Mitali Mukherjee has been appointed director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism with immediate effect, the institute announced. Mukherjee, who has been acting director since Rasmus Nielsen stepped down last October, was selected in an open and independent process that concluded in late March.
According to Reuters, Alan Rusbridger, chair of the Institute’s Steering Committee, and professor David Doyle, head of the department of politics and international relations of the University of Oxford, where the Reuters Institute is based, announced her appointment.
Mukherjee has more than two decades of experience in TV, print and digital journalism in political economy journalism. She has been with The Wire, Mint, CNBC TV 18, TV Today and Doordarshan.
“I am honored to take on the role of director at the Reuters Institute and to be leading an exceptional team of colleagues. Our core mission is to explore the future of journalism worldwide through debate, engagement, and research, and I am looking forward to working with the Department of Politics and International Relations, the Thomson Reuters Foundation and industry partners to build on our achievements and mission. In a time of unpredictability and shift across the world, we are, and will remain, international in our reach and impact,” she said in statement reported by Reuters.
Alan Rusbridger said, “I’m thrilled that Mitali will succeed Rasmus Nielsen as Director. She has been outstanding in her two terms as acting director and she has a clear and compelling vision for the next stage. The Reuters Institute was always intended to be a bridge between academic research into the future of journalism and the profession itself. Her directorship comes at a time of both great danger and extraordinary transformation. The Institute will have a unique role to play in this transformation and couldn’t be in better hands.”
