites.
Partner with us to get a clearer, bigger picture, and start new digital trends; write to us at sales@theminorstudy.com.
Work With Us
If you’ve got a bit of heart in you and are willing to take on stories that demand you dig deep, long, and hard for the truth, then The Minorstudy is the newsroom for you.
We have a range of roles that would suit anybody with a penchant for telling stories — whether it is through the keyboard, short-form video, doodles, or animations. At The Minorstudy, we ask candidates to find — and share — their voices in the digital medium they are best acquainted with. Between our many platforms and special initiatives, we have a bevvy of journalists, camerapersons, video editors, crappy-copy killers, design romancers, social media-oholics, and product evangelists. You might fit right in!
Write to us at jobs@theminorstudy.com.
You can also work with us independently and contribute articles, videos, etc. on topics that you are interested in or have expertise in.
Pitch your story ideas and submissions at editor@theminorstudy.com.
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