Binoy Job
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Binoy Jobis currently Director Media and Communications to the Prime Minister of India
(check www.pmindia.nic.in ). A career Journalist and a Social Innovator, he was inducted in Prime Minister's Office(PMO) in the second term of Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2009.
Prior to his current role at the PMO, Binoy Job was heading few social initiatives with emphasis on Information Communication Technologies, Youth and Innovations. He was Editor-in-Chief of ‘Development Channel’- a news portal focussing only on ‘development news’ which uses technologies such as IT, Internet, Television, Mobile etc. with the support of young volunteers to reach out to maximum people to empower them with access to information. Binoy Job worked with NDTV, pioneer in Television News Broadcasting in India for more than a decade prior to initiating this portal.
His other social innovations include :-
1) Leaders For Tomorrow Foundation(LFT)- A Youth movement aimed at grooming college students in ‘leadership and social development’ by imparting training and by providing roles in live development projects.
2) www.developmentchannel.org – First ever portal dedicated for development news
3) Television for Social Change- a media forum that is working on policies pertaining to Media to utilize the strength of media for social change.
4) i-CORD-The Institute for Community Media, Rural Reporting and Development Journalism.
5) ABBA boys home-a boarding house project in cities meant for outstanding children selected from BPL families to provide them better opportunities and education.
6) Indianovators- This is an initiative focussing on incubation and mentoring technological innovations from rural and urban youth in India.
7) 101 Leaders – This is an initiative working on 101 entrepreneurial projects-both business and social entrepreneurship. All of them will be working in the rural areas with an aim at larger social impact.
8) Development Festival –This is a week long annual festival on development issues. This festival held in the capital city consists of Leadership Summits, Youth Conclaves, Documentary Film festival, Competitions, Music Band performances, Youth rally etc. with delegates from all over the country participating.
Prior to his induction in Prime Minister’s Office, he had relinquished all the executive posts and positions from his initiatives.
in India. He had worked with “STAR News
”-India’s first 24hrs News channel and NDTV’s two news channels-NDTV 24X7 and NDTV INDIA, right from inception. He is more known in the media circles for his intrepid qualities to keep a track of every major news and news-makers. He is well respected for his quality programming ideas-many of them went on to become most respected and popular programmes. During his long stint with NDTV, he worked in almost all areas of Television broadcasting as a Producer, Reporter and Editor. He was involved in almost all programmes besides daily news, such as Good Morning India, News Hour
, Big Fight, Question Time India, Election
coverage, and special interviews with prominent personalities including Heads of State such as Gen. Pervez Musharraf
, Tony Blair
, Dr. Manmohan Singh
, Bill Gates
, Jeff Immelt. His core focused areas in Television was Programming and Planning. While at NDTV, he worked closely with its Chairman, Dr Prannoy Roy
. Mr Rajdeep Sardesai
(Editor of CNN IBN)and Ms. Barkha Dutt
are two his colleagues from NDTV who joined the Board of Directors of 'Leaders For Tomorrow Foundation' and other social initiatives.
organizations, to this not-for-profit forum- “Television For Social Change Foundation”. Along with this he took the initiative to launch first of its kind media institute focusing on “Community media, Rural Reporting and Development Journalism, called i-cord.
Mr. Binoy Job has authored an academic book on Television Journalism and a book on Breathing & Yoga
. He has also contributed to various books. He is also a trained Yoga teacher and has made more than 20 documentaries on Social Issues. He has also worked in 5 feature film
s.
a lower Kuttanad
area in Alleppey District of Kerala
. Born to very little educated farmer
parents as their 13th child, he is educated in various institutes from his village school, Delhi University (DU), Jamia Millia Islamia
(Jamia), London School of Economics
(LSE). He has won many fellowships in Leadership and Journalism including, British Chevening Programme on Globalisation and Leadership, International Leadership Programme of US etc.
. They live in Delhi
with their two children..
The Leaders For Tomorrow Foundation
Prime Minister of India's website
Facebook Page of Binoy Job
News article on Binoy Job's selection as Asia's Young Leader
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
(check www.pmindia.nic.in ). A career Journalist and a Social Innovator, he was inducted in Prime Minister's Office(PMO) in the second term of Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2009.
Prior to his current role at the PMO, Binoy Job was heading few social initiatives with emphasis on Information Communication Technologies, Youth and Innovations. He was Editor-in-Chief of ‘Development Channel’- a news portal focussing only on ‘development news’ which uses technologies such as IT, Internet, Television, Mobile etc. with the support of young volunteers to reach out to maximum people to empower them with access to information. Binoy Job worked with NDTV, pioneer in Television News Broadcasting in India for more than a decade prior to initiating this portal.
Binoy Job's Social initiatives
Binoy Job is a bureaucrat by chance, journalist by profession and social entrepreneur by choice.His other social innovations include :-
1) Leaders For Tomorrow Foundation(LFT)- A Youth movement aimed at grooming college students in ‘leadership and social development’ by imparting training and by providing roles in live development projects.
2) www.developmentchannel.org – First ever portal dedicated for development news
3) Television for Social Change- a media forum that is working on policies pertaining to Media to utilize the strength of media for social change.
4) i-CORD-The Institute for Community Media, Rural Reporting and Development Journalism.
5) ABBA boys home-a boarding house project in cities meant for outstanding children selected from BPL families to provide them better opportunities and education.
6) Indianovators- This is an initiative focussing on incubation and mentoring technological innovations from rural and urban youth in India.
7) 101 Leaders – This is an initiative working on 101 entrepreneurial projects-both business and social entrepreneurship. All of them will be working in the rural areas with an aim at larger social impact.
8) Development Festival –This is a week long annual festival on development issues. This festival held in the capital city consists of Leadership Summits, Youth Conclaves, Documentary Film festival, Competitions, Music Band performances, Youth rally etc. with delegates from all over the country participating.
Prior to his induction in Prime Minister’s Office, he had relinquished all the executive posts and positions from his initiatives.
Binoy Job - Journalism career
Before he started working full-time on social initiatives, he was managing them along with his professional commitments as a journalist with New Delhi Television (NDTV), one of the most prominent news broadcastersNews broadcasting
News broadcasting is the broadcasting of various news events and other information via television, radio or internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or television studio newsroom, or by a broadcast network...
in India. He had worked with “STAR News
STAR News
STAR News is the Hindi language news channel of STAR TV based in Mumbai. The channel is a co-production of STAR Group and ABP Pvt. Ltd...
”-India’s first 24hrs News channel and NDTV’s two news channels-NDTV 24X7 and NDTV INDIA, right from inception. He is more known in the media circles for his intrepid qualities to keep a track of every major news and news-makers. He is well respected for his quality programming ideas-many of them went on to become most respected and popular programmes. During his long stint with NDTV, he worked in almost all areas of Television broadcasting as a Producer, Reporter and Editor. He was involved in almost all programmes besides daily news, such as Good Morning India, News Hour
News Hour
The title News Hour may refer to:* Newshour, the BBC World Service radio flagship programme* News Hour , a now ended news programme on British breakfast television GMT...
, Big Fight, Question Time India, Election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
coverage, and special interviews with prominent personalities including Heads of State such as Gen. Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
, Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
, Dr. Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian...
, Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen...
, Jeff Immelt. His core focused areas in Television was Programming and Planning. While at NDTV, he worked closely with its Chairman, Dr Prannoy Roy
Prannoy Roy
Prannoy L Roy, Ph.D is an Indian journalist and media journalist. He is the founder and Executive Chairperson of New Delhi Television .-Early life:...
. Mr Rajdeep Sardesai
Rajdeep Sardesai
Rajdeep Sardesai is an Indian journalist, political commentator and news presenter. Sardesai is the Editor-in-Chief of IBN18 Network, that includes CNN-IBN, IBN-7 and IBN-Lokmat.- Biography :...
(Editor of CNN IBN)and Ms. Barkha Dutt
Barkha Dutt
Barkha Dutt is an Indian TV journalist and columnist. She is currently the Group Editor, English News at New Delhi Television.Dutt gained prominence for her reportage of the Kargil War. She has won many national and international awards, including the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian...
are two his colleagues from NDTV who joined the Board of Directors of 'Leaders For Tomorrow Foundation' and other social initiatives.
Binoy Job and Television for Social Change
Binoy Job quit NDTV soon after the 2009 General elections to create a forum for Television Channels to come together and make an effort in using Television as a tool for development-"Television For Social Change". In a short span of time, he had brought in many Editors from various news mediaNews media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
organizations, to this not-for-profit forum- “Television For Social Change Foundation”. Along with this he took the initiative to launch first of its kind media institute focusing on “Community media, Rural Reporting and Development Journalism, called i-cord.
Binoy Job's Academic career
Besides being a journalist and social entrepreneur, our founder Mr. Binoy Job is a Visiting Faculty of Television Journalism at Delhi University and various media institutes. He deliver lectures at various institutions on “Leadership”, “Social Entrepreneurship” and “Development Journalism” It is during his academic stint at Delhi University he initiated LEADERS FOR TOMORROW in its first appearance as YLSD-“Young Leaders For Social Development”.Mr. Binoy Job has authored an academic book on Television Journalism and a book on Breathing & Yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
. He has also contributed to various books. He is also a trained Yoga teacher and has made more than 20 documentaries on Social Issues. He has also worked in 5 feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
s.
Early life
He hails from a remote village called KainakaryKainakary
Kainakary is a village in Kuttanad Taluk in Allappuzha District of Kerala state, was part of the erstwhile Chembakassery dynasty. It is famous for its unspoiled scenic beauty. Five rivers originating from the Western Ghats, including the sacred River Pamba drain into the Vembanad lake in the tip of...
a lower Kuttanad
Kuttanad
Kuttanadu is a region in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its picturesque vast paddy fields and its geographical peculiarities. It's the region with the lowest altitude in India, and one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below sea...
area in Alleppey District of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. Born to very little educated farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
parents as their 13th child, he is educated in various institutes from his village school, Delhi University (DU), Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia is an Indian Central University located in Delhi. It was established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920. It became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988...
(Jamia), London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
(LSE). He has won many fellowships in Leadership and Journalism including, British Chevening Programme on Globalisation and Leadership, International Leadership Programme of US etc.
Binoy Job's Family
Binoy Job is married to Swapna Everest, an IT professional with IBMIBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
. They live in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
with their two children..
Sources
The Development ChannelThe Leaders For Tomorrow Foundation
Prime Minister of India's website
Facebook Page of Binoy Job
News article on Binoy Job's selection as Asia's Young Leader