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{{short description|Indian international television news network}}
{{Short description|Indian multinational news channel}}
{{About|an Indian international television news channel}}
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{{Infobox television channel
{{Infobox television channel
| name = World is One News (WION)
| name = WION
| logo = WION news Logo.svg
| logo = WION news Logo.svg
| logo_size = 140px
| logo_size = 140px
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2016|08|15}}
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2016|08|15|df=yes}}
| type = Radio, broadcast news, discussions
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]<br />{{small|(downscaled to [[4:3]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[4:3]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| area = Worldwide
| area = Worldwide
| network =
| owner = [[Essel Group]]
| owner = [[Essel Group]] <br />[[WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific|Warner Media]] {{Citation needed|reason=official website only mentions it is part of the Zee Media Group (part of Essel)|date=February 2022}}
| country = [[India]]
| country = India
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| headquarters = [[Noida]], India
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| website = {{URL|wionews.com}}
| former_names =
| online_serv_1 = Live Streaming (International)
| timeshift_service =
| online_chan_1 = * [http://www.wionews.com/live-tv live Web stream at Wion]
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| online_serv_1 = Live Streaming (International)
| online_serv_2 = Live Streaming (India)
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| online_chan_2 = * [https://www.zee5.com/channels/details/wion/0-9-wion Web stream at ZEE5]
| online_serv_2 = Live Streaming (India)
| online_serv_3 = Live streaming (India)
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The '''World is One News''' ('''WION''') is an Indian multinational<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/english-news-channel-of-zee-group-wion-announces-its-official-launch-1697674/|title=English News channel of Zee group' WION' announces its official launch|first=Shubhang|last=Chauhan|date=8 December 2016|website=India News, Breaking News &#124; India.com}}</ref> [[English language]] [[List of news television channels|news channel]] headquartered in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/about-us|title=About Us|website=WION}}</ref> It is owned by the [[Essel Group]] and is part of the [[Zee Media]] network of channels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/disclaimer|title=Disclaimer|website=WION}}</ref> According to Indian news magazine ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'', the channel covers global news and current affairs from an Indian perspective.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=K. Sunil|date=20 May 2021|title=Miffed with global criticism, Modi govt to launch BBC-like international news channel|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/05/20/modi-govt-to-launch-bbc-like-news-channel.html|website=The Week|access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
'''WION''' ('''World is One News''') is an Indian [[English language]] [[news channel]] headquartered in [[Noida]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chauhan |first=Shubhang |date=8 December 2016 |title=English News channel of Zee group' WION' announces its official launch |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/english-news-channel-of-zee-group-wion-announces-its-official-launch-1697674/ |website=India.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.wionews.com/about-us |publisher=WION}}</ref> It is owned by the [[Essel Group]] and is a part of the [[Zee Media]] network of channels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disclaimer |url=https://www.wionews.com/disclaimer |publisher=WION}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Its website was launched in many countries as a [[free-to-air]] satellite service on 15 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|date=15 June 2016|title=WION on Periscope: "WION launch"|url=https://www.periscope.tv/enwiki/w/1DXxyZkrOaWKM|access-date=17 September 2016|publisher=Periscope.tv}}</ref> The television channel began airing on 15 August 2016. WION is India's first privately owned international news channel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlanta's Archith Seshadri debuts as anchor on Zee Media's global English news channel|url=http://www.nripulse.com/atlanta%E2%80%99s-archith-seshadri-debuts-as-anchor-on-zee-media%E2%80%99s-global-english-news-channel/|access-date=17 September 2016|publisher=NRI Pulse}}</ref>
Zee Media hired [[Rohit Gandhi]] as the founder and first editor-in-chief to establish the channel in August 2015.<ref name="firstpost">{{cite web |date=17 August 2015 |title=Zee Media to launch English news broadcast, appoints Rohit Gandhi as editor-in-chief |url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/zee-media-to-launch-english-news-broadcast-appoints-rohit-gandhi-as-editor-in-chief-2395800.html |access-date=21 March 2016 |publisher=firstpost.com}}</ref> Its simulcast was launched on its website in many countries as a [[free-to-air]] satellite service on 15 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2016 |title=WION on Periscope: "WION launch" |url=https://www.periscope.tv/enwiki/w/1DXxyZkrOaWKM |access-date=17 September 2016 |publisher=Periscope.tv}}</ref> The television channel began airing on 15 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta's Archith Seshadri debuts as an anchor on Zee Media's global English news channel |url=http://www.nripulse.com/atlanta%E2%80%99s-archith-seshadri-debuts-as-anchor-on-zee-media%E2%80%99s-global-english-news-channel/ |access-date=17 September 2016 |publisher=NRI Pulse}}</ref> [[Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)|Sudhir Chaudhary]] served as its editor-in-chief after Gandhi until he left in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Is Aajtak's bet on Sudhir Chaudhary paying off? |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/10/21/is-aaj-taks-bet-on-sudhir-chaudhary-paying-off}}</ref> Before switching to [[CNN-News18]], Palki Sharma Upadhyay served for 4 years and resigned in September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |date=2022-09-02 |title=Palki Sharma Upadhyay, the face of the WION news channel, quits: Report |work=[[Newslaundry]] |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/09/02/palki-sharma-upadhyay-the-face-of-wion-news-channel-quits-report |access-date=2022-09-03}}</ref> Past team includes Naveen Kapoor and Kartikeya Sharma.


== Team ==
== Team ==
The current team includes Sidhant Sibal of [[DD News]], who joined the media corporation on 1 April 2018. Madhu Soman<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zee Media appoints Madhu Soman as a Chief Business Officer, WION - Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/zee-media-appoints-madhu-soman-as-chief-business-officer-wion-121654.html |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |language=en}}</ref> joined as a chief business officer in 2022. Rohit Banerjee looks after the branded content. While Molly Gambhir replaces Palki Sharma's position on Gravitas and Gravitas Plus to become the leading anchor of the WION channel, other associated journalists include Digvijay Singh Deo, Shivan Chanana, Rabin Sharma, Ieshan Wani, Esha Hanspal, Priyanka Sharma and Alyson le Grange.
=== Founding team ===
The founder [[Rohit Gandhi]] and editor-in-chief started the build of the channel in August 2015.<ref name="firstpost">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/zee-media-to-launch-english-news-broadcast-appoints-rohit-gandhi-as-editor-in-chief-2395800.html|title=Zee Media to launch English news broadcast, appoints Rohit Gandhi as editor-in-chief|publisher=firstpost.com|access-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> He spent the first 6 months in building the branding and building the technology of the network. In May 2016 he hired his former student from Carleton University Mandy Clark, former [[CBS]] correspondent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cbs-news-hires-digital-journalist-based-in-afghanistan/28774|title=CBS News Hires Digital Journalist Based in Afghanistan|website=Adweek|access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref> as his deputy for running the network. He then hired hired Mithaq Kazimi(Digital Hub),<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 July 2018 |title=Mithaq Kazimi &#124; WION |url=http://www.wionews.com/node/29388 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708074235/http://www.wionews.com/node/29388 |archive-date=8 July 2018}}</ref> Surya Gangadharan (head of TV output) and Padma Rao (head of input) as managing producers respectively. Gandhi spent over a year interviewing 2300 people select about 200 journalists with two HR professional primarily Varsha Sinha and Vancha Garg to select his team. He hand picked his team. He hired correspondents in countries even though they were in conflict with India where his channel was based, because of his credentials as an objective journalist. Taha Siddiqui in Pakistan was one of his hired who later had to seek asylum after Gandhi exited from the network. He also hired journalists included Saad Hammadi, Bangladesh bureau chief and former correspondent for ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref name="WION">{{cite web|title=WION Authors|url=https://www.wionews.com/author/saad-hammadi|access-date=28 June 2018|publisher=WION}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/saad-hammadi|title=Saad Hammadi|website=The Guardian|access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref> Archith Seshadri, former [[CNN]] anchor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cnn-international-editor-goes-home/297682|title=CNN International Editor Off to Anchor in India|website=Adweek|access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref> and Anchal Vohra as the Beirut and conflict region at large Correspondent.


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The channel's Pakistan bureau chief, [[Taha Siddiqui]], was forced into exile after a failed kidnapping attempt in Islamabad. He was replaced by Anas Mallick.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jorgic |first=Drazen |date=10 January 2018 |title=Pakistani journalist critical of military escapes kidnap attempt |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-media-kidnapping-idUSKBN1EZ0TK |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Siddiqui |first=Taha |date=8 January 2019 |title=Opinion &#124; I'm a journalist who fled Pakistan, but I no longer feel safe in exile |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/08/im-journalist-who-fled-pakistan-i-no-longer-feel-safe-exile/}}</ref>
=== Current team ===
The current team includes [[Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)|Sudhir Chaudhary]] as editor-in-chief, and former senior editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay as executive editor. Palki Sharma Upadhyay hosts a special segment "Gravitas" which airs Monday to Friday at 9 PM to 10 PM IST.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/xXQqrYkgO_8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20211106050553/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXQqrYkgO_8 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXQqrYkgO_8| title = Gravitas LIVE with Palki Sharma {{!}} Was Pfizer's Vaccine trial data "falsified"? | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Sidhant Sibal of [[DD News]] joined the organisation on 1 April 2018. Sumit Chaturvedi, who was previously with [[ET Now]] and [[CNBC TV18]], currently looks after the business news content and conducts morning and evening business shows called "WALLET". The former news anchor of [[Republic TV]], Akanksha Swarup, joined WION in 2018, becoming one of the channel's leading faces. Sayed Mustafa Kazemi became the [[Afghanistan]] correspondent for the channel in February 2020. Associated journalists include Naveen Kapoor, Digvijay Singh Deo, Rabin Sharma, Ieshan Wani, Kartikeya Sharma, and Alyson le Grange.


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== Controversies ==
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The channel's Pakistan bureau chief, [[Taha Siddiqui]], was forced into exile after a failed kidnapping attempt in Islamabad. He was replaced by Anas Mallick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-media-kidnapping-idUSKBN1EZ0TK|title=Pakistani journalist critical of military escapes kidnap attempt|last=Jorgic|first=Drazen|date=10 January 2018|work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/08/im-journalist-who-fled-pakistan-i-no-longer-feel-safe-exile/|title=Opinion &#124; I'm a journalist who fled Pakistan, but I no longer feel safe in exile|first=Taha|last=Siddiqui|date=8 January 2019|website=The Washington Post}}</ref>
===Appointment of M. J. Akbar===
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In 2021, the appointment of [[M.J. Akbar]], an Indian journalist and politician who has been accused of sexual assault by women, to WION as an "editorial consultant" was met with controversy, with more than 150 journalists signing a statement demanding that Akbar be removed by WION and [[Zee News]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 9, 2021 |title=158 personalities write to Zee Media against MJ Akbar's appointment in WION Over 150 Journalists Sign Letter Asking WION News to Remove M.J. Akbar |website=The Wire |url=https://thewire.in/media/150-journalists-ask-wion-news-to-remove-mj-akbar}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=March 2022|reason=So what happened to his appointment then? Was he removed?}}


== Content ==
===2022 YouTube block===
On 22 March 2022, WION was blocked from [[YouTube]] for "violating YouTube's community guidelines". YouTube had taken objection to a video posted on 10 March, broadcasting a speech by [[Sergey Lavrov]], the head of Russia's [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], denying the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=N. L. |title=YouTube blocks WION for 'trivialising' Russia-Ukraine war |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/03/26/youtube-blocks-wion-for-trivialising-russia-ukraine-war |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Newslaundry}}</ref> YouTube unblocked the channel on 26 March after a social media campaign by WION.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube unblocks WION after 12 hours and 25,000 posts in support of channel |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-youtube-unblocks-wion-after-12-hours-and-25000-posts-in-support-of-channel-2942173 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
=== TV programmes ===
*'''Gravitas:''' WION's prime-time show which bring viewers news and discussions on concurrent issues from India and abroad.
*'''Gravitas Plus''': A YouTube-exclusive version of Gravitas.
*'''Global Leadership Series (GLS):''' An interview-based programme featuring a selection of heads of state or government.
*'''WION World Order:''' A platform for mutual dialogue on foreign policies.
*'''The Diplomacy Show:''' Interviews with diplomats.
*'''WION Sports:''' Covers global sports.
*'''Top Stories:''' Brings the breaking news of the hour from India and abroad.
*'''WION Speed News:''' A news segment of WION which brings the top stories of the morning.
*'''WION Wallet:''' Coverage of finance and the economy
*'''WION Fineprint:''' An analysis of international news and developments regarding social and economic issues
*'''Your Story:''' information on the most trending stories of the day from India and abroad.
*'''WION Pitstop:''' An autoshow covering previews, launches, first-drive/ride reports, comparisons and motorsport action from India and abroad.
*'''WION Tech It Out:''' a weekly technology show
*'''WION Wings:''' India's first aviation show on television, covering flying, air shows, pilots, airlines and general aviation
*'''WION MELT:''' interviews with marketing profession also, hosted by Anant Rangaswami and Ritwika Gupta.
*'''WION Edge:''' One of WION's most viewed programmes, focusing on stories and people from India and abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/edge|title=Edge|publisher=WION}}</ref>


===Lawsuit against former anchor Palki Sharma Upadhyay===
==== Previous shows ====
After the former anchor Palki Sharma Upadhyay announced her retirement from WION and the creation of a new talk show in [[CNN News18]], WION filed a lawsuit against Upadhyay, saying that "confidential and proprietary Zee information" was taken by Upadhyay, and demanded that Upadhyay should continue to work for WION until December 2022 and pay for damages worth ₹2 crores. However, the Delhi High Court refused WION's appeal, and the next hearing of the case would be delayed until March 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tiwari |first1=Ayush |title=Why Zee Media won't let Palki Sharma Upadhyay join Network18 |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/11/22/why-zee-media-wont-let-palki-sharma-upadhyay-join-network18 |access-date=23 November 2022 |agency=News Laundry |date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
*Democracy & Dictatorship, hosted by [[Rohit Gandhi]] (2016–2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSvq8Yd3wbE|title=Video |via=YouTube |access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref>
*Konversations, hosted by Mithaq Kazimi (2016–2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8656082/|title=Konversations|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>
*This Also Happened, hosted by Archit Sheshadri and Sana Khan (2016-2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOVwn0INCVY&list=PLmWa9ZZLlCjv_61EYGAkCBYgqvo-IBzL- |title=Video |via=YouTube |access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref>
*WION Breakfast, hosted by various anchors (2016–2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyitVugqqY&list=PLmWa9ZZLlCjvC6Seaa1-XPKgqFixnmhXZ |title=Video |via=YouTube |access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref>

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== Controversies ==
''[[Newslaundry]]'' stated in a 2020 article that "notwithstanding its occasional forays into [[hyperbole]], WION is a rather respectable news channel". However, it also criticised Sudhir Chaudhary.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Jayashree|last1=Arunachalam|access-date=2021-10-29|title=German broadcaster partners with Sudhir Chaudhary's WION News, the man who made a 'jihad chart'|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/04/28/german-broadcaster-partners-with-sudhir-chaudharys-wion-news-the-man-who-made-a-jihad-chart|website=Newslaundry}}</ref>


===Alleged interference in Canadian issues===
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In 2021, the appointment of [[M. J. Akbar]], an Indian journalist and politician who has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women, to WION as an "editorial consultant" was met with controversy, with more than 150 journalists signing a statement demanding that Akbar be removed by WION and Zee News as well as barred from working in any newsroom by the [[Editors Guild of India]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-10-29|title=Over 150 Journalists Sign Letter Asking WION News to Remove M.J. Akbar|url=https://thewire.in/media/150-journalists-ask-wion-news-to-remove-mj-akbar|website=The Wire}}</ref>
WION has also been accused of foreign interference in the Canadian matters by the [[G7 Rapid Response Mechanism|Rapid Response Mechanism Canada]].<ref name="print">{{cite web | last=Mago | first=Shivani | title=Month-old Canadian report flagged posts, news from 'Modi-aligned media' as 'foreign interference' | website=ThePrint | date=2024-10-18 | url=https://theprint.in/diplomacy/month-old-canadian-report-flagged-posts-news-from-modi-aligned-media-as-foreign-interference/2317844/ | access-date=2024-10-25}}</ref><ref name="j202">{{cite web | last=Seli | first=Yeshi | title=Canada's RRM report claims Indian media shaped negative narratives about Trudeau | website=The New Indian Express | date=2024-10-20 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/world/2024/Oct/20/canadas-rrm-report-claims-indian-media-shaped-negative-narratives-about-trudeau | access-date=2024-10-25}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
==External links==
* {{official|http://www.wionews.com/}}
*{{official website}}


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Latest revision as of 09:28, 3 November 2024

This article is about an Indian international television news channel. For other uses, see WION (disambiguation).

WION
TypeRadio, broadcast news, discussions
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaWorldwide
HeadquartersNoida, India
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 4:3 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerEssel Group
History
Launched15 August 2016; 8 years ago (2016-08-15)
Links
Websitewionews.com
Availability
Streaming media
Live Streaming (International)
Live Streaming (India)
Live streaming (India)

WION (World is One News) is an Indian English language news channel headquartered in Noida, India.[1][2] It is owned by the Essel Group and is a part of the Zee Media network of channels.[3]

History

[edit]

Zee Media hired Rohit Gandhi as the founder and first editor-in-chief to establish the channel in August 2015.[4] Its simulcast was launched on its website in many countries as a free-to-air satellite service on 15 June 2016.[5] The television channel began airing on 15 August 2016.[6] Sudhir Chaudhary served as its editor-in-chief after Gandhi until he left in 2021.[7] Before switching to CNN-News18, Palki Sharma Upadhyay served for 4 years and resigned in September 2022.[8] Past team includes Naveen Kapoor and Kartikeya Sharma.

Team

[edit]

The current team includes Sidhant Sibal of DD News, who joined the media corporation on 1 April 2018. Madhu Soman[9] joined as a chief business officer in 2022. Rohit Banerjee looks after the branded content. While Molly Gambhir replaces Palki Sharma's position on Gravitas and Gravitas Plus to become the leading anchor of the WION channel, other associated journalists include Digvijay Singh Deo, Shivan Chanana, Rabin Sharma, Ieshan Wani, Esha Hanspal, Priyanka Sharma and Alyson le Grange.

The channel's Pakistan bureau chief, Taha Siddiqui, was forced into exile after a failed kidnapping attempt in Islamabad. He was replaced by Anas Mallick.[10][11]

Controversies

[edit]

Appointment of M. J. Akbar

[edit]

In 2021, the appointment of M.J. Akbar, an Indian journalist and politician who has been accused of sexual assault by women, to WION as an "editorial consultant" was met with controversy, with more than 150 journalists signing a statement demanding that Akbar be removed by WION and Zee News.[12][needs update]

2022 YouTube block

[edit]

On 22 March 2022, WION was blocked from YouTube for "violating YouTube's community guidelines". YouTube had taken objection to a video posted on 10 March, broadcasting a speech by Sergey Lavrov, the head of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denying the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13] YouTube unblocked the channel on 26 March after a social media campaign by WION.[14]

Lawsuit against former anchor Palki Sharma Upadhyay

[edit]

After the former anchor Palki Sharma Upadhyay announced her retirement from WION and the creation of a new talk show in CNN News18, WION filed a lawsuit against Upadhyay, saying that "confidential and proprietary Zee information" was taken by Upadhyay, and demanded that Upadhyay should continue to work for WION until December 2022 and pay for damages worth ₹2 crores. However, the Delhi High Court refused WION's appeal, and the next hearing of the case would be delayed until March 2023.[15]

Alleged interference in Canadian issues

[edit]

WION has also been accused of foreign interference in the Canadian matters by the Rapid Response Mechanism Canada.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ Chauhan, Shubhang (8 December 2016). "English News channel of Zee group' WION' announces its official launch". India.com.
  2. ^ "About Us". WION.
  3. ^ "Disclaimer". WION.
  4. ^ "Zee Media to launch English news broadcast, appoints Rohit Gandhi as editor-in-chief". firstpost.com. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. ^ "WION on Periscope: "WION launch"". Periscope.tv. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Atlanta's Archith Seshadri debuts as an anchor on Zee Media's global English news channel". NRI Pulse. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Is Aajtak's bet on Sudhir Chaudhary paying off?".
  8. ^ "Palki Sharma Upadhyay, the face of the WION news channel, quits: Report". Newslaundry. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Zee Media appoints Madhu Soman as a Chief Business Officer, WION - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. ^ Jorgic, Drazen (10 January 2018). "Pakistani journalist critical of military escapes kidnap attempt". Reuters.
  11. ^ Siddiqui, Taha (8 January 2019). "Opinion | I'm a journalist who fled Pakistan, but I no longer feel safe in exile". The Washington Post.
  12. ^ "158 personalities write to Zee Media against MJ Akbar's appointment in WION Over 150 Journalists Sign Letter Asking WION News to Remove M.J. Akbar". The Wire. 9 September 2021.
  13. ^ Team, N. L. "YouTube blocks WION for 'trivialising' Russia-Ukraine war". Newslaundry. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  14. ^ "YouTube unblocks WION after 12 hours and 25,000 posts in support of channel". DNA India. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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