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'''M. Gautham Machaiah''' is a [[media personality]] and corporate professional, who has held senior journalistic and management positions across [[print media|print]], [[Electronic media|electronic]] and [[digital media]] in his career spanning over 20 years with ''[[The Indian Express]]'', ''[[The Times of India]]'' and the ''[[Essel Group / Zee Network]]''. Machaiah has made a name for himself as a turnaround executive for his role in transforming sagging businesses. He holds a post-graduate degree holder in Journalism and Communication, and a PhD from Mysore University. Machaiah who hails from the hill district of Coorg (Kodagu) is settled in Bengaluru, India.<br />
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==Education==<br />
Gautham completed his early education at the St Joseph's Convent, [[Mercara]] ([[Madikeri]]), in [[Coorg]]. He was at [[Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala]], [[Mysore]], from Class VIII to Class X. Gautham returned to Coorg for his pre-university course at the Government PU College, Madikeri. Thereafter, he joined the [[Maharaja's College, Mysore]], where he completed his [[Bachelor's degree]] with [[Journalism]], [[Economics]] and [[Political science|Political Science]] as electives. He also holds a post-graduate degree in Journalism and [[Communication]]. Gautham was awarded a Ph.D degree by the [[Mysore University]] for his thesis, "Media Habits of Legislators: A Case Study of Karnataka MLAs and MLCs."<br />
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==Academic interests==<br />
Gautham is closely associated with several universities and prestigious institutions as an honorary member. He often delivers guest lectures at various educational institutions. He is a member of the Advisory Council of [[Bangalore University]] Department of Electronic Media Studies, Ramaiah Institute of Management, and [[Sikkim Manipal University]], among others.<br />
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==Journalism==<br />
In his ninth standard, ''The Indian Express'' published his article on the scarcity of drinking water in his hometown, Mercara. By the time Gautham completed his post-graduate studies, numerous articles of his were published in newspapers. Among those articles, one particularly notable one was on the elusive forest brigand [[Veerappan]]. Over the years, he has written several hundred articles on varied subjects.<br />
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As part of his academic training, he underwent an internship of two months at ''The Indian Express'' in [[New Delhi]], where he had the opportunity of working with stalwarts like [[Arun Shourie]]. Gautham’s first job was with ''The Indian Express'', in Bangalore, under the editorship of H.S. Balram.<br />
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Gautham reported for The Indian Express on education with his weekly column ‘On the Campus’. As a journalist, Gautham has reported on politics, government, environment, civic issues and crime.<br />
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He played a crucial role in exposing the mismanagement and corruption in Bangalore University. One of his reports, on how over a hundred [[medical student]]s who had failed the examination were promoted by illegally awarding grace marks, hit the national headlines, leading to a [[judicial inquiry]].<br />
Gautham parted ways with ''The Indian Express'' after four years.<br />
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Gautham then joined ''The Times of India'', in Bangalore. Besides reporting on the Assembly and [[Lok Sabha]] elections, he covered senior leaders like [[A B Vajpayee]], [[Sonia Gandhi]], [[L. K. Advani]], [[Sushma Swaraj]], [[Pramod Mahajan]] and [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]. He specialised in reporting on politics and government affairs.<br />
Gautham was also a part of the team which played a role in relaunching and reviving the Bangalore edition of ''The Times of India''.<br />
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==The Zee Group==<br />
After ''The Times of India'', Gautham shifted to the Zee Group as the Editor of [[Zeenews.com]], which established a lead over other portals by the speed and credibility of its news. In due course, he made a transition from journalism to the corporate world.<br />
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Gautham has handled several assignments at the Zee Group: corporate communication, [[public administration|public affairs]], government relations, and [[corporate social responsibility]]. At Zee, he initiated an awards programme, Essel Awards, aimed at recognising and rewarding significant contributions to the society in various fields.<br />
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After a stint as the Executive Vice-President at the Zee Group, handling Southern channels, Gautham has taken up a new assignment.<br />
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==References==<br />
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*http://gauthammachaiah.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/thesis-pdf.pdf{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2010}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://gauthammachaiah.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/thesis-pdf.pdf A thesis by Machaiah: MEDIA HABITS OF LEGISLATORS; A CASE STUDY OF KARNATAKA MLAs AND MLCs]<br />
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