{{Infobox person
| name        = Faye D'Souza
| image       = Faye D'Souza.jpg
| caption     = 
| birth_name  = Faye D'Souza
| birth_date  = 8th October 
| birth_place = Bengaluru
| death_date  =  
| death_place = 
| nationality = [[India]]n 
| education   = Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.
Commits (Convergence institute of Media, Management and Information Technology Studies), Bengaluru
| occupation  = [[News anchor]]
| organization = [[Mirror Now]]
| years_active= 2003–present
| credits     = ''The Urban Debate'', ''Investor’s Guide'', ''All About Stocks'' and ''The Property Guide''
| agent       = 
| spouse      =   Sagar Gokhale
| children    = 
| relatives   = 
}}
'''Faye D'Souza''' is an Indian [[journalist]] and a [[television news]] [[news presenter|anchor]]. She works as the [[executive editor]] of [[Mirror Now]], which is owned by [[The Times Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/mirrornow/expert-views/profile/faye-d-souza/20705|title=Expert profile - Faye D'Souza|publisher=Times Now|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref> She is the [[anchor]] and editorial lead on ''Investor's Guide'' on [[ET Now]]. Previously she has worked for [[CNBC TV18]] newsroom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/author/fayedSouza/|title=Faye D'Souza - The times of India blog|work=The Times of India|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref> She rose to fame with the show ''The Urban Debate'' on Mirror Now, where she anchors on subjects of corruption, communal violence, women's right and independent press.<ref name="Faye1">{{cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/06/20/faye-dsouza-mirror-now-tv-journalism|first=Shruti|last=Menon|title=This TV news anchor is trying to rescue news from noise|website=www.newslaundry.com|date=20 June 2017|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>

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== Education and Early Career==
D'Souza grew up in [[Bengaluru]]. She studied journalism at the ''Mount Carmel College'', Bengaluru,<ref name="Faye2">{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/1092878/the-nation-wants-to-know-how-an-anchor-is-winning-indian-tv-news-without-yelling/|author=Bhavya Dore|title=How an anchor is winning Indian TV news without yelling|publisher=Quartz|via=scroll.in|date=3 October 2017|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref> and holds a bachelors degree in journalism and English literature and a master’s degree in Mass Communication. She completed her post graduation from [[Commits (Convergence Institute of Media, Management and Information Technology Studies)|Commits]] in Bengaluru.<ref name="Faye3">{{cite web|url=http://wearethecity.in/inspirational-woman-faye-dsouza-editor-personal-finance-real-estate-et-now/|title=Inspirational Women - Faye D'Souza|website=www.wearethecity.in|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>
She started her journalism career with [[All India Radio]], while she was a student.<ref name=Faye1 /> She then worked as a post graduate journalist at CNBC TV 18 in 2003 and later moved on to reporting about mutual funds, insurance and personal finance.<ref name=Faye2 /> She ran three weekly shows on ET Now - ''Investor’s Guide'', ''All About Stocks'' and ''The Property Guide''.<ref name=Faye3 />

== Mirror Now and The Urban Debate ==
The Times network launched the English news channel ''Mirror Now'' in April 2017. D'Souza was made its senior editor. The flagship show on ''Mirror Now'', ''The Urban Debate'' was started, according to her to "shine an uncomfortable spotlight on apathy, inefficiency and corruption which is the root cause of most problems that we face as Indians today.".<ref name="Faye4">{{cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/50107_Times-Network-launches-second-English-general-news-channel---Mirror-NOW|title=Times network launches second general news channel|website=www.www.afaqs.com|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>
On June 9, 2017, in an episode of ''The Urban Debate'', which discussed cyber bullies trolling an actress for wearing a [[swimsuit]] during [[Ramadan]], a Muslim cleric named Maulana Yasoob Abbas who was on the panel, made a controversial remark. He asked D'Souza to "Come to work wearing underwear, if you want to be equal to men". D'Souza's replied to the maulana in a firm way, saying that he was "not the first man to threaten her" and that she is "not a woman who he can easily rattle". The clip of video became viral on social media websites [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]], and made D'Souza and her show a target of social media and online praises overnight.<ref name=Faye1 /><ref name=Faye4 /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/neon/social-buzz/faye-dsouza-muslim-cleric-anchor-wear-underwear-to-work|title=What we can learn from Faye D'Souza's man's underwear jibe|publisher=The Quint|date=|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/when-news-anchor-faye-dsouza-tore-into-maulana-yasoob-abbas-over-sexist-remark-on-live-tv/714183/|title=When news anchor Faye D’Souza tore into Maulana Yasoob Abbas over sexist remark on live TV|work=The Financial Express|date=12 June 2017|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ashitha|last=Nagesh|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/12/tv-anchor-shuts-down-sexist-guest-who-told-her-to-come-to-work-in-underwear-6704024/|title=TV anchor shuts down sexist guest who told her to come to work in underwear|publisher=Metro UK|date=12 June 2017|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Dishya|last=Sharma|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-mirror-now-editor-faye-dsouza-shuts-down-panellist-who-asked-her-come-office-underwear-730458|title=Watch Mirror Now editor Faye D'Souza shuts down a panellist who asked her to come to office in underwear|work=International Business Times|date=12 June 2017|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>

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