The Week
Indian English news magazine published from Kochi by Malayala Manorama
The Week is an Indian English-language news magazine founded in December 1982 (first issue dated 26 December 1982). It is published from Kochi, Kerala, and printed in Kottayam, by The Malayala Manorama Co. Pvt. Ltd., part of the Malayala Manorama group. Philip Mathew, son of founder K. M. Mathew, is its editor; V. S. Jayaschandran has been editor-in-charge since April 2017.Sources:1Wikipedia: The Week (Indian magazine), Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)2The Week: About us, The Week (source, opens in a new tab)
Who it favours
We have not analysed The Week's coverage yet. When we do, this shows which side its articles favoured, story by story.
Who controls it
Whoever owns an outlet, provides most of its money or directs it controls it. Our rule.
No government, party or politician is documented as its owner, main funder or director.
Owners, funders and directors
- OwnerThe Malayala Manorama Co. Pvt. Ltd.Publisher; owned by the Kandathil family Sources:2The Week: About us, The Week (source, opens in a new tab)3Wikipedia: Malayala Manorama, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- DirectorMammen MathewChief editor and managing director of Malayala Manorama; chief editor of The Week 1989–2007 Sources:2The Week: About us, The Week (source, opens in a new tab)4Wikipedia: Mammen Mathew, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- DirectorPhilip MathewEditor of The Week, son of founder chief editor K. M. Mathew Sources:2The Week: About us, The Week (source, opens in a new tab)
As documented, nearest first. Each note says what the source supports.
- Ownership disclosed on its site
- Published corrections policy
- Funding disclosed
- Sources:2The Week: About us, The Week (source, opens in a new tab)
How we use it
2 stories cite The Week directly.
October 2026
- Jio Platforms IPO, India's largest ever, is oversubscribed more than five times on day twoReliance's Jio Platforms drew bids for more than five times the shares on offer by day two of its roughly Rs 30,200-crore IPO, after a record anchor book.
May 2026
- Cockroach Janta Party launched onlineActivist Abhijeet Dipke launched a satirical youth movement that drew a huge following within a week.
Outside left–right raters
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