The Week (Indian magazine)
 Masthead design by Dr Mario R. Garcia [1] | |
| Managing Editor | Philip Mathew |
|---|---|
| Categories | Newsmagazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | Above 2,00,000 |
| Publisher | Jacob Mathew |
| Founder | K.M. Mathew |
| Founded | 1982 [2] |
| First issue | December 26, 1982 |
| Company | The Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd |
| Country | India  |
| Based in | Kochi |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.the-week.com |
THE WEEK is an Indian weekly newsmagazine published by The Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd[3]. The magazine is published from Kochi and is currently printed in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kottayam. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations[4], it is the largest selling English newsmagazine in India. THE WEEK's competitors, India Today and Outlook, have opted out of the ABC audit.
History
Chief Editors
THE WEEK was launched by The Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd in December, 1982, and has had two chief editors, before the designation was discontinued.
- K.M. Mathew (Padma Bhushan,1998) [5], the founder chief editor, remained in office until December 25, 1988. Popularly known as Mathukuttychayan, he was chairman of the Press Trust of India, president of the Indian Newspaper Society and chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. He died on August 1, 2010. The obit which appeared in The Times of India said, "The highly acclaimed English news magazine-The Week-was his brainchild."[6]
- K.M. Mathew's eldest son, Mammen Mathew,[7],(Padma Shri, 2005)[8], took over on January 1, 1989, and continued until December 9, 2007. He is currently chief editor of the Malayala Manorama daily, the group's flagship publication.
Currently, THE WEEK does not have a chief editor. K.M. Mathew's second son, Philip Mathew, managing editor since January 1, 1989, is the highest-ranked editor.
Publishers
- Philip Mathew, the first publisher of the magazine, held the post until December 1988.
- Jacob Mathew: January 1, 1989 till date. K.M. Mathew's third son, he is currently president of WAN-IFRA. He is the second Asian and the first Indian to hold the post[9].
Editors
The magazine has had two editors, after which the designation was discontinued.
- V.K.B. Nair: December 26, 1982 to June 3, 1984.
- T.V.R. Shenoy (Padma Bhushan, 2003)[10]: June 10, 1984 to December 11, 1988.
Editor-in-Charge
Currently, the editor-in-charge is responsible for selection of news under The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867. The incumbent editor-in-charge, T R Gopaalakrishnan, took over on December 18, 1988.
Design and style
The magazine was initially designed in-house, and was periodically redesigned. A major content overhaul was led by Peter Lim, author and former editor-in-chief of The Straits Times/Singapore Press Holdings. He authored the book Chronicle of Singapore: Fifty Years of Headline News[11].
The two major redesigns were led by:
- Peter Ong[12] on November 8, 1998.
- Dr Mario R. Garcia[13] on February 20, 2005.
Based in Sydney, Australia, Ong[14] [15]was formerly Picture & Graphics Editor of The Straits Times. He is principal consultant at Checkout Australia, and was regional director for the Society of News Design. Garcia owns the premier newspaper design firm, Garcia Media[16]. Both of them also helped redesign the Malayala Manorama.
In the early years, cartoonist Mario Miranda designed many covers for THE WEEK. He also had a regular pocket cartoon in the magazine.
THE WEEK does not have published stylebook, but generally follows the down style for capitalisation[17]. Its dateline carries the pull date, not the date of issue.
Columnists
THE WEEK has six regular guest columns:
- The Sexes by Shobhaa De.
- Masala Musings by Kishwar Desai.
- Art to Heart, an art and culture column, by Amjad Ali Khan, Ashok Vajpeyi and Mahesh Dattani.
- Last Word by Jon Stock, Mallika Sarabhai, Nandita Das and, Ilina and Binayak Sen.
- Funda Mental by Kunal Vjayakar.
- Schizo-Nation by Anuja Chauhan.
In addition to the guests, there are two staff columns.
- Power Point by K.S. Sachidananda Murthy[18], the resident editor in New Delhi.
- PMO Beat by R. Prasannan, chief of New Delhi bureau.
Former Columnists
Former columnists of the magazine include Priyanka Chopra, Khushwant Singh, P.C. Alexander, R.N. Malhotra, former foreign secretary A.P. Venkateswaran, Harsha Bhogle, NDTV 24x7 managing editor Sreenivasan Jain, Manjula Padmanabhan, Santosh Desai [19] and Antara Dev Sen [20], among others.
Supplements and Standalones
Two supplements go free with THE WEEK:
- Health, a fortnightly on health and fitness.
- Wallet, a monthly guide to personal finance and investment.
The standalone magazines are:
- THE MAN[21]: A monthly lifestyle magazine, THE MAN is published from New Delhi and is edited by K. Sunil Thomas.
- J&W: An annual guide to jewellery and watches, it is published from New Delhi and is edited by Neha S. Bajpai.
THE WEEK Hay Festival
Hay Kerala 2010
THE WEEK was the title sponsor[22], of the inaugural Hay Festival[23] in India. Held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, from November 12 to 14, 2010, the festival was held at Kanakakunnu Palace, the former summer retreat of the Travancore royal family.
Writers and speakers for the event included Mani Shankar Aiyar, Rosie Boycott, Gillian Clarke, William Dalrymple, Tishani Doshi, Sonia Faleiro, Sebastian Faulks, Nik Gowing, Manu Joseph, N.S. Madhavan, Jaishree Misra, Vivek Narayanan, Michelle Paver, Basharat Peer, Hannah Rothschild, K. Satchidanandan, Marcus du Sautoy, Simon Schama, Vikram Seth, C.P. Surendran, Miguel Syjuco, Shashi Tharoor, Amrita Tripathi, Pavan Varma and Paul Zacharia.
The event closed with a concert by Bob Geldof, where Sting made a surprise appearance.
Hay Kerala 2011
The second edition of THE WEEK Hay Festival is scheduled from November 17 to 19, 2011.
Awards
| Year | Awardee | Award | Agency | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jayant Mammen Mathew & Maria Abraham | SAJA Journalism Award | South Asian Journalists Association  |
Rural reporting |
| 2002 | Deepak Tiwari | The Sarojini Naidu Prize | The Hunger Project |
Women in panchayati raj |
| 2007 | THE WEEK | Media Excellence Award | Amity |
Business reporting |
| 2007 | Dnyanesh V. Jathar | Excellence in Journalism Award | Ramnath Goenka Foundation |
Life of AIDS orphans |
| 2008 | Bidisha Ghosal | The Statesman Award for Rural Reporting | The Statesman Ltd |
Sexual exploitation of widows in Vidarbha |
| 2009 | Bidisha Ghosal | IPI-India Award (Shared) | International Press Institute[24], India Chapter |
Sexual exploitation of widows in Vidarbha |
| 2009 | Kavitha Muralidharan | PII-ICRC Award | Press Institute of India & International Committee of the Red Cross |
Abduction of Tamil rebels by the Sri Lankan Army |
| 2010 | Mathew T. George | Excellence in Journalism (International) | Union Catholique Internationale de la Presse[25]  |
Robertsonian translocation among Bhopal gas tragedy victims |
| 2010 | Syed Nazakat | Finalist for Daniel Pearl International Award | Daniel Pearl Foundation[26]  |
Multiple investigative stories |
| 2010 | THE WEEK | Gold (Magazine cover design) | WAN-IFRA[27]  |
Cover for Health |
| 2010 | THE WEEK | Gold (Special issue) | WAN-IFRA |
On 25 years after Indira Gandhi |
| 2011 | Bhanu Prakash Chandra | Gold (Feature photography) | WAN-IFRA |
Biking through the Himalayas |
*Flag icons denote the country where the awards ceremony was held.
Cover gallery
Trivia
- In 2001, Special Cover Designer Ajay Pingle entered the Limca Book of Records for designing the most number of covers for an Indian newsmagazine.
- In 2011, THE WEEK did a cameo in the Indian Premier League. It was the helmet sponsor of Kochi Tuskers Kerala[28], while Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd was the media partner of the team.
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