Nisheeth Upadhyay

Nisheeth Upadhyay is Editor and Chief Operating Officer at Hindustan Times Digital, where he is responsible for editorial strategy and growth, strengthening audience engagement and leading business functions. He began his journey as a journalist in the Hindustan Times newsroom in 2011, working closely with the print operations. In his first stint with the HT Media group, he worked as the Production Editor for the newspaper, coordinating production across desks, and planning the daily news schedule and long-term projects. He also worked as the Homepage Editor and Shift Head for www.hindustantimes.com, managing and editing the news sections of the website. During this time, he picked up skills in tracking and writing breaking news.

He later worked at ThePrint as Editor (Operations), acting as a member of the core editorial leadership. His responsibilities in the digital-only newsroom included heading the Integrated Desk, the infographics and photojournalism sections and operations for Hindi, Tamil and Marathi languages. He also anchored two weekly video shows on YouTube, AISight and Everybody’s Business.

Nisheeth’s work reflects a commitment to maintaining journalistic rigor while navigating the fast-evolving challenges and shifting opportunities in digital news media.