Faye D’Souza

Some Lesser Known Facts About Faye D’Souza

• Faye D’Souza is a prominent Indian journalist. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Mirror Now. She hosts the popular show Urban Debate on Mirror Now.

  

• Faye started her career in journalism when she was in college. She joined the All India Radio (AIR). She used to read the news for AIR Bangalore.

  

• While completing her post-graduate in mass communication, she worked as an intern in CNBC-TV18. She worked in financial journalism.

  

• She, later, took up a job in the Times Television Network’s subsidiary channel ET Now. It was the financial channel of Times Now.

• She used to host 3 shows in ET Now. The Investor’s Guide, the Urban Debate, and the Property Guide.

  

• She had a special interest in hosting shows which focused on women investors’ and their progress.

• She was transferred to “Magicbricks Now” from ET Now. The channel was focused on the news about the real estate.

  

• Magicbricks Now was later renamed as Mirror Now.

• Even though she was transferred, her shows were popular among the investors. Times Now let her continue her shows on Mirror Now.

• Once in an interview when she was asked what was different about Mirror Now than any other news channel, she replied-
  

  Mirror Now focuses on the real issues and the issues which are overlooked by media due to a trending story. This is what makes Mirror Now different. Our mandate is to focus on the citizen. The stories I run would never run on primetime shows”.

• She once stated that her marriage ceremony was so simple that the entire ceremony expenses costed only 33 INR.

  

• She is a supporter of the LGBTQ Community. She often visits the Gay Pride Parades and also invites members of the LGBTQ community to her shows; to shatter the stereotypes about the community.

  

• She is a dog lover. She has a pet dog named Thor.