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Jacob Mathew

Jacob Mathew

President, WAN-IFRA and Executive Editor and Publisher, Malayala Manorama Group of Publications, India

Jacob Mathew, Executive Editor and Publisher of the Malayala Manorama Group of Publications in Kerala, India, is the President of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Mr Mathew is a trustee of the Press Institute of India/Research Institute for Newspaper Development and is also on the Asian Board of INMA. He is a past president of the Indian Newspaper Society and is a past chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India. The Malayala Manorama group publishes Malayala Manorama daily with a circulation of more than 1.9 million copies per day. The group has 50 publications, as well as the 24-hour news broadcast channel Manorama News and FM stations. Manoramaonline is one of the most widely read newspaper websites in India.

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