BBC activities in India are divided into 2 parts
Last Updated on April 11, 2024 3:09 am
International news media British Broadcasting Corporation – BBC is going to divide into two parts to conduct news programs in the country to meet the conditions of foreign investment according to Indian law. The journey of this new type of management is starting from Wednesday.
English-language digital, television and radio journalists will report directly to the BBC’s London headquarters. On the other hand, a new, independent, Indian-owned company called Collective Newsroom will collect and publish news for the BBC’s Indian-language services.
Henceforth BBC Hindi will be managed under Collective Newsroom. The media also has separate outlets or websites for Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu speakers. These services will also be managed through Collective Newsroom.
It also has a YouTube channel called BBC News India. Content will be uploaded in English language.
The split comes a year after Indian authorities raided BBC India’s offices.
A documentary aired in the UK about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The documentary, which generated criticism, was not aired in India, however.
However, a few weeks after the campaign, income tax officials raided BBC India’s offices.
Gaurav Bhatia, a spokesman for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-BJP, said at the time that the documentary had nothing to do with the raid.
However, the government continued to try to stop the sharing of the documentary on social media in India.
BBC has a long history in the media horizon of India. In 1940, the first Hindi service was launched.
This time collective newsroom saw the light of day by holding hands of four journalists of BBC. About 200 ex-BBC staff are being recruited into the organisation. They will also collect and deliver news for other media outlets in India and worldwide.
The remaining 90 staff will work directly on newsgathering for BBC television, radio and online. Their language medium will be English. These reporters will report to editors based in London headquarters. Their work will still be seen by Indian consumers, though it will not be published in India.
The BBC has applied for a 26 per cent stake in the new company. This is a new experience for them.
Roopa Jha, chief executive of Collective Newsroom, said the new company’s mission was “to deliver the most credible, creative and daring journalism. Collective Newsroom will soon emerge in front of viewers and readers as an independent news organization. One that will be informed, public interest and a forum for multi-dimensional perspectives and voices.