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In the world of news impact matters. For TIMES NOW impact has been
a major differentiator since the day of its launch. And now with
Sonia Gandhi resigning from parliament and as chairperson of the
National Advisory Council, TIMES NOW has been successfully able
to position itself as a channel of impact.
Sonia Gandhi's resignation is a direct and immediate follow up of
the story that TIMES NOW broke on 6th March, the Jaya Bachchan controversy.
The 6th March story was about how the Election Commission had
recommended Jaya Bachchan's removal from parliament from the Rajya
Sabha for holding an "office of profit".
In the next two weeks, TIMES NOW was the only news channel that
took the "office of profit" controversy with facts and
documents. When Jaya
Bachchan heard about TIMES NOW reporting on her imminent disqualification
she had said : "I don't know how this news has been leaked
to the media"
TIMES NOW took the story forward, being the only news channel that
released details of letters written by Mrs Bachchan and Samajwadi
Party
leader Amar Singh to the President. Once again, no other news channel
managed to gain access to the documents and only scrambled to get
political reactions to the TIMES NOW exclusive.
When asked about his letters to the President, Amar Singh said "You
people have excellent sources. You are very powerful. I will keep
my trap shut"
Once again on 17th March TIMES NOW set an unbeatable pace by reporting
first that the President had accepted Jaya Bachchan's resignation.
This report was aired a full six hours before Rashtrapati Bhavan
sent out an
official note on the matter, a first of sorts in terms of political
reporting.
Sonia Gandhi's resignation is a direct fallout of the Jaya Bachchan
controversy. So was Amar Singh's resignation from the Rajya Sabha.
In a
reflection of the growing impact of 24 hour television and setting
a
new standard for political journalism, the TIMES NOW coverage of
the
political events leading to Sonia's resignation has set a new benchmark.
Complimenting the reporter behind the story, Arnab Goswami Editor
in
Chief of TIMES NOW said " Our political economy editor Navika
Kumar's
coverage of the Jaya Bachchan controversy leading to Sonia Gandhi's
resignation has been absolutely brilliant. Our newsdesk rose to
the
occasion and we stuck our neck out with unquestionable facts. We're
sure those watching the news space will feel the impact of our news.
And Feel The News with us"
Among other stories TIMES NOW has been first and exclusive with
are the Shoaib Akhtar chucking controversy, the controversy over
Election
Commissioner Naveen Chawla, the Daya Nayak interview when Nayak
was on the run and the Abu Salem tapes
Warm Regards,
Preeti Juneja
Associate
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