Career Arnab Goswami




1 career

1.1 ndtv
1.2 times now
1.3 republic tv
1.4 criticism

1.4.1 newshour reception
1.4.2 views on journalism
1.4.3 tharoor defamation case







career
ndtv

before joining ndtv in 1995 arnab goswami started career in telegraph in kolkata; later shifted career in tv news broadcast ndtv 24x7 in 1995, anchored daily newscasts, , reporting news tonight programme telecast on dd metro. later news editor, part of ndtv s core team during transition programme producer 24-hour mode in 1998. hosted newshour show every weeknight. newshour longest running news analysis shown on channel (1998–2003). senior editor ndtv 24x7, responsible overall editorial content of channel.


he hosted 1 of channel s top rated news analysis show newsnight, won him award best news anchor of asia 2004 in 2004 asian television awards.


times now

goswami hillary clinton (centre) , aamir khan (right) @ event in mumbai, in july 2009


since 2006, goswami editor-in-chief , news anchor of times news channel. show newshour aired @ 9 pm live news coverage, has featured notable personalities parvez musharraf. hosts special programme frankly speaking arnab, has featured personalities such benazir bhutto , former uk prime minister gordon brown, afghanistan president hamid karzai, retired head of state of tibetan government in exile dalai lama, former united states secretary of state hillary clinton, , first interview prime minister narendra modi since took office in 2014. has written book named combating terrorism: legal challenge. on 1 november 2016, goswami resigned editor-in chief of times now.


republic tv

goswami managing director, editor-in-chief , co-founder of news channel called republic tv launched on 6 may 2017. within week of launch, republic tv topped barc charts viewership among english news channels in india.


criticism

some commentators have criticized goswami style of tv panel discussion. kavita krishnan, communist party of india (marxist–leninist) (cpi-ml) affiliated activist, criticized goswami s stance on sensitive issues , stated when channels , newspapers brand terror accused terrorists , or rape-accused rapists , orchestrate chant death penalty them; when act stenos or loudspeakers police or investigative agencies in terror cases; not doing grievous harm , endangering people s lives , safety? not conveying allegations guilt? caravan magazine editor hartosh singh bal referred arnab goswami s anchoring scripted drama , s happy play role.


bennett, coleman & co ltd, known times group, has filed criminal complaint against arnab goswami, former editor-in-chief of group s times now. in complaint filed on tuesday, may 16, azad maidan police station, mumbai, bccl accused goswami , prema sridevi of theft, criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of property , infringement of bccl s intellectual properties using material on republic tv on may 6 , may 8.


the newshour reception

goswami s heated discussions during newshour has invited criticism newsweekly outlook running cover story titled man killed tv news . newshour arnab plays judge, audience jury , report stated, adding on key news events, arnab has emerged great polariser, acid tongue stripping complex issues of nuance goswami, in key note address goafest, defended brand of journalism stating, journalism follow journalism of opinion , not pr driven. if opinion helps bringing change, opine , not shy behind wall of neutrality.


views on journalism

during launch of republic tv, goswami has said being nationalist prerequisite being journalist . his ideology in statement criticised commentators not complying journalistic code of ethics , principles, particularly not being watchdog in democracy , , being pro-government , anti-opposition.


tharoor defamation case

on may 26, 2017, mp shashi tharoor filed defamation case in delhi high court against goswami in connection republic tv s story alleged truth behind death of shashi s wife sunanda pushkar, channel claimed tharoor closely linked wife s death. on may 29, 2017, delhi high court issued notice arnab , news channel republic tv on shashi tharoor’s defamation plea, stating “bring down rhetoric.








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