NEWS BROADCASTER NEWS BROADCASTER ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

The News Broadcasters Association (NBA)The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) represents the private television news & represents the private television news & current affairs broadcasters.current affairs broadcasters.

It is the collective voice of the news & current It is the collective voice of the news & current affairs broadcasters in India .It is an affairs broadcasters in India .It is an organization funded entirely by its members organization funded entirely by its members

The NBA has presently 14 leading news and The NBA has presently 14 leading news and current affairs broadcasters (comprising 34 current affairs broadcasters (comprising 34 news and current affairs channels) as its news and current affairs channels) as its members.members.

The NBA presents a unified & credible voice The NBA presents a unified & credible voice before the govt.on matters that affect the before the govt.on matters that affect the growing industry. growing industry.

News Broadcaster AssociationNews Broadcaster AssociationTo Fight ‘CONTENT CODE’To Fight ‘CONTENT CODE’

To oppose the proposed Content Code and To oppose the proposed Content Code and Broadcast Regulation Bill of the Information Broadcast Regulation Bill of the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, the news & Broadcasting Ministry, the news broadcasters in India have joined their hands broadcasters in India have joined their hands to form the News Broadcasters Association to form the News Broadcasters Association (NBA).(NBA).

The association is headquartered in NEW The association is headquartered in NEW DELHI.DELHI.

Its has been registered as a Section 25 company Its has been registered as a Section 25 company under the Companies Act, 1956.under the Companies Act, 1956.

The broadcasters who are part of NBA are:The broadcasters who are part of NBA are:

TV TODAY NETWORKS (Aaj Tak, Tez, TV TODAY NETWORKS (Aaj Tak, Tez, Headlines Today etc)Headlines Today etc)

NDTV Limited (NDTV24X7, NDTV India & NDTV Limited (NDTV24X7, NDTV India & NDTV Profit),NDTV Profit),

Times Global Broadcasting Company Times Global Broadcasting Company (Times Now), (Times Now),

TV18 Group (CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz, TV18 Group (CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNN-IBN & IBN7),STAR NEWS &CNN-IBN & IBN7),STAR NEWS &

Independent News Service (India TV) & Independent News Service (India TV) & Zee News Ltd (Zee News, Zee Business, Zee News Ltd (Zee News, Zee Business, Zee 24 Taas & 25 Ghanta). Zee 24 Taas & 25 Ghanta).

BOARD MEMBERS BOARD MEMBERS of NBAof NBA

At the first board meeting held on July 25, At the first board meeting held on July 25, 2007, the NBA elected its board and office-2007, the NBA elected its board and office-bearers for 2007-08.bearers for 2007-08.

The BOARD MEMBERS ARE: The BOARD MEMBERS ARE: G. KrishnanG. Krishnan: Executive Director & CEO, TV : Executive Director & CEO, TV

TODAY NETWORKTODAY NETWORK Sameer ManchandaSameer Manchanda: Joint MD Global : Joint MD Global

Broadcast News (CNN-IBN, IBN7) Broadcast News (CNN-IBN, IBN7)

K.V.L. Narayan RaoK.V.L. Narayan Rao: Group CEO, NDTV.: Group CEO, NDTV.

Sunil LullaSunil Lulla:CEO, Times Now. :CEO, Times Now.

Chintamani RaoChintamani Rao: CEO, India TV.: CEO, India TV.

Harish DoraiswamyHarish Doraiswamy: CEO, Zee News.: CEO, Zee News.

Uday Shanker: CEO, Media Content & Uday Shanker: CEO, Media Content & Communication Services.Communication Services.

VISION OF NBAVISION OF NBA

To help create & nurture an environment in To help create & nurture an environment in which news broadcasters can best serve which news broadcasters can best serve audiences and also engage with policy makers audiences and also engage with policy makers on behalf of its members in order to promote an on behalf of its members in order to promote an industry grounded in the principles of industry grounded in the principles of democracy and freedom of expression.democracy and freedom of expression.This initiative will help to further promote the This initiative will help to further promote the broadcaster's role as an important contributor to broadcaster's role as an important contributor to the country's cultural, social and economic the country's cultural, social and economic fabric.fabric.

According to NBA secretary-general , the According to NBA secretary-general , the association has been set up to help create and association has been set up to help create and nurture an environment in which news nurture an environment in which news broadcasters can best serve audiences and broadcasters can best serve audiences and contribute to the development and diversity of contribute to the development and diversity of the country. The NBA would engage with the country. The NBA would engage with policy-makers on behalf of its members to policy-makers on behalf of its members to “promote an industry grounded in the “promote an industry grounded in the principles of democracy and freedom of principles of democracy and freedom of expression”. It has already been engaging with expression”. It has already been engaging with the Union Ministry of Information and the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the draft Broadcasting Broadcasting on the draft Broadcasting Regulatory Authority of India Bill and Regulatory Authority of India Bill and proposed Content Code. proposed Content Code.

NBA Frames CODE OF CONDUCT NBA Frames CODE OF CONDUCT FOR TVFOR TV

The News Broadcaster’s Association (NBA) The News Broadcaster’s Association (NBA) has submitted to the central government, code has submitted to the central government, code of ethics and broadcasting standards, in order of ethics and broadcasting standards, in order to improve the quality of broadcasting on to improve the quality of broadcasting on Indian Television.Indian Television.

NBA has submitted two principal documents to NBA has submitted two principal documents to the govt “CODE OF ETHICS & the govt “CODE OF ETHICS & BROADCASTING STANDARDS” & NEWS BROADCASTING STANDARDS” & NEWS BROADCASTING STANDARDS” BROADCASTING STANDARDS” Regulations.Regulations.

The self-regulation proposals to the government The self-regulation proposals to the government includes that no news should be selected to or includes that no news should be selected to or designed to promote any particular opinion, designed to promote any particular opinion, belief or desires of any interest group. The belief or desires of any interest group. The channels, according to the code of ethics, should channels, according to the code of ethics, should maintain objectivity and impartiality in reporting. maintain objectivity and impartiality in reporting. On the recent sting operation controversy, the On the recent sting operation controversy, the proposal states that as a guiding principle, sting proposal states that as a guiding principle, sting and undercover operations should be the last and undercover operations should be the last resort of news channels to give a viewer resort of news channels to give a viewer comprehensive news coverage of any news comprehensive news coverage of any news story.   story.  

The document also contained that crime The document also contained that crime and violence should not be glorified in the and violence should not be glorified in the country. There is a restriction on portraying country. There is a restriction on portraying sex and nudity on the channels and clauses sex and nudity on the channels and clauses for depiction of violence against women for depiction of violence against women and children. The news channels are also and children. The news channels are also expected to maintain neutrality and to expected to maintain neutrality and to ensure that charges against anyone are not ensure that charges against anyone are not portrayed as an act of guilt.portrayed as an act of guilt.