Multi award winner Govindraj Ethiraj has reported and written on Indian business for over 25 years. He is a media executive and entrepreneur who has been internationally recognised for his public interest journalism ventures such as IndiaSpend and Factchecker, which use data to tell stories in areas like health, education and climate and to safeguard the transparency, accuracy, and integrity of news. He also founded BOOM, an independent journalism initiative that fights misinformation and explains issues with the larger objective of making the internet safer. He has a business news web site called The Core and hosts a top ranking weekday podcast called The Core Report. Previously, he worked extensively with leading business TV channels and publications.