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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Digital News platform in Bihar, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox website<br />
| name = Main Media<br />
| logo = Main Media Logo.png<br />
| logo_size = 120px<br />
| type = News media<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| country_of_origin = [[India]]<br />
| founder = Tanzil Asif<br />
| editor = Umesh Kumar Ray<br />
| key_people = <br />
| url = {{URL|https://mainmedia.in}}<br />
| launch_date = 18 February 2018<br />
}}<br />
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'''Main Media''' is a [[News broadcasting|hyper-local news]] platform based in the Seemanchal region, an area located at the border of [[Bihar]] and [[West Bengal]]. Main Media was founded by Tanzil Asif, an alumnus of the [[Indian Institute of Mass Communication]], Delhi in 2018. With the tagline "Patna se door waala Bihar, Kolkata se door waala Bengal (The [[Bihar]] far away from [[Patna]]", The [[Bengal]] far away from [[Kolkata]]), the organisation aims to bring the focus of the media to the historically neglected Seemanchal region of [[Bihar]] and [[West Bengal]]. Main Media was formally launched on 18 February 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-03 |title=The Muslim media interpretation of Asaduddin Owaisi's gains in Bihar that everyone else missed |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/the-muslim-media-interpretation-of-asaduddin-owaisis-gains-in-bihar-that-everyone-else-missed-9076141.html |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Tanzil Asif resigned from his day job in [[Asian News International|ANI]] to report about rural India often ignored by mainstream media. After resigning from his post, he shifted to his home district, Kishanganj, one of the most backward districts of India. He wanted to report local issues untouched by mainstream media.<br />
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He started as a video journalist covering four districts of [[Purnia division|Seemanchal]] viz. [[Katihar district|Katihar]], [[Purnia district|Purnia]], [[Kishanganj district|Kishanganj]] and [[Araria district|Araria]] in 2018. He started solo with minimum resources. Main Media first covered the Araria Lok Sabha By-poll in 2018 vacated by the sudden demise of veteran leader [[Mohammed Taslimuddin|Taslimuddin]]. Since then Main Media has not looked back and progressed further by fighting challenges. Main Media has expanded its coverage to two districts of North West-Bengal viz. [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]] and [[Uttar Dinajpur district|Uttar Dinajpur]] districts.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}<br />
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== Content ==<br />
Main Media covers ground reports, elections, political interviews, success stories, daily news. Main Media's ''Seemanchal Bulletin'' is a daily news bulletin covering local news of [[Purnia division|Seemanchal]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}<br />
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== Recognitions ==<br />
Main Media's work has been appreciated by [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]], [[BBC]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=बिहार: कोरोना का क़हर दिख रहा दिल दहलाने वाली कहानियों और ख़ौफ़नाक तस्वीरों में|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-57179450|access-date=2021-12-30|website=BBC News हिंदी|language=hi}}</ref> The Logical Indian,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar: Young Journalists Covering Stories, Areas Untouched By Mainstream Media|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/app-lite/trending/bihar-assembly-elections-young-journalists-covering-areas-untouched-by-mainstream-media-24500|access-date=2021-12-30|website=thelogicalindian.com}}</ref> [[Firstpost]], Exchange4Media and [[Network18 Group|News18]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-25|title=With Just a Smartphone and Selfie Stick, These Young Bihar Journalists are Reporting the Unseen & Unheard|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/with-just-a-smartphone-and-selfie-stick-these-young-bihar-journalists-are-reporting-the-unseen-unheard-3004220.html|access-date=2021-12-30|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> Its story has been featured in [[Josh Talks]] as well.<ref>{{Citation |title=जब कुछ अलग करना हो तो ऐसी सोच रखनी होगी {{!}} This Can Change Your Life {{!}} Tanzil Asif {{!}} Josh Talks Hindi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klD2EgKGsSw |access-date=2021-12-30 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://mainmedia.in/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:News media in India]]<br />
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2018]]<br />
[[Category:Companies based in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Web portals]]<br />
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