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{{short description|Indian magazine in English language featuring current affairs}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{For|the monthly Mexican magazine|Open (Mexican magazine)}}
{{Infobox magazine
| title = Open
| image_file = Radia_Tapes.jpg
| image_size =
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| editor = S. Prasannarajan
| editor_title = Editor
| staff_writer =
| frequency = Weekly
| circulation =
| category = Current affairs and features magazine
| company = Open Media Network Pvt Ltd
| publisher = Neeraja Chawla
| firstdate = April 2009
| country = India
| based = [[New Delhi]]
| language = English
| website = [http://www.openthemagazine.com www.openthemagazine.com]
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'''''Open''''' is an [[India]]n English-language weekly magazine. Founded by [[Sandipan Deb]], former executive editor of ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' and editor of ''[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]'',<ref>[http://www.paniit2012.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=133&Itemid=116 Sandipan Deb-PanIIT 2012] ''paniit2012.org''. Retrieved 14 March 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.iitstories.com/2011/09/08/sandipan-deb/ Sandipan Deb : From Management to Journalism] ''iitstories.com''.Retrieved 14 March 2013</ref> it was launched on 2 April 2009 in 12 Indian cities.<ref name="open1">[http://www.openthemagazine.com/page/about-us Open- About us] ''openthemagazine.com''. Retrieved 14 March 2013</ref> The magazine is the flagship brand of Open Media Network, the media venture of [[RPSG Group|RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group]].<ref name="open1"/><ref>http://www.exchange4media.com/.../ht’s-ashok-bindra-moves-to-open-media- network-as-ceo-and-publisher_68825.html</ref>

== Staff changes ==
A report in ''[[The Indian Express]]'' in April 2012 concerning government apprehension about army movements<ref>{{cite web|title=the night raisina hill was spooked|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/the-january-night-raisina-hill-was-spooked-two-key-army-units-moved-towards-delhi-without-notifying-govt|access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref> was criticised in ''OPEN'' by the then editorial chairman of ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'', [[Vinod Mehta]], in an interview with [[Hartosh Singh Bal]]. Mehta called the story a mistake and a "plant". In May 2012, the ''Express'' sent a legal notice to Open asking for an apology, for the contentious story to be removed from the online edition, for ''OPEN'' to pay {{INR}} 500 [[crore]]s to the ''Express'', and for the journalists who wrote the contentious ''Express'' story.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mother of all embarrassments|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-express-asks-for-the-mother-of-all-embarrassments-311393.html|access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=What they are saying about Express sue report|url=https://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/what-theyre-saying-about-express-sue-report/|access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref>

In November 2013, [[Hartosh Singh Bal]], who was political editor of ''OPEN'', was sacked.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Times conversation with Bal|url=http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/a-conversation-with-former-political-editor-of-open-magazine-hartosh-singh-bal/?smid=tw-nytindia&seid=auto&_r=1&|access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref> The then editor, [[Manu Joseph]], said that the magazine's proprietor, [[Sanjiv Goenka]], thought that Bal's writings and appearances on television were resulting in him "making a lot of ... political enemies."<ref name="Shivam">{{cite web|title=Bal fired from Open magazine|url=http://scroll.in/article/655950/why-cnn-ibns-sagarika-ghose-can-no-longer-criticise-modi|access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref> Joseph himself resigned when P. R. Ramesh became managing editor.<ref name="Shivam"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Perils of Editorial Freedom|url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/manu-josephs-resignation-the-perils-of-editorial-surrender-1326223.html|access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref><ref name = "Hoot">{{cite web|title=Bal, Open, and the perils of political journalism|url=http://www.thehoot.org/web/Bal---i-Open--i--and-the-perils-of-political-journalism/7146-1-1-6-true.html|access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref>

Citing several instances of "press censorship", including the controversial firing of Hartosh Singh Bal, a July 2014 editorial in the ''New York Times'' commented that:{{Quote|Press censorship seems to be back with a vengeance in India, this time imposed not by direct government fiat but by powerful private owners and politicians.<ref name = "NYTimes">{{cite web|title=India's Press Under Siege|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/28/opinion/Indias-Press-Under-Siege.html?_r=0|access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>}}

In 2014, after Bal, Joseph, and [[Rahul Pandita]] had left, the magazine issued a clarification and expressed regret for the Mehta column. Mehta, Bal and Joseph then complained that the new editorial team of ''OPEN'' had violated journalistic norms because they had not been contacted before the issue of the clarification and that there was no way for ''OPEN'' to make the claims it was making in its clarification.<ref name = "Hoot"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Vindication?|url=http://www.thehoot.org/web/Vindication-/7401-1-1-32-true.html|access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=OPEN and Shut Up Case|url=http://www.newslaundry.com/2014/04/03/open-and-shut-up-case/|access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>

{{As of|2014||df=}}, the editor is S. Prasannarajan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/people-movement-news/india-today's-s-prasannarajan-to-join-open-as-editor-on-february-6-54228.html|title=India Today's S Prasannarajan to join Open as Editor on February 6|access-date=14 March 2013}}</ref> Rajmohan Radhakrishnan was its publisher until 2014 and was succeeded by Mohit Hira.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/42192_jwts-mohit-hira-joins-open-magazine-as-ceo|title=JWT's Mohit Hira joins Open Magazine as CEO|website=afaqs!|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref> After his exit in 2016, Manas Mohan was appointed in his place but left after nine months and was replaced by Ashok Bindra in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-print-news/hts-ashok-bindra-moves-to-open-media-network-as-ceo-and-publisher-68825.html|title=HT’s Ashok Bindra moves to Open Media Network as CEO and Publisher - Exchange4media|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>

Neeraja Chawla joined as the CEO of Open Media Network in 2018.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{official website|http://www.openthemagazine.com/}}

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