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WORK EXPERIENCE
The420.in | Editor-In-Chief | Aug. 2020 – Present
Key skills and highlights: I have built the country's first bi-lingual cybercrime news and awareness platform – www.the420.in . We get the latest news, updates, trends, analysis related to new threats and its solution. Our team gets the fastest, most accurate and in-depth reports on data security along with cyber, corporate, digital, banking, insurance and government frauds. We specialize in covering technical issues like fraud risk management, cyber forensics, data breach, privacy issues, spoofing and VOIP enabled crimes. I conduct cyber awareness campaigns, training and online workshops for law-enforcement agencies, corporates, educational institutes etc. We work closely with stakeholders and government in spreading awareness.
Mail Today – India Today | Synergy Editor | Aug. 2019 – Aug. 2020
Key skills and highlights: Generating unique story ideas | Devising content plan and strategy | Conferences and outdoor events | Social media and digital marketing campaigns | Search Engine Optimisation | Commissioning stories to various India Today group verticals | In touch with reporter network across India for special stories | Editing and programming copies | Headlines & straps | Multi-vertical specialist | Providing special inputs to various desks | Global news monitoring | Curating news stories | Print operations | Planning and production | Writing special copies on Medical preparedness during Covid, Cyber fraud, internal security, and government policy among others.
MyNation [News website by Asianet Group] | Senior Assistant Editor| Jan. 2019 – Aug. 2019
Key skills and highlights: Ideation and inception of the website | Collaborations and events with government and corporate | Planning special stories | Boosting website traffic | Leading social media team | Spearheading video, multimedia teams | Editing and programming reporter copies | Multi-vertical specialist | Writing, reporting on Defence ministry, para-military, security, intelligence agencies, politics and governance | Analysing performance trends | Data analysis | Curating news stories | Team management | Story boarding | Listicles and infographics.
Story links: https://www.mynation.com/search?topic=shashank-shekhar
DB Post [English Daily by Dainik Bhaskar] | Deputy Editor | Jan. 2018 – Jan. 2019
Key skills and highlights: Development of website from scratch | Marketing and Distribution | Media Tie-Ups| Conference and Seminars| Team lead | Website operation | Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)| Reporting | Breaking stories | Contributing to Print edition as well | Editing reporter copies | Proofreading | Social media manager | Multimedia story telling | Investigative reporting | Stories on security and cyber fraud.
Mail Today | Special Correspondent | Oct. 2015 – Dec. 2017
Key skills and highlights: Leading City reporting | Social media teams | Conducting Conference| Managing PR| Media Planning| News reporting | Covering investigative, special stories | Health and Education | Security agencies - CBI, ED, NIA, DRI, SSB,CISF and other important beats like MHA and MoCA | Specialise in cybercrime, financial fraud, technology and trend related stories | Extensively reportage on crime, Delhi government, Aam Aadmi Party, terrorism, cyber security, technology | Human interest stories | Working to deadlines | Breaking News | Interviews
Story links: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Shashank+Shekhar
Press Trust of India | Senior Principal Correspondent | March 2015 – Sept. 2015
Key skills and highlights: Chief reporter | Covered Delhi government | Government policies | Cyber crime and technology | Health and Education| National issues | National political parties – BJP, Congress, AAP Aadmi | Exclusive interviews | Investigative reporting | Hindustan Times | Principal Correspondent | Jan. 2012 – Feb. 2015 Key skills and highlights: Delhi Metro Team | Covered Municipal corporations and civic bodies | Special stories on environment, cyber crime and social issues | Crime | Noida authority | Real estate and farmer related issues | Bringing out Noida edition coverage in the absence of Reporting Head | Overseeing Junior reporters’ copies | Editing and programming copies |
Mid-Day | Principal Correspondent | Aug. 2007 – Jan. 2012
Covered crime, health, automobile, technology and RTI | Emphasis on getting exclusives and special stories | Features on gadgets | Gaming reviews | Unusual interviews. Story links: https://www.mid-day.com/topic/shashank-shekhar-articles
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