Padmaja Joshi Joins NDTV 24×7 as Managing Editor and Primetime Anchor
In a media landscape teeming with commentary, Padmaja Joshi has built her career on something quieter – but infinitely harder. Precision. Presence. Patience.
For two decades, she has told stories that look simple and feel rare – follow the facts until they find their shape, their context, their purpose. Strip a story down until only the truth remains. Then tell it straight, clear. Without performance. Without bias.
Now, she brings that editorial clarity to NDTV. And with her, the iconic primetime show The Buck Stops Here returns to the screen – with new questions, the same rigour, and a renewed editorial purpose.
Padmaja joins as Managing Editor and Primetime Anchor on NDTV 24×7. From reporting in the dust of election trails to helming complex newsrooms, she has led from both the field and the desk – across languages, across channels, across formats.
At India Today, she anchored the prime-time show People’s Court, oversaw day-band editorial output, and contributed to prime-time scripting, shaping stories with empathy and rigour.
At Times Now, she conceptualised, anchored, and produced Newshour Agenda at 10 PM, then took over India Upfront at 8 PM, both shows becoming slot leaders under her watch. She also ran the Output Desk, giving editorial direction to the entire channel during one of its most successful phases, marked by record viewership and big-breaking stories.
She led high-impact live coverage from the ground, including the West Bengal and Bihar elections, the Delhi riots, and Lok Sabha elections.
At the TV9 Network, she served as Senior Executive Editor, anchoring In Your Interest on News9 – a long-form, editorially sharp departure from the conventional debate format and Adi and Parvah Desh Ki on TV9 Bharatvarsh. She seamlessly blended languages and formats, helming bilingual programming with conviction and consistency.
In an age where journalism often veers toward performance, Padmaja stands firm in its true calling — inform, not instigate; to listen with intent before speaking with purpose; to hold power accountable without ever becoming part of the spectacle.
‘Journalism isn’t about making noise. It’s about making sense. And NDTV, for me, has long stood for that kind of journalism — measured, meticulous, meaningful. I am excited to be part of that tradition’, said Padmaja on her joining.
Welcoming her to the newsroom, Rahul Kanwal, CEO & Editor-in-Chief of NDTV, said:
‘Padmaja brings to NDTV an editorial steadiness that is increasingly rare — a blend of field instinct, newsroom leadership, and unshakeable credibility. She understands the rhythm of a breaking story and the silence it sometimes needs. We are thrilled to have her voice here.’
Shaped by some of India’s most demanding newsrooms, Padmaja Joshi brings with her a depth of editorial judgment — the kind that doesn’t just guide coverage through noise and nuance, but defines its very tone. That’s the new NDTV for a new India, as well.
