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This book tries to bring out the reality of the television industry its compultions and the way it functions a very interseting books for the young ones trying to experiment with electronic media and for thiose who take journalism as a serious profession too.

"BLACK AND WHITE OF TELEVISION NEWS IN INDIA" is a very interesting book written on television a very senior television journalist mr irfan sheikh has written thread bear about the inside story of various channels like ZEENEWS SAHARA SAMAY and NEWSTRACK he has tried to highlight the issues in a television channel and the way the television media works.He has tried to explain about BIG STORIES like Telecome Scandal,gulfWar Kashmir problem ,shootout at lokhandwala,madhumita case and also talked about tandoor case.Its very interesting and must read for the youth getting into the business of television journalism.

His book was launched in MUMBAI by Union cabinet minister for STEEL CHEMICAL and FERTILISER.Mr>Ram Vilas Paswan had agreed to help young journalist achieve their dream thru objective journalism.he has asked the media person to bring forth the good things happening in the indian society he said that only 5% negative things happen in society and this has become 95% content material for television channels this must be checked without falling into the trap of TRP.

This book would be available in the market on the 15th of August and the hindi version will also be made availableto the readers across the country.All possible assistance will be provided to the students getting into the field of television journalism.including scholar.Mr.Sheikh is a senior consultant to ONEST NETWORK,and has been working for CNEB ,S 1,SAHARA and is also the chief media advisor to AB FANS FOUNDATION an NGO working for the upliftment of freshers in films and media.

Iirfan sheikh is a senior television journalist who started his career with newstrack a video news magazine of india today and also worked for turning point a science program for Doordarshan for which his team was awarded with the prestigious award of JULIE PERNE in paris France for the best science film in television.He was the key person when ZEE NEWS was the channel that dared to speak against the government ,from there he moved to SAHARA SAMAY and launched it and was in the core team after that he moved to MUMBAI to try his hand in films and documentaries he was a consultant to S 1,CNEB and Space TV he wrote a book on television,the growth of this industry.He had done many investigative stories from Hawala,telecome,urea scandal,tandoor,madhumita and many more.He has written this book titled"the black and white of television news in india - he has written the inside story of various channels the way it works its kind of a guideline to the youth who are entering the world of television news.the book was launched in MUMBAI by the steel and chemical fertiliser minister,Shri Ram Vilas Paswan.He is also writing a book on the DALIT politics and RAM VILAS PASWAN.

Presently he is planning the launch of a innovative NEWS CHANNEL that would catch the attention of the people in black and white.