Veteran journalist Ashok Upadhyay marks 12 years in digital news

Ashok Upadhyay, senior digital content producer at Navbharat Times online, has completed 12 years of journalism work. He began his reporting career in 2014 with the Navbharat Times Hindi newspaper, covering politics and crime beats. After that stint he moved to Amar Ujala’s central desk in Dehradun, where he continued political and criminal reporting and did ground coverage for several elections. For the past six years he has been part of the NBT digital news desk, handling online content and tracking Google trends for breaking stories. His expertise spans politics, crime, current affairs and on‑the‑ground reporting, and he often writes opinion pieces on hot topics. He earned a Master’s degree in political science from MMH College, Ghaziabad, which is affiliated to CCS University, Meerut, in 2010, and later completed a journalism program at JIMMC Noida in 2013. While preparing for UPSC and state PCS exams he studied sociology, the constitution and public administration, giving him a strong grasp of governance issues. He has authored several heartfelt articles on crimes against women and children and uses field reporting to help resolve local problems.