Global News Forum 2022

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.

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.

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).

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.