Rayalaseema News is committed to representing the full breadth of the eight districts we cover - Kurnool, Nandyal, Anantapuramu, Sri Sathya Sai, YSR-Kadapa, Annamayya, Tirupati, Chittoor - across geography, gender, caste, religion, language, and economic background.
Coverage diversity
We track our coverage across districts and constituencies to ensure no area is systematically under-reported. Hyper-local stories - village panchayats, mandal-level disputes, single-school issues - sit alongside district and state coverage. We publish news in Telugu by default with English summaries so non-Telugu speakers can follow Rayalaseema stories.
Source diversity
When reporting on policy, politics, business, or community issues, we aim for source diversity that reflects the people affected. We push back against all-male source lists, single-caste source lists, and English-medium-only expert lists. Reporters log source demographics weekly so editors can spot patterns.
Hiring
Job postings are open to candidates regardless of gender, caste, religion, mother tongue, or disability. We actively seek reporters from under-represented districts (currently Annamayya and Sri Sathya Sai) and reporters who can report from rural and tribal areas. Internship and reporter-trainee programmes prioritise first-generation journalists from the Rayalaseema region.
Language and accessibility
Articles use plain Telugu accessible to readers across education levels. We avoid English jargon where a Telugu word exists; we explain Telugu technical terms (legal, agricultural, administrative) on first use. Our site supports screen-reader navigation and respects users who reduce motion or increase contrast in their browser.
Coverage of marginalised groups
Coverage of Dalit, Adivasi, religious-minority, gender-minority, and disabled communities is anchored in the lives and voices of those communities, not in second-hand commentary. We report on routine community life, not only when crisis or violence makes a story unavoidable.
Annual review
The editorial team reviews coverage and hiring patterns annually. Findings - including where we fell short - are summarised in a public annual report.
