Arnab Goswami unanimously elected president of NBF's governing board

Managing director and editor-in-chief of Republic TV Arnab Goswami has been elected as the president of the governing board of the News Broadcasters Federation. He has been unanimously elected by the board members.

Goswami said he was grateful for the trust and confidence shown by the largest-ever group of broadcasters in India. “NBF is a game changer and it’s incredible how so many channel owners and top executives have come together so quickly to make NBF happen,” he added. “For far too long a clutch of Delhi-based channels have falsely claimed to represent Indian broadcasting. NBF will change that, for good.”

NBF comprises of 78 news channels in 14 languages from 25 states. The members met on Saturday to finalise modalities of a self-regulatory organisation – News Broadcasters Federation Authority – to self-regulate content, a statement said. “The biggest ever congregation of regional news broadcasters represents their combined interests and perspectives on matters related to the news broadcasting industry,” it added.

The new NBF president will lead a group to form the self-regulatory body – News Broadcasters Federation Authority. “It will create new standards for news broadcasting and address any violation through a committee of editors from within the federation,” the statement said.

The self-regulation mechanism of the body will be led by a chairperson, four eminent personalities and four editors.

NBF was formed in July this year with 50 news channels.