Global News Forum 2022- Relevance for UPSC Exam
- GS Paper 2: Governance, Administration and Challenges
- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Global News Forum 2022 in News
- Recently, the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr L. Murugan delivered the keynote address at Global News Forum 2022 meeting in New Delhi.
- He also said that it is in times of crises television news channels must become prudent and truth and trust must become the maxim to abide by.
Global News Forum 2022
- About: Global News Forum 2022 is the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)’s flagship three days annual NEWS event hosting around 80 foreign participants from the field of Media & Journalism from different broadcasting organizations.
- The Global News Forum was held from 3rd to 5th October 2022.
- Theme: Global News Forum 2022 theme is “Truth and trust at times of crisis”.
- Key Activities: Discussions are being held on various important broadcasting and journalism related issues prevailing across the globe in relevance to the theme of this year event.
- Organizer: The Global News Forum 2022 was organized by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)
- About: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) was established in 1964 as a non-profit, non- governmental, non-political, professional association.
- Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) is currently Headquartered at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Mandate: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) was established with mandate to assist the development of broadcasting organisations in the region.
- Key Role: ABU promotes the collective interests of television and radio broadcasters as well as key industry players and also facilitate regional and international media cooperation for members.
- Members: It has over 253 members in over 67 countries in Pacific region, Asia (South east, North, South, Central), Middle East, Europe, North Africa and North America, reaching a potential audience of about 2 billion people.
- India and ABU: Doordarshan (DD) & All India Radio (AIR) both are Full Members of ABU.
- All India Radio was a founding member of the ABU in the year 1964 while Doordarshan joined ABU in the year 1976.
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