Jaipur, Dec 22: Former Editor in chief of Times Now and ET Now, Arnab Goswami remembering his earlier days as a journalist said that in one incident he was asked to apologise to a politician, even when he was in a private firm. Reiterating his struggle as a journalist, Goswami was speaking at an event of Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar in Jaipur. Goswami who resigned from the TV channel Times Now in October this year, also talked of his future venture Republic, which according to a news report, he said will change the ‘perspective’ of journalism.
Narrating his story of struggle at the event in Jaipur, Goswami said in one incident he was standing at Gate number 4 of the Parliament and asked former law minister Ramakant Khalap, a politician from Goa, a ‘straight forward’ question ‘about something he had done wrong’. Following this the minister according to Goswami called up the NDTV office, where he used to work prior to joining Times Now. He was reportedly told to go and apologise to the politician. He reiterated how as a private TV journalist he was told to go and apologise to a politician.
Goswami, who is known for his aggressive journalism, which has both gained him admirers and critics, said that he feels journalism should be independent of political influences. The Indian Express report quoted him saying that “Politicians give ads in news channels and mistreat journalists. All of these things have encouraged me to start Republic.
Arnab Goswami in the event talked of how his journey in the journalism industry has not been an easy one. Describing his personal experiences, he said in one incident, he was manhandled by members of the Communist Party after his interview with CPM leader Jyoti Basu in 1996. Following this when he demanded an apology from the party he was told to fight his own battles. This led to him sitting in front of the CPM office until he got an apology letter and finally he got one.
Goswami was associated with Times Now for more than 10 years. While he began his career at The Telegraph in Kolkata, and later joined NDTV, finally he entered Times Now as the editor in chief in 2006. He announced about his venture Republic and The News Minute reported that it would be based in Mumbai and will be owned by a media owner based out of Bangaluru. The channel is expected to go on air before the before the Uttar Pradesh elections in 2017.
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