A long-standing former chief editor and publisher of one of India’s largest newspapers, Malayala Manorama, a former president of the Indian Newspaper Society, former chairman of Press Trust of India, founder-trustee and chairman of the Press Institute of India and Research Institute for Newspaper Development, a member of the executive committee of the Federation of International Newspaper Publishers and Editors based in France and a consultant of the International Press Institute.
The late K M Mathew occupied many important positions in the world of Indian journalism. However, he will always be remembered as the most respected and successful journalist and publisher in India’s most literate state, Kerala. Passing away over the weekend at his home in Kerala at the ripe age of 93, the late K M Mathew has left behind a media empire that spans the world of print and electronic media — newspapers, magazines, internet editions, television channels and the works.
Under his stewardship, Malayala Manorama grew to print 17 editions and the group’s publications included dozens of titles in Malayalam, English and Hindi. His achievements, and those of the publishing group, are all the more impressive given the highly competitive and politically conscious media market in Kerala.
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