Blitz (newspaper)

Blitz
TypeWeekly newspaper/Weekly newsmagazine
FormatTabloid
Founder(s)Russi Karanjia
EditorRussi Karanjia
Founded1 February 1941 (1 February 1941)
LanguageEnglish, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi
Ceased publicationMid 1990s
HeadquartersMumbai, India
CountryIndia

Blitz was a popular investigative weekly tabloid newspaper or newsmagazine published and edited by Russi Karanjia from Bombay.[1] Started in 1941, it was India's first weekly tabloid and focussed on investigative journalism and political news.[2] It was published in English, and with editions in Hindi, Urdu and Marathi languages.[3]

  1. ^ Vir Sanghvi (2 February 2008). "Karanjia and his Blitz". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014.
  2. ^ The tabloid and the city, in Mumbai Fables, Gyan Prakash, Princeton University Press, 2010, p. 158-204
  3. ^ Kulkarni, Sudheendra (2 February 2008). "He launched Blitz on Feb 1, died on Feb 1-it's no coincidence". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 July 2011.