Zee News
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| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India[1] |
Key people | Subash Chandra (Chairman) Sudhir Chaudhary (CEO) RK Arora (COO)[2] |
| Products | Broadcasting, cable |
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| Total assets |
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| Parent | Essel Group |
| Website | zeenews |
Zee News is an Indian news and current affairs channel founded in 1999 and is the flagship property of Zee Media Corporation company and a subsidiary of Essel Group.[5]
Channels
It currently operates the following news and regional entertainment channels:[6]
- Zee News (Hindi)
- Zee Business (Hindi)
- Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal (Punjabi and Hindi)
- Zee Sangam (Hindi)
- Zee 24 Taas ( Marathi)
- 24 Ghanta ( Bengali)
- Zee Purvaiya (Hindi)
- Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh (Hindi)
- Zee Kalinga (Oriya)[7]
- Zee Marudhara (Hindi)[8]
- Zee 24 Gantalu (Telugu)[9]
- Zee TV (Hindi Entertainment)
- Zee Anmol (Hindi Entertainment)
Fabrications
Zee News reported that some of the students from Democratic Students' Union (DSU) raised slogans such as "Bharat Ki Barbadi" ("Destruction of India") and " Pakistan Zindabad" ("long live Pakistan") [10] The Zee News report was found to be based on a misinterpretation by Zee News. In a letter Vishwa Deepak, one of the Zee News producer of the itmes, stated "Our biases made us hear Bhartiya Court Zindabad as Pakistan Zindabad." ("long live Indian courts" as "long live Pakistan.") Subsequently Vishwa Deepak resigned from the channel after expressing reservations over its 'biased coverage'.[11][note 1] The misinterpretation was disclosed when the Aam Aadmi Party filed a complaint, alleging that ABVP-students raised "Pakistan Zindabad" slogans. The ABVP admitted that members of their organisation had been present, but shouted "Bharatiya Court Zindabad" and "Indian Army Zindabad," and filed a counter complaint. The police then declared that "the footage had been tampered with."[11]
Another video, dated 11 february 2016, which showed a speech by JNU Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar making anti-national slogans, appears to be doctored. According to India Today, "In the original video, Kanhaiya is asking to end social ills such as caste and communalism not anti national slogans, experts said."[13][14]
On 14 February 2016, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh alleged that the JNU incident has the support of the LeT chief Hafiz Saeed.[15] Doubts were soon expressed if this was tied to the discredited alert by Delhi Police that used a tweet from a fake/parody account.[16]
References
- ^ "Contact Us". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Abid, Hasan (25 May 2015). "R K Arora joins Zee Media Corporation as COO". E4M bureau. Exchange4Media. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Zee Media Corporation Ltd profit and loss statement". The Times Group. The Economic Times. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Zee Media Corporation Ltd balance sheet". The Times Group. The Economic Times. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Zee News takes punch line". afaqs news bureau. afaqs. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Zee News turns global; embraces new tagline as Zee Media Corporation". afaqs news bureau. afaqs. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Zee to Launch Zee Kalinga". Delhi, India: The Media Info, 13 December 2013. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ "Zee Media woos Rajasthan with Zee Rajasthan Plus". afaqs news bureau. afaqs. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Dhaleta, Surendra Kumar (12 December 2008). "Zee News to launch Telugu channel in January". afaqs news bureau. afaqs. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "From 'Pakistan Zindabad' to 'Bharat ki barbaadi' - Slogans that were raised by 'anti-nationals' in JNU". Zee News. 14 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Zee News producer quits: Video we shot had no Pakistan Zindabad slogan". The Indian Express. 22 February 2016.
- ^ a b "We speak with the Zee News journalist who resigned over the channel's coverage of #JNURow". Newslaundry. 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Forensic experts say Kanhaiya video was doctored". India Today. 19 February 2016.
- ^ "JNU row: Did a fake video fuel the anti-national fire?". India Today. 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Understand the reality... Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed backed JNU incident: Home Minister Rajnath Singh". The Indian Express. 15 February 2016.
- ^ "JNU row: Behind govt claim, a fake 'Hafeez' Saeed tweet". The Indian Express. 15 February 2016.
External links
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