Top Companies that hire Mass Communication Graduates

Top Companies that Hire Mass Communication Graduates - Mass communication is a dynamic field that opens many doors for students when it comes to choosing a career. Students can go on to work for newspapers, magazines, films & television, radio, event management, advertising and public relations. But sometimes this diversity leads to ambiguity. This can cause students some confusion and it becomes hard to decide whether or not a profile is for them. In cases like these, some prior information about the industry comes in handy. To aid the same problem, we have compiled a list of some of the top mass media recruiters. In this article, you will find a list of the top companies that hire Mass Communication graduates. You can also check out the average starting salaries of different profiles for mass comm graduates on this page. Read on for more. 

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Popular Companies in Print Media

Candidates can see below some of the top print media companies that offer job and internship opportunities in newspapers and magazines:

Hindustan Times

Headquarters: New Delhi

One of the largest English language daily newspapers, Hindustan Times also hires for its supplements – Brunch, HT City and HT Cafe, HT Education, HT Estates, Shine Jobs, and HT Live Bhopal. It has sister publications like Hindustan (Hindi Daily), Mint (English business daily), Kadambani (monthly literary magazine) and Nandan (monthly children's magazine). This media group also owns Fever 104 FM, a radio station.

Times Group

Headquarters: New Delhi/ Noida

Owned by Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited, Times Group has under its ambit five dailies, twenty-nine niche magazines and thirty-two Radio Stations. The Group also has TV channels and event management companies under its umbrella. Some of its major brands are The Times of India, The Economic Times, Maharashtra Times, Navbharat Times, Sandhya Times, Mumbai Mirror, Kolkata Mirror, Ahmedabad Mirror, Pune Mirror, Bangalore Mirror, Brand Capital, Vijaya Karnataka, ZigWheels, ET Wealth, Radio Mirchi, 360 Degrees Events, Times Outdoors, Mirchi Movies Limited, Media 360 concept India Pvt Ltd, Indiatimes shopping, Indiatimes, Economic Times, Navbharat Times, Maharashtra Times, Times City, HealthMeUp.com, Gaana.com, BoxTV.com, coupondunia.in, coupondesh.com, shoppal.in, MensXP.com, Times Now, ET Now, Property Now, Romedy Now and Zoom.

The Pioneer

Headquarters: New Delhi

Founded in Allahabad, The Pioneer is published in multiple cities of India which are – Delhi, Lucknow, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar,  Chandigarh, Ranchi and Dehradun. It is one of the leading dailies in north India.

The Hindu

Headquarters: Chennai

Founded in 1878 as a weekly, The Hindu was the first Indian newspaper to provide readers with an online edition in 1995. The Hindu is printed at seventeen locations at eight states – Bengaluru, Chennai, Vijayawada, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Madurai, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Tiruchirappalli, Hubballi, Mohali, Kochi, Mangaluru, Lucknow, Kozhikode and Allahabad.

Malayala Manorama

Headquarters: Kottayam

A Malayalam language newspaper, Malayala Manorama is known to be the fifth most circulated newspaper in our country. Other publications by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited are as follows – Arogyam, Balarama, Balarama Amar Chitra Katha, Balarama Digest, Bhashaposhini, Kalikkudukka, Karshakasree, FastTrack, Magic Pot, The Man, Manorama Weekly, Smart Life, Tell Me Why, Thozhil Veedhi, Vanita, Vanitha, Vanitha Veedu, Sampadhyam, Watch Time India and The Week.

Outlook

Headquarters: New Delhi

Owned by the Raheja Group, Outlook is a weekly English magazine which covers different spheres like politics, sports, cinema etc.

Jagran Prakashan Group

Headquarters: Kanpur

A media conglomerate, Jagran Prakashan Group has interests spread across domains such as Print, OOH, Activations, Radio and Digital. In print publications under the group are – Dainik Jagran, DJ Inext, Mid Day, Nai Duniya, Mid-Day Gujarat, Inquilab, Sakhi, Jagran Cityplus and Punjabi Jagran. In digital media, the group has under its ambit Jagran New Media, Jagran.com, Nai Dunia, and Jagran Junction. Jagran has also acquired Radio City.

Indian Express

Headquarters:  New Delhi

Founded in 1931, Indian Express Group split into two in 1991. The northern editions of the group are now called “The Indian Express” whereas the southern editions are called “The New Indian Express”. This daily is published at nine locations in India which are – New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Vadodara, Nagpur, Pune, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Lucknow.

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Popular Companies in Electronic Media

Many aspirants want to make a career in the TV industry. Such candidates must apply to the companies given below: 

India Today Group

Headquarters: Noida

One of the biggest media conglomerates in India, India Today Group offers jobs to aspirants in spheres like magazines, books, newspapers, radio stations, television channels, printing press as well as internet media. Some of its major brands are India Today, Wonder Woman.in, Business Today, India Today Travel Plus, Money Today, Gadgets & Gizmos, Aaj Tak, India Today Television, Dilli Aaj tak, Tez, Oye 104.8 FM, Thomson Press, Music Today, BagItToday.com, indiabizsource.com and Integrated Databases India Ltd. India Today Group also has joint ventures with other foreign brands like Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Golf Digest, Harvard Business Review, Mail Today (a joint venture with Daily Mail), Men's Health, Prevention, Reader's Digest, Scientific American and Robb Report.

Zee Network

Headquarters: Mumbai

Considered to be one of the biggest media companies in India, Zee Network is a subsidiary of the Essel Group.- Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. operates the following channels – Zindagi, &TV, 9X,  Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Zing, TEN Action, TEN Cricket, TEN Sports, TEN Golf, Zee Premiere, Zee Action, Zee Classic, & Pictures, Zee Anmol, Zee Smile, Zee Jagran, Zee Trendz, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Aflam, Zee Alwan, Zee Film Hindi, Zee Salaam, Zee Variasi, Zee Telugu, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Kannada, Zee Marathi, Zee Marathi Cinema, Zee Punjabi, Zee Tamil, Zee ETC Bollywood, Zee Purvaiya, Zee Kalinga, Sarthak TV, Zee ETC Punjabi, Zee Khana Khazana, Zee Q, Zee Nung, Zee Bioskop and Zee Hiburan.

India TV

Headquarters: Noida

Launched in 2004, India TV is one of the most-watched Hindi news channels in the country.

Network 18

Headquarters: Noida

Owned and operated by the Reliance industries, Network 18 has interests in print, television, internet, film, and mobile content as well as allied businesses. Media entities under Network 18 are CNN-IBN, HomeShop18, First Post, IBN 18 Broadcast Ltd, Shop 18, Infomedia 18, Web 18, Studio 18, Viacom 18, CNBC Awaaz, CNBC TV18, IBN-Lokmat, MTV India, Nick India, Nick Jr. India, Sonic, VH1 India, Colors, Comedy Central, HomeShop18, Topper, History TV18, ETV Network, in.com, moneycontrol.com, Bookmyshow.com, poweryourtrade.com, Cricketnext.com, commoditiescontrol.com, Compareindia.com, tech2.in.com and fakingnews.com.

NDTV

Headquarters: New Delhi

Founded in 1988, New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) has four national channels which are – NDTV 24x7, NDTV India, NDTV Profit,  NDTV Good Times and the following international ventures – ATN NDTV 24x7, NDTV Worldwide, NDTV Convergence and Indianroots.

Doordarshan (DD)

Headquarters:  New Delhi

DD started operations with an experimental telecast in 1959. DD operates 21 channels. It has two national channels which are – DD News and DD National. Apart from these, DD has 11 regional language channels.

Star India

Headquarters: Mumbai

Star India offers 48 channels and that too in eight languages to audiences.

These channels are STAR Plus, STAR Gold, STAR Movies, STAR World, STAR World Premiere, STAR Movies Action, Life OK, Movies OK, Channel V India, STAR Utsav, STAR Sports 1, STAR Sports 2, STAR Sports 3, STAR Sports 4,  STAR Jalsha, Jalsha Movies, STAR Pravah, STAR Vijay, Asianet, Asianet Plus, AsianetMiddle East, Asianet Movies, Asianet Suvarna, Suvarna Plus, BabyTV, MAA TV, MAA Music, MAA Movies, MAA Gold, National Geographic Channel India, Nat Geo Music, Nat Geo People, Nat Geo Wild, FX, Fox Crime, Fox Life, Fox Sports News, STAR Plus HD, STAR Gold HD, STAR Movies HD, STAR World HD, Life OK HD, STAR Sports HD1, STAR Sports HD2, STAR Sports HD3, STAR Sports HD4, STAR Sports 4K, StarWorld Premiere HD and Star Movies Select HD.

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