Swati Chaturvedi

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Swati Chaturvedi is an Indian print and broadcast journalist, freelance reporter, columnist and panellist for NDTV and Gulf News, and author of two books.She started her journalism career as a trainee reporter in the crime beat with The Statesman newspaper and has over 2 decades of experience in the industry.Chaturvedi is an investigative journalist who is known for breaking many important news stories, and she has worked in the Special Investigative Bureau of The Indian Express. At the media house, she covered special stories on Delhi Police, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), and The Intelligence Bureau.She also contributes regular stories and analyses to The Wire, News Central 247, NDTV, and Gulf News. She is also a regular face on television as a political commentator.In the early 2000s, Swati was the Deputy Editor of Zee News, and she anchored a show Kahiye Janab for 5 years on the channel. In the show, she interviewed many celebrities and politicians including Narendra Modi.Swati has also worked for several other Indian newspapers and channels, including The Tribune, Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald, and DailyO, during the course of her journalism career.She has been interviewed by some prestigious international media outlets like The Daily Mail, BBC, The Washington Post, Public Radio, The New York Times, The Associated Press, and The Guardian.The journalist has an engaging and controversial presence on social media with many of her tweets going viral. Swati is well known for openly criticising the right-wing propagators, and attracting online hate. When she was asked about the consequences of her attitude, and if she feared backlash from the establishment, [17]FactorDaily Swati said, If the government decides to target me, theres not much I can do. I have been 20 years a journalist, my personal or professional life are not defined by fear. I am not scared. They are free to do what they want..In September 2016, Swati debuted as an author with her fiction novel Daddys Girl, published by the Penguin Random House. Swati Chaturvedi holding her debut book Daddys Girl.While talking about her debut book, Swati revealed in an article why she wrote Daddys Girl, which is largely based on her experiences of extensive on-field reporting. Describing her profession, Swati said, [18]SheThePeople.TV I still think that the core of all journalism must be to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. The rest is just public relations. Its not our job to tell the world what good those is power are doing but, to speak truth to power and make it accountable. When people these days attack journalism using filthy terms like presstitutes it appals me. Journalism is hard and nerve-wracking and good journalists need to have unlimited courage..