Satyapal Menon
Cell : 9290466463 e-mail: satyapal_menon@Yahoo.com, menon_satya@ yahoo.com
Print Media
Consultant – Research and Content Development- EENADU
Principal Correspondent — The Hans India. Work functions comprised writing editorials, news analyses and bringing out exclusive pages related to science, technology and agriculture
News Editor- Metro India – work functions comprised writing editorials, editing and rewriting news copies
Senior Editor – The Dollar Business magazine – a foreign trade magazine published from Hyderabad and circulated nationwide. Work functions comprised content editing, writing analyses and projections on global export and import trends, policies related to foreign trade. My job also involved traveling to different parts of the country for identifying and featuring export hubs in India. (Please visit www.thedollarbusiness.com magazine archive and key in my name to view my analyses and features)
Senior Correspondent and Bureau in-charge of Business Publications Division, Indian Express – Bombay Group. Work Functions comprised writing and editing content for specialized issues on subjects ranging from Hospitality and Tourism to Pharma and Biotechnology.
Assistant Editor, Navhind Times, Goa – Writing editorials and editing news copies
Senior Reporter, Citizen’s Evening, Hyderabad – General Beat
Senior Reporter Deccan Chronicle – Vijayawada Edition – General Beat
Electronic Media
Launched a video software start-up, Panmedia in 1990. Researched, scripted, directed and produced human interest stories, corporate films, documentaries and issued-based programmes of topical interest topical interest for various networks and organizations.
Directed, Scripted and Edited Documentary on honey collection by chenchu tribe titled “The Legacy”-
Worked as Team Director and content editor for art and culture magazine telecast on Gemini TV, titled “Mahati”
Researched, Scripted and Co-directed documentary on history, culture, lifestyle of Chenchu Tribe, Titled “Chenchus of Nallamalla”. The documentary was produced on behalf of Tribal Welfare Department. ** Scripted and Edited Entrepreneurial Development Programmes for Hyderabad based Government of India organization – National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET)
Produced, Directed and Scripted promotional films for various Hyderabad – based companies.
Worked as Team Director for ‘ Surabhi” a popular Weekly Programme Telecast on Doordarshan National Network.
Worked as Producer for Current Telugu Affairs Magazine Telecast on Jain-TV
Worked as Roving Correspondent for Current Affairs Magazine “Journalist Diary’ Telecast on Gemini TV and later on MAA-TV.
Launched a video News Network Platform in Shillong (Meghalaya) for providing regular news feed and updates from the Northeastern region of India to various TV news Channels across the country.
Teaching Experience
Guest Faculty – BA (MASS COM) – Villa Marie College – Hyderabad
Academic Consultant – Department of Communication and Journalism, Osmania University
Visiting Fellow – Department of Communication and Journalism, Sree Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University
Guest Faculty – Department of Communication and Journalism, Padmavathi Mahila University- Tirupati
Guest Faculty – Department of Mass Communication – Loyola College
Guest Faculty – Rachana College of Journalism – An affiliate of Osmania University Department of Communication and Journalism.
Subjects: 1) Reporting and Editing 2) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
3) Electronic Media 4) Online Media
Expertise
Writing analyses, features, and specialised articles on Politics, socio-economic issues, Travel, Business, Pharma, Biotechnology, Agriculture
Editing, Direction, Script and Screenplay writing for electronic media.
Writing commentaries/ narrative for corporate films. Conceptualising themes, jingles and storyboards for Ad Films
Technical writing for Cyber Media.
Co-Authored Screenplay Publication Titled “Into The Horizon”
Human Resources Management
Experience in News Networking and Coordination with resource persons and correspondents for updates and inputs related to news, events, happenings, and features.