What does it take to build a career in Journalism? - Lalitha Iyer - Episode 3
Episode notes
From top student to Principal Correspondent — Lalitha Iyer broke barriers as one of the early women in Indian journalism, writing on everything from politics to women's welfare. A career story about the path to a dream career in journalism. Hear it on My First Job.
About this episode
Lalitha Iyer built a long, successful career in journalism — as Principal Correspondent at The Week magazine, after years at Eenadu — writing on everything from politics to beauty to wellness. In this episode of My First Job, she traces her path from top student to one of the early women breaking barriers in Indian journalism, and how she used storytelling to uncover issues of women's welfare and development.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- What it took to go from top student to a career as a journalist at national publications
- Why she chose journalism, and what her early years at Eenadu taught her about the craft
- What it meant to be one of the early women breaking barriers in Indian journalism
- How she used her platform to uncover and report on women's welfare and development issues
- Her advice for young people who dream of a career in journalism today
Chapters
00:00 — Intro: building a career in journalism
03:38 — Lalitha's path as a top student and her first steps into journalism
13:27 — The turning point: joining Eenadu and finding her voice as a reporter
22:06 — The hard part: breaking barriers as one of the early women in Indian journalism
32:09 — Becoming Principal Correspondent at The Week, writing across politics, beauty, and wellness
41:57 — Advice for aspiring journalists and storytellers
46:03 — Closing thoughts
About Lalitha Iyer
Journalist; Principal Correspondent at The Week (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), with an earlier career at Eenadu. Writes across politics, beauty, wellness, and women's welfare and development.
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/lalita-iyer-b87a9634
Topics: journalism career India, women in journalism, career story, storytelling career, media career India, breaking barriers
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