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{{infobox newspaper<br />
| name = Dainik Jagran<br />
| image = Dainik Jagran cover 03-28-10.jpg<br />
| caption = Front page, 28 March 2010<br />
| type = Daily [[newspaper]]<br />
| format = [[Broadsheet]]<br />
| political = <!-- must be attributed to reliable sources --><br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| publishing_country = [[India]]<br />
| headquarters = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1942}}<ref name="r1"/><br />
| circulation = 34 [[lakh]] (3.4 million) daily<ref name=ABCIND>{{cite web| url= http://www.auditbureau.org/files/JD2018%20Highest%20Circulated%20(language%20wise).pdf | title=Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)| publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (India)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]] |access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><br />
| circulation_date = July–December 2018<br />
| oclc = 416871022<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.jagran.com/|jagran.com}}<br />
| owners = Jagran Prakashan Limited<br />
}}<br />
'''''Dainik Jagran''''' ({{Translation|daily awakening|literal=yes}}) is an Indian [[Hindi]] language daily newspaper.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Aneez|first1=Z.|last2=Chattapadhyay|first2=S.|last3=Parthasarathi|first3=V.|last4=Nielsen|first4=R. K.|date=2016|others=[[Centre for Internet and Society (India)|Centre for Internet and Society]]|title=Digital Transition of Newspapers in India: Dainik Jagran, Hindustan Times, and Malayala Manorama|url=https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:49fb2ffa-638d-430b-a798-7ea0e288b4be|journal=Indian Newspapers' Digital Transition|language=en|publisher=[[Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism]]|via=University of Oxford}}</ref> It was ranked [[List of newspapers by circulation|5th in the world]] and [[List of newspapers in India by circulation|2nd in India]] by circulation in 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.auditbureau.org/files/Highest%20Circulated%20amongst%20ABC%20Member%20Publications%20(across%20languages).pdf|title=Details of most circulated publications for the audit period Jan – Jun 2016 | publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (India)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]] |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> In 2019 Quarter 4, according to [[Indian Readership Survey]], Dainik Jagran reported a total readership of 6.86 [[crore]] (68.6 million) and was the top publication.<ref>{{Cite news|title=INDIAN READERSHIP SURVEY 2019 Q4|work=Indian Readership Survey|url=https://bestmediainfo.in/mailer/nl/nl/IRS-2019-Q4-Highlights.pdf}}</ref> It is owned by [[Jagran Prakashan Limited]],<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Nag|first1=Tirthankar|last2=Basu|first2=Rituparna|last3=Dasgupta|first3=Buroshiva|date=2017-01-01|title=Dainik Jagran: sustaining leadership in the newspaper industry|url=https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/EEMCS-05-2016-0083/full/html|journal=Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies|volume=7|issue=1|pages=1–36|doi=10.1108/EEMCS-05-2016-0083|issn=2045-0621}}</ref> a publishing house listed on the [[Bombay Stock Exchange]] and the [[National Stock Exchange of India]].<br />
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==History==<br />
''Dainik Jagran'' was founded during British Raj and India's struggle for freedom. The newspaper was launched in 1942 by [[Puran Chandra Gupta]], JC Arya, and Gurudev and later edited by [[Narendra Mohan]].<ref name="r1">[[:File:Dainik Jagran 2018 stampsheet of India.jpg]]</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=July 2021}} The first edition of the newspaper was published in [[Jhansi]] and the [[Kanpur]] edition came 5 years later in 1947. Subsequently, the [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]] and [[Bhopal]] edition were launched in 1953 and 1956 respectively. In 2003, several other city editions were added. The cities included [[Ranchi]], [[Jamshedpur]], [[Dhanbad]], [[Panipat]] and [[Bhagalpur]]. In 2004, [[Haldwani]] and [[Ludhiana]] Editions were also launched. [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Jammu]] and [[Dharamshala]] editions came in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-06|title=History of Dainik Jagran Newspaper {{!}} Newspaper Advertising Encyclopedia|url=https://learn.releasemyad.com/history-of-dainik-jagran/|access-date=2021-04-28|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Acquisitions==<br />
[[File:Dainik Jagran 2018 stampsheet of India.jpg|thumb|''Dainik Jagran'' on a 2018 stamp]]<br />
Jagran Prakashan Limited also acquired ''[[Mid-Day]]'' in 2010<ref>{{cite news|title=Jagran buys Mid-Day's publication business|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/jagran-buys-mid-days-publication-business/393969/|newspaper=Business Standard|author=Abhineet Kumar |date=20 January 2013}}</ref> and ''Naiduniya'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jagran Prakashan buys Nai Dunia|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jagran-prakashan-buys-nai-dunia/931896/|newspaper=Indian Express|date=3 April 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Criticism==<br />
''Dainik Jagran'' observed silence over Delhi violence and was accused of suppressing the incident.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jagran ignores Delhi violence, Ujala leads with it — a look at front pages of Hindi press|work=The print|url=https://theprint.in/india/jagran-ignores-delhi-violence-ujala-leads-with-it-a-look-at-front-pages-of-hindi-press/371498/?amp}}</ref><br />
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''Dainik Jagran'' is also accused of running false narratives in support of the BJP government. It ran a news covering [[Hathras gang rape|Hathras gangrape and murder incident]] declaring it as a false case of rape and tried to defend the rapists which were later refuted by the CBI when it said that gangrape did occur and the state tried to do a cover-up.<ref>{{Cite web|last=David|first=Supriti|title=How Dainik Jagran and TOI's Lucknow editions ignored the Hathras rape|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/10/01/how-dainik-jagran-and-tois-lucknow-editions-ignored-the-hathras-rape|access-date=2021-10-22|website=Newslaundry}}</ref><br />
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Dainik Jagran is accused of running smear campaigns against Indian mathematician and educationalist, [[Anand Kumar]] printing false news about his institution called [[Super 30]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bihar-super-30-founder-faces-smear-campaign/article24754008.ece|title=Bihar Super-30 founder faces smear campaign|author=Amarnath Tewary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=22 August 2018|access-date=5 June 2019|quote=When asked who is behind all this, he quipped, "everyone knows in Patna who is he…why should I take his name?” Is he former DGP Abhyanand who was earlier associated with Super-30 for five years?, Mr. Kumar did not respond.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713085252/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bihar-super-30-founder-faces-smear-campaign/article24754008.ece|archive-date=13 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Halla Bol campaign]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{Official website|http://www.jagran.com/}} {{in lang|hi}}<br />
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