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Mumbai:Times Now editor in chief Arnab Goswami was awarded the
Society Young Achievers' Awards 2007 in the Media category at Hilton
Towers, Mumbai on 25 January. The Society Young Achievers Award
recognizes young talent for their achievements in the fields of
media, fine arts, films, music, sports, fashion & business.
The award for Young Achiever in Media was given to Arnab Goswami
for his contribution and achievement in the world of News. A post-graduate
from Oxford University, author and journalist, Arnab is Editor-in-Chief
of the country's fastest growing News channel, TIMES NOW. Amongst
the others nominated for the award were Meneka Doshi, Mumbai Bureau
Chief, CNBC TV 18; Muzamil Jaleel, Kashmir Bureau Chief, Indian
Express and Arko Datta, Photographer, Reuters for their outstanding
performance in journalism.
On receiving the award, Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief, TIMES NOW
said, "What we do at TIMES NOW is News and for our viewers
we are focused on making sense of the news. I accept this recognition
on behalf of all my colleagues at TIMES NOW"
Recipient of the Asian Television Award for the best news presenter,
Arnab is known for his keen and insightful anchoring on 'The News
Hour' and for his sharp interviews with prominent News makers on
'Frankly Speaking', both on TIMES NOW. He is known to have brought
the otherwise reticent Sonia Gandhi for an interview on television.
The award for the media category was adjudged by a jury comprising
Mr. Vijay Darda and Mr. Kumar Ketkar and by votes from readers of
the magazine.
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