Mysore/Mysuru: City-based Senior Journalist Krishna Prasad has been appointed as the first ever Group Editorial Officer by The Hindu Group Publishing Pvt. Ltd. (THGPPL), Publisher of The Hindu, The Hindu Business Line, Frontline and Sportstar, with effect from Apr. 16, 2021. 

Former Editor-in-Chief of Outlook magazine and former Editor of Vijay Times, Krishna Prasad will lead and enable greater synergies across the different print publications and digital offerings, by coordinating content efforts across all publications of The Hindu Group.

In his 35-year career, Krishna Prasad has lectured on journalism at various Colleges and Universities in India and abroad, been a member of the Press Council of India and was one of the earliest mainstream journalists to embrace digital life.

He also publishes three different blogs: Churumuri, Sans Serif and Kosambari. 

While he was still a student of engineering, Krishna Prasad began his media career as a stringer for The New Indian Express, under the editorship of TJS George. He later worked for the Sunday Observer (now defunct) and The Times of India in Mumbai. 

Krishna Prasad, recently instituted the T.S. Satyan Memorial Awards for Photojournalism in association with Karnataka Photo News (KPN), a regional photo news agency.

On joining The Hindu Group, Krishna Prasad said, “It is a real honour to be tasked with shaping its direction for the digital age, while keeping journalism front and centre. For 143 years, The Hindu has been India’s most trusted newspaper, respected the world over for its independence, credibility and authority.  I look forward to future-proof the institution’s awesome legacy.”