maddox—isn't the proof what is available at livemint.com? name one indian biz paper that came close to their website in innovation. Sidin is a half-way decent journalist…he has to prove himself now that he can get over his laziness, manage 14 people and become a leader. Otherwise the comparisons to the Raghunath regime will be tough

complete the sentence..

livemint is going to see how hard it is to replicate a news+product+tech focus with sidin at its helm. raghunath was what held it all together…

...without knowing neither news nor product nor tech.

ATB Sidin.

livemint is going to see how hard it is to replicate a news+product+tech focus with sidin at its helm. raghunath was what held it all together.

arnav—guess either mint didn't hire you or wsj india passed on you. seems to me that mint's website was among the best out there. at least its mobile and its blogs are.

Durga Raghunath's departure from Mint is a huge blow to that paper as most of their recent innovations have been on the web—including a brilliant election e-book that was terrific. The Mint newsroom seems to really get the idea that multimedia is the future and they have really led Indian business newspapers (actually most newspapers) in smart blogs, podcasts, video, mint mobile and other multimedia approaches to storytelling. It is easy to criticize—and Mint has tried and sometimes stumbled as it experimented as any learning organization would—but how many new media brands have created a smart, honest, clutter-free niche in online (and print) in India in recent years? The challenge I suppose for Mint is to try and replicate that innovation with Raghunath leaving. And WSJ India, with its brand pull and News Corp's deep pockets, could have hired anyone they wanted in India. That they went after someone from their partner paper is a sign of their confidence in her. Whether WSJ India's mobile and other efforts take off is something that one can only judge in time. But to assume they didn't do due diligence, especially with a partner that they know intimately, seems like a poor assumption to make.

so Anirban is out of WSJ ??

This is interesting…with international publishers like WSJ and FT beefing up their online presence in India, it'd be interesting to see how the Indian publishers react.Online medium is effective when it comes to reaching out to the HNI audience and I guess that's what the Murdoch's and Pearson's of the world want.Their website architectures are of top notch quality with majority of the product being handled out of the US..so if they get the content mix and positioning right, they will very soon be able to carve out a segment for themselves.

@ Divij - I don't think any such rules apply because the WSJ servers are located in the US. Sure, the Indian government can block the site but then do you really think that will ever happen ?

wsj does not know what it is getting into. she knows buggerall about editorial content or even the product categories she is being hired for. all the flop products of livemint.com were launched by her.

WSJ India doesn't seem to have much Indian content…they should probably get some news reporters first…by the way….if WSJ is not allowed to print their newspaper in India on what basis are they being allowed to run an India specific website…the idea behind govt.'s policy is to regulate media and I guess that applies to all mediums..doesn't it ?