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{{short description|Malayalam-language newspaper published in Kerala, India}}
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{{Infobox newspaper

| name = Madhyamam
| logo =
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| image = Madhyamam Newspaper.png
| caption = Front page of ''Madhyamam'', 9 April 2009
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| owners =
| founder = 
| publisher = Ideal Publication Trust
| editor = VM Ibraheem
| chiefeditor = [[O. Abdurahman]]
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| newseditor =
| managingeditordesign =
| campuseditor =
| campuschief =
| opeditor =
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| foundation = 1987
| political =
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| headquarters = Silver Hills, [[Kozhikode, Kerala]], India
| circulation = Above 904,000 daily
| sister newspapers = ''[[Madhyamam Weekly]]''
| website = {{url|madhyamam.com}}
}}

'''''Madhyamam''''' (meaning ''Medium'') is a Malayalam-language newspaper published in [[Kerala]], India, since 1987.<ref name="ReferenceA">[http://rni.nic.in/Appendix%20I%20Dailies.pdf Registrar of Newspapers of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120134649/http://rni.nic.in/appendix%20i%20dailies.pdf |date=20 November 2016 }}. (PDF).</ref> It is India's first international newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shadow.com/publications/india/madhyamam-daily|title=SHADOW|website=shadow.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-16}}</ref> It was founded in 1987 by the Ideal Publications Trust.<ref name="Indiatoday">{{cite news|title=CPI(M) invokes Israel factor to consolidate among Muslims|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/CPI%28M%29+invokes+Israel+factor+to+consolidate+among+Muslims/2/34829.html|access-date=5 July 2011|newspaper=India Today|date=1 April 2009}}</ref> It has nine editions in India (seven in Kerala and one each in Mangalore<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.epapermathrubhumi.com/malayalam-newspaper-mangalore-edition.html|title=Malayalam Newspaper Mangalore Edition|access-date=13 September 2018|publisher=E-paper Mathrubhumi}}</ref> and Bangalore) and its [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|Persian Gulf]] edition ''Gulf Madhyamam'' has nine in the Middle East.

According to Indian Readership Survey 2009<ref>Top 5 Malayalam Dailies: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 — Round 1</ref> and IRS 2010 Q4, it is the third popular newspaper in Kerala with a readership of 904,000 readers.<ref name="IRS 2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=29021_IRS+2010+Q3:+All+dailies+in+Kerala+register+decline+since+IRS+2009+R2|title=IRS 2010 Q3 All Dailies in Kerala since IRS 2009 R2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemalayalam.com/news/kerala/irs-q4-2010-top-10-dailies-in-kerala/IRS|title=Q4 2010 Afaqs.com (8 December 2010)}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The newspaper and its team of journalists have secured nearly ninety awards including [[Ramnath Goenka]] Journalism Award, [[politician|Statesman]] Award for Rural Reporting, [[PUCL]] Journalism Award for Human Rights, [[Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum|ESR]] World Journalism Prize and the [[Asian Development Bank|Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)]] Developing Asia Journalism Award.<ref name="About us">[http://madhyamam.com/page/about-us About Us – Madhyamam] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217060256/http://madhyamam.com/page/about-us |date=17 February 2010 }}</ref>

The newspaper has exposed multiple stories of land encroachments, farming frauds, and malpractices in the name of assisted fertility.<ref name="About us"/> It also exposed an alleged kidney racket in tribal settlements in Idukki district of Kerala prompting a public outcry<ref>[http://flonnet.com/fl1921/stories/20021025000107000.htm Inter State ramifications] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216230146/http://flonnet.com/fl1921/stories/20021025000107000.htm |date=16 February 2010 }}. Flonnet.com.</ref> followed by an in-depth investigation by both the state government<ref>[http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1914/19140400.htm Kidney racket in Kerala] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402101701/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1914/19140400.htm |date=2 April 2010 }}. Frontlineonnet.com.</ref> and the [[Indian Medical Association|Indian Medical Association (IMA)]]<ref>[http://www.issuesinmedicalethics.org/113oa081.html Human organ sale: the Kerala story]. Issuesinmedicalethics.org (21 June 2002).</ref> into the incident.

==Ownership==
Madhyamam is owned by the Ideal Publications Trust.<ref>{{cite news|title=Madhyamam: A Muslim media success story|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/mar/12guest-madhyamam-a-muslim-media-success-story.htm|access-date=5 July 2011|newspaper=Rediff|date=12 March 2009}}</ref> The trust claims as their aim "providing non-profit non-partisan and value-based journalistic service free from market pressures".<ref name="About us"/> The non-profit nature of the ownership, it says ensures the paper stays free of market compulsions of a business concern and be selective in the advertisements it publishes.<ref name="About us"/>

==History==
[[File:First Issue of Madhyamam Daily.jpg| thumb|alt=First issue of the Madhyamam daily.| First issue of ''[[Madhyamam]]'']]
''Madhyamam'' began publishing in 1987 at Silver Hills near Calicut. Veteran journalist [[Kuldip Nayar]] inaugurated the newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.madhyamam.com/aboutus/|title=Madhyamam - History|website=www.madhyamam.com|access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><ref>[http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/01-15Jul04-Print-Edition/011507200429.htm Madhyamam- media revolution in the south]. Milligazette.com (15 July 2004).</ref> [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]], Malayalam writer, described it as "the birth of a silver star".

The opening editorial on 1 June 1987 read:<ref name="About us"/>
<blockquote>
Madhyamam comes to you, the reader, with a clear sense of purpose... Mass media are today passing through a period of degeneration. This sphere is not an exception to the general deterioration of values. The face of truth is being concealed behind the glitter of gold. In this murky situation we offer wholesome journalism reflective of a healthy worldview.</blockquote>

The second edition was launched in July 1993 at Cochin, followed by the third at Trivandrum in April 1996.<ref>[http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165&Itemid=18&limitstart=23 Municipal Corporation of Trivandrum, Publications profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725202015/http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165&Itemid=18&limitstart=23 |date=25 July 2011 }}</ref> ''Gulf Madhyamam'' was first published from Bahrain in 1998 and then from Dubai in 2002.<ref>[http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/the-news-that-changed-everything The National – The news that changed everything]. ''The National'' (Abu Dhabi). (16 October 2013).</ref>

[[K C Abdullah Moulavi|K C Abdullah]], [[P. K. Balakrishnan|P K Balakrishnan]], and K A Kodungallur were among its early editors. Renowned writer [[C. Radhakrishnan|C Radhakrishnan]] served as its consultant editor from 1997 to 1999.<ref>[http://www.c-radhakrishnan.info/ Welcome to the home page of C. Radhakrishnan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218013829/http://www.c-radhakrishnan.info/ |date=18 December 2009 }}. C-radhakrishnan.info (15 February 1939).</ref> [[O. Abdurahman|O Abdurahman]] is the current editor of ''Madhyamam'', and PA Abdul Hakeem is the publisher in charge. VK Hamza Abbas is the chief editor of ''Gulf Madhyamam''.<ref>[http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100301/896/twl-india-urged-to-repatriate-undocument.html India urged to repatriate undocumented Indians]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Media critique Dr. K Yasin Ashraf is the associate editor of Madhyamam.

==Supplements==
[[File:Madhyamam weekly cover.jpg|thumb|left|Cover page of ''Madhyamam Weekly'']]
Apart from the daily edition, ''Madhyamam'' has an online edition at madhyamam.com and also publishes various supplements:

* ''Varadya Madhyamam'', a weekend supplement
* ''Kudumba Madhyamam''<ref>{{Cite web|last=madhyamam|title=Kudumbam {{!}} Malayalam News {{!}} Madhyamam|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kudumbam|access-date=2021-01-23|website=www.madhyamam.com|language=en}}</ref> (Family Madhyamam), focussing on family and children
* ''Thozhil Madhyamam'', a career supplement
* ''Vidhyabhyasa Madhyamam'', an education supplement
* ''Info Madhyamam'', an IT supplement
* ''Upabhokthr (Consumer) Madhyamam'', a business supplement
* ''Velicham'', a school supplement<ref>[http://www.madhyamam.com/story/നിറക്കൂട്ട്-2010 Nirakkoottu 2010]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Growth==
''Madhyamam'' has the fourth largest circulation in Kerala, and combined with ''Gulf Madhyamam'', the market leader amongst Malayalam newspapers in the Middle East,<ref name="IRS 2010" /><ref name="IPSOS-STAT Survey 2009" /> has the third largest circulation amongst Malayalam newspapers.<ref name="ReferenceA" /><ref name="rediff-feature">[http://www.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=//news/2009/mar/12guest-madhyamam-a-muslim-media-success-story.htm Madhyamam A Muslim media success story] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025101831/http://www.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=%2F%2Fnews%2F2009%2Fmar%2F12guest-madhyamam-a-muslim-media-success-story.htm |date=25 October 2012 }}. Rediff.com (12 March 2009).</ref>

It now has nine editions in India: in [[Kozhikode]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kottayam]], [[Kochi, India|Kochi]], [[Malappuram]], [[Kannur]], [[Thrissur]], [[Bangalore]], [[Mangalore]] and [[Mumbai]]. The edition at Thrissur was inaugurated on 18 August 2009 by the Defence Minister of India [[AK Antony|A.K Antony]].<ref>[http://www.samaylive.com/news/madhyamam-thrissur-edition-launched/648276.html Madhyamam Thrissur edition launched] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812060051/http://www.samaylive.com/news/madhyamam-thrissur-edition-launched/648276.html |date=12 August 2017 }}. Samaylive.com (15 February 2010).</ref> In April 2011, the paper expanded to its 10th edition in India from Mumbai. The [[Governors of states of India|Governor]] of [[Maharashtra]] State handed over a copy to Oscar award winner [[Resul Pookutty]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110521040033/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/maha-governor-launches-mumbai-edition-of-daily-madhyamam/658277.html Maha Governor launches Mumbai edition of daily `Madhyamam'', IBN Live News]. Ibnlive.in.com (22 April 2011).</ref>

===[[Gulf Madhyamam]]===
''Gulf Madhyamam'', a subsidiary, is the first international Indian newspaper and most popular Malayalam newspaper in the Middle East, with more editions in the [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|Persian Gulf countries]] than any other daily in the Middle East.<ref name="IPSOS-STAT Survey 2009">IPSOS-STAT Survey 2009</ref> It is published from four locations in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah and Abha), one in the UAE (Dubai), one in Oman (Muscat), and from Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.<ref>[http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm?storyid=ZAWYA20090510031936&l=031900090510 Malayalam Newspapers eye Gulf as home markets slow down –]. Zawya.com (10 May 2009).</ref>

Okaz group, a leading media conglomerate in Saudi Arabia, has tied up with the ''Gulf Madhyamam Daily'', the No.1 Malayalam daily in the Middle East. It is published from nine centres in the [[Persian Gulf]] region, with four editions in Saudi Arabia. The partnership will enable both media houses to enhance their distribution network.<ref>[http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130619170376 Okaz Organization ties up with Gulf Madhyamam] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626000809/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130619170376 |date=26 June 2013 }}. Saudi Gazette (19 June 2013).</ref>

=== Other publications ===
In October 2001, Madyamam Health launched a healthcare scheme for the poor, "Santhwanam", and has so far reportedly spent more than Rs 30 million to treat almost 5000 patients.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santhwanam.org/newsboard.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727235010/http://www.santhwanam.org/newsboard.php |archive-date=27 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Kudumbam is the Lifestyle monthly family magazine, Ruchi is a recipe and health Magazine, Madhyamam Vidhya is an annual educational Magazine, Madhyamam Online is a Malayalam online News portal and Madhyamam English is an English online news portal.

===Television channel===
The Madhyamam Group also runs a Malayalam-language news-cum-entertainment television channel named [[Media One TV]]. The channel was licensed in September 2011 and was officially launched on 10 February 2013. The main studio is located at Velliparamba, [[Kozhikode]].<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/TV-channels-storm-arena-in-Kerala-s-political-battle/784277/ TV channels storm arena in Kerala’s political battle]. Indian Express (2 May 2011).</ref>

==Awards and honours==
[[File:Varadyamadhyamam.png|thumb|right|ADBI Award-winning article in ''Varadya Madhyamam'', published on 15 October 2006]]
The ''Madhyamam'' team has won numerous national and international awards for its contribution to journalism and in particular issues of agriculture, rural development and human rights.

;International honours
[[Savad Rahman]], a sub-editor at ''Madhyamam'', won the Development Journalist of the Year prize at the Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA), sponsored by the [[Asian Development Bank]] Institute (ADBI). An article on the plight of women trapped in the brothels of Mumbai earned him the prize.<ref>[http://www.adb.org/Documents/Periodicals/ADB_Review/2005/vol37-4/words-honor.asp ADBI’s 2005 awards honor excellence among developing Asia’s print journalists] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906174826/http://www.adb.org/Documents/Periodicals/ADB_Review/2005/vol37-4/words-honor.asp |date=6 September 2008 }}</ref> He also won the Diversity and Equal Opportunity special prize at the ESR World Journalism Prize 2007 for his feature "Bant Singh The Lion of Mansa", about [[Bant Singh]], a [[Dalit]] activist in Punjab.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldforum-lille.org/index.php/en/les_precedentes_editions/edition_2007_diversite/prix_mondial_du_journalisme|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110810095913/http://www.worldforum-lille.org/index.php/en/les_precedentes_editions/edition_2007_diversite/prix_mondial_du_journalisme|url-status=dead|title=Forum mondial de l'Economie responsable Lille 2007-2010 / RSE|date=10 August 2011|archive-date=10 August 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2007/10/social_environmental_responsib.php Social Environmental Responsibility World Journalism Prize winners announced]. Editorsweblog.org (24 October 2007).</ref>

;National awards
P.K. Prakash, a senior staff reporter since 1996, won the 23rd "Journalism for Human Rights" award instituted by the [[People's Union for Civil Liberties]] (PUCL) in 2003. His reports on the Adivasi land issue in [[Muthanga]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pucl.org/journalismaward/prakash/speech-prakash.htm|title=P.K. Prakash's acceptance speech|first=People's Union for Civil Liberties|last=(PUCL)|website=www.pucl.org}}</ref> the illegal kidney trade in Kerala,<ref>[http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1914/19140400.htm Illegal Kidney trade in Kerala] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402101701/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1914/19140400.htm |date=2 April 2010 }}. Frontlineonnet.com.</ref> prisoner torture at the [[Aluva]] Sub-jail, and the illegal viagra experiments on infants at a private hospital in Kochi<ref>[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/325/7357/181 British Medical Journal 2002;325:181 (27 July)]. ''BMJ''.</ref> earned him the award.<ref>[http://www.pucl.org/journalismaward/prakash/citation.htm PUCL Bulletin, May 2004 P.K. Prakash, Citation:23rd PUCL Journalism for Human Rights Award]. Pucl.org (23 March 2004).</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040708115838/http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/04/stories/2004030413130300.htm "Awards for scribes"]. ''The Hindu''. (4 March 2004).</ref> He also earned a special mention from the PUCL award committee the previous year.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/03/05/stories/2003030504091300.htm The Hindu – National – PUCL award for journalists] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050130150421/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/03/05/stories/2003030504091300.htm |date=30 January 2005 }}. Hinduonnet.com (5 March 2003).</ref>

His article series "Choothattam Thudarunna vipani" (The continuing gambles of the market, published 26–30 Oct 2007), explaining the impact of globalisation on the remote corners of rural India, and "Bhoomiyude jaathi" (Caste of the land), an analytical study on the impact of [[land reform]]s on the Dalit population in Kerala, won him "[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] Award for the Best Rural Reporting – First Prize" (2007),<ref>[http://news.oneindia.in/2007/09/16/statesman-awards-for-rural-reporting-announced-1189951391.html Statesman Awards for Rural Reporting announced]. News.oneindia.in (16 September 2007).</ref><ref>[http://thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-09-17&usrsess=1&clid=22&id=197461 "Capturing myriad images of rural India"]{{dead link|date=September 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''The Statesman'', Kolkata 16 September 2007. [http://o3.indiatimes.com/rediscoveringindia/archive/2007/09/24/4784025.aspx WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP 88 (archive)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308170158/http://o3.indiatimes.com/rediscoveringindia/archive/2007/09/24/4784025.aspx |date=8 March 2012 }} ''The Times of India''.</ref> and the [[Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards|Ramnath Goenka "Excellence in Journalism Awards]] for Regional Languages 2007–2008" – Print category.<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/news/rngf/awards/2007_categories.html Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2007–2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828235750/http://www.expressindia.com/news/rngf/awards/2007_categories.html |date=28 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/stories-behind-the-story/448579/0 Stories behind the story]. ''The Indian Express''. (19 April 2009).</ref> He also received the 12th National Media Fellowship instituted by the National Foundation for India, a Rs. 100,000 grant for conducting studies on the plight of [[adivasi]]s in the [[Kerala model|Kerala model of development]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071027101339/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/04/stories/2006120418420300.htm National media fellowship]. ''The Hindu''. (4 December 2006).</ref>

MJ Babu, a senior reporter of Madhyamam since 1993, twice won "[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] Award for the Best Rural Reporting", first in 1998 and then in 2008. His series of articles titled "Pattanam gramathodu cheyyunnath" (What a city does to a village, published:7–9 April 2008) won him the 2008 award. The series was about the sorry plight of the people living around the Canoli canal of the Chakkamkandam Lake in [[Guruvayoor]] where all the waste including human excreta from the city were dumped making it a breeding ground for many diseases. It also highlighted how paddy cultivation near Guruvayoor was destroyed due to pollution.<ref>[http://www.thestatesman.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=306990:Of%20those%20who%20wrote%20of%20the%20untold%20woes&catid=73:kolkata-plus Of those who wrote of the untold woes – The Statesman 17 September 2009]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

;State government awards

PK Prakash won the 2007 Ambedkar Media Award instituted by the [[Government of Kerala]], for his report on "Bhoomiyude jaathi" (Caste of the land), an analytical study on the impact of [[land reform]]s on the Dalit population in Kerala.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080113174539/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/12/stories/2007111252890400.htm Awards for media reports on Dalit issues The Hindu Kerala – Thiruvananthapuram Monday, Nov 12, 2007]. ''The Hindu''. (12 November 2007).</ref> He also won the same in 2004 for his investigative report on the illegal kidney trade in Kerala.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050315201746/http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/13/stories/2004111313830300.htm Chandy calls for tackling hunger The Hindu 13 Nov 2004 Kerala – Thiruvananthapuram]. ''The Hindu''. (13 November 2004).</ref>

Jisha Elizabeth, a reporter at the daily, won the award in 2009 for her article series on a tribal colony working its way to join the mainstream of society with the help of the government.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091114090728/http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/10/stories/2009111060110300.htm Media awards The Hindu 10 Nov 2009]. ''The Hindu''. (10 November 2009).</ref>

Razak Thazhathangadi, press photographer at the newspaper, won the State Media Award 2003 in the news photography category for his photographs titled "Niram Maratha Nimisham" (The moment which did not change colour).<ref>[http://www.kerala.gov.in/intapr04.pdf Kerala Interface,Department of Information & Public Relations, Government of Kerala, Volume 2 Number 5, April 2004] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423001153/http://www.kerala.gov.in/intapr04.pdf |date=23 April 2007 }}</ref>

N P Jishar, Senior correspondent, won the media award constituted by the Department of Culture, Govt of Kerala, for best reporting in [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] in December, 2010,<ref>[http://www.madhyamam.com/news/26421/101217 December 2010 18] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220122901/http://www.madhyamam.com/news/26421/101217 |date=20 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article959115.ece | work=The Hindu | title='Portraits in a Sea of Lies' bags Golden Crow Pheasant Award at IFFK | date=17 December 2010}}</ref> and a media award for state school Kalolsavam reporting constituted by Department of Education, Government of Kerala 2010.

;Press Club / Press Academy awards

''Madhyamam'' reporter Akbarali Puthunagaram won the Theruvath Raman Award 2006 instituted by the Calicut Press Club for his work "Super Chikiltsa, Hitech Kolla" (Superior treatment, Hi-Tech exploitation), which appeared between 31 August to 5 September 2006.<ref>[http://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=705100884&cat=&n_date=20070510 Award for 'Madhyamam' reporter]. News.webindia123.com.</ref>

Assistant Editor T P Cheruppa won the award in 2007 for his editorial "Nellu Mlechamo" (Is paddy shameful? – 11 Dec 2007).<ref>[http://news.oneindia.in/2008/07/10/madhyamam-bags-theruvath-raman-award-1215689854.html Madhyamam bags theruvath raman award]. News.oneindia.in (10 July 2008).</ref>

Sub-editor G Prajesh Sen won the award in 2008 for his work "Vadakathottiyile Vilppanatharatt", which appeared in the paper from 31 July to 6 August 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Prajesh+Sen+bags+'Theruvath+Raman'+award.-a0200691248|title=Prajesh Sen bags 'Theruvath Raman' award.}}</ref> PK Prakash and [[Prajesh Sen]] also won the R. Krishnaswamy Journalism Award, jointly instituted by the ''Keralashabdam'' weekly and the Kollam Press Club, in 2007<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/05/01/stories/2007050114450200.htm Kerala -> Kochi -Award presented] The Hindu. Tuesday, 1 May 2007 {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and 2009 respectively.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121108172043/http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/21/stories/2009082153070300.htm Journalism Award presented]. ''The Hindu''. (21 August 2009).</ref> The two also won the V. Karunakaran Nambiar Award instituted by [[Kerala Press Academy]] in 2007 (PK Prakash)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080522171723/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/17/stories/2007081751320300.htm Kerala – Kollam Award for journalist]. ''The Hindu''. (17 August 2007).</ref> and 2009 (Prajesh Sen).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2009/08/20/stories/2009082059900300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125094015/http://www.thehindu.com/2009/08/20/stories/2009082059900300.htm|url-status=dead|title=Home Page News & Features|date=25 January 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=25 January 2013}}</ref>

Reporter N P Jishar received the Chowwara Parameswran award of the press academy in 2008 for the serial named "Karshaka paadangalil kaliman khananam". He also received the First Best reporter award constituted by government of Kerala in state school festival, 2008.

PK Prakash won the first C.P. Mammu Endowment award 2006 instituted by the Ernakulam Press Club for his story "Bhoomiyude jaathi" (Caste of the land).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121108172120/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/01/stories/2007060120020300.htm Engagements – Kochi]. ''The Hindu''. (1 June 2007).</ref>

TP Cheruppa won the maiden Kambissery Memorial Journalism Award instituted by the [[Kollam]] Press Club in 2006 for the best editorial in a Malayalam daily. The chosen editorial was "Irayakkapedunna Shaishavam"(Victimizing childhood), which appeared in ''Madhayamam'' on 24 June 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060923002142/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/26/stories/2006072611270300.htm Kambissery award for Cherooppa]. ''The Hindu''.</ref>

MJ Babu received the Dr Moorkkannoor Narayanan Award instituted by the Kerala Press Academy, the Oorja Kerala Award and the Farm Journalism Award instituted by the State unit of the Indian Veterinary Association.<ref>[http://www.twocircles.net/2009sep18/statesman_award_mj_babu_madhyamam_daily_kerala.html Statesman Award for MJ Babu of 'Madhyamam' daily in Kerala]. Twocircles.net.</ref><ref>[http://www.thrissurpressclub.com/member-07.htm MJ BABU reporter profile Thrissur Press Club] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717052814/http://www.thrissurpressclub.com/member-07.htm |date=17 July 2011 }}</ref>

==Controversies and criticisms ==
===Email snooping incident===
A controversy arose after ''Madhyamam Weekly'' reported that police had sought passwords and login details of accounts from various service providers like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Rediffmail and Asianet India, among others. Alleging that it was an attempt at religious profiling, the daily claimed that 268 email accounts had been subjected to surveillance, out of which 258 belonged to Muslims. None among them had any previous criminal background and there was no clarity as to why they were put under surveillance, the newspaper stated. A probe was ordered after leading Muslim organisations in Kerala demanded Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's explanation in this issue as he is handling the Home Affairs.

Chandy said that ''Madhyamam Weekly'' had not published the complete list, and provided the lists after removing the emails of people belonging to other communities. He said the weekly must come clear on this. The investigating officers got 268 mail IDs from a person and they were handed over to the hi-tech cell for tracing the identity, and no hacking attempt was made, he added.<ref name="madhrubhumi">[http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=119138 News on e-mail snooping unfortunate: CM] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020161118/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=119138 |date=20 October 2013 }}. Mathrubhumi English (18 January 2012).</ref>

=== Police case for insulting religious Sentiments ===
In accordance with an order from the [[Ernakulam]] judicial first magistrate court, on 11 March 2014, [[Kerala Police]] registered a case against Madhyamam and other media organizations in response to a petition regarding allegations raised against [[Mata Amritanandamayi|Mata Amritanandaymayi]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Book on Amma: Petition against media organizations, others
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/book-on-amma-petition-against-media-organizations-others/article5752592.ece|access-date=5 March 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 March 2014}}</ref> accusing them of insulting religious sentiments. ''Madhyamam'' was booked under Sections 153A, 153B, 295A, 298, 120B and 34 of the [[Indian Penal Code]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Amritanandamayi mutt row: Gail Tredwell, five news organisations booked|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amritanandamayi-mutt-row-gail-tredwell-five-news-organisations-booked/1/347997.html|access-date=12 March 2014|newspaper=India Today|date=12 March 2014}}</ref>

==Other publications==
''[[Madhyamam Weekly]]'' has been a literary and political magazine since 1998. It claims a circulation of 25,000 copies each week.<ref name="rediff-feature" /> The magazine contains regular columns of prominent writers like [[Maythil Radhakrishnan]] ("Moonnu Vara"), Viju V Nair ("Vellezhuthu"), KEN Kunhahammad ("Idapedal") and Babu Bharadwaj ("Vazhipokkante Vaakkukal").

It gave new insight into the murder of [[Naxal Varghese]], a 1970s leader of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)|CPI (ML)]] in Kerala during the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency of 1975–1977]]. A penitent policeman in the Kerala Police, Constable Ramachandran Nair dictated a confessional note to M.K. Jayadevan which was later handed over to "Gro" Vasu,<ref name="Supreme Court">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1938674/|title=P.Vijayan vs State Of Kerala & Anr on 27 January 2010|website=www.indiankanoon.org}}</ref> an erstwhile [[Naxalite]] who later published it in ''Madhyamam Weekly''.<ref name="About us" /><ref>[http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?tabId=0&programId=2941708&contentId=5536768&contentType=EDITORIAL&articleType=Malayalam%20News Malayala Manorama -Vichaaram->News->Malayalam->WebColumns->Kadhakkoottu – ''Madakkathapaalile charithram''(History in the rejected mails) 18 March 2010]. Manoramaonline.com.</ref><ref>[http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?tabId=0&programId=2941708&contentId=5536768&contentType=EDITORIAL&articleType=Malayalam%20News Manorama Online | Home | Kadhakkoottu]. Week.manoramaonline.com.</ref> The letter was then used an important evidence in the Supreme Court of India ''P. Vijayan vs State of Kerala'' case.<ref name="Supreme Court" />

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