Finally, Rajdeep Sardesai says sayonara to IBN18

[Deepu]

First it was the better half of the power news couple - Sagarika Ghose-Rajdeep Sardesai - that announced through twitter last night that she was departing from CNN-IBN. Now Rajdeep Sardesai too has said his last sayonara to a news network he helped build from scratch. In a mail he sent out to his team today, he announced his departure, expressing that it was one of the toughest letters to write.

The reason for his departure he states in the message is that editorial independence and integrity have been articles of faith in 26 years in journalism and may be “ I am too old now to change.”

Finally, Rajdeep Sardesai says sayonara to IBN18 | Indian Television Dot Com

 

[IndianMascot]

Both will be joining India Today group only.

 

[Technoglitch]

it is already known and also raghav might be back as per some rumors.

 

[DashMajor]

it is already known and also raghav might be back as per some rumors.

Raghav returns for what ?

 

[Technoglitch]

to network 18 as a member of board directors.

 

[IndianMascot]

Don't understand why so many employees left the organization immideately after Reliance took over.

Reliance is such and big shark that skipping from it is tough. We can met him anywhere.

 

[Technoglitch]

but under thier pressure the employees must have feel threatened and pressurized.

 

[DashMajor]

I think pressure created by big former guns of Network 18.

 

[IndianMascot]

We were so right about them

India’s power news couple – Rajdeep Sardesai and Sagarika Ghose – may be headed for Aroon Purie’s India Today group.

While Sagarika is joining Living Media magazine India Today as editor at large, Rajdeep is reported to have got an offer to join the TV Today Network, which he confirmed to Indiantelevision.com.

Said Sardesai: “Yes, Shekhar Gupta – vice-chairman, India Today group and editor in chief of news properties and I have been in discussion and we go back a long way. But I have not yet taken a decision. I am currently, focusing on my book for the next six weeks as I have to complete it by then.”

Sources close to the India Today group however revealed that both Sagarika and Rajdeep have accepted the offer made to them. Their joining date is expected to be 1 August.

Rajdeep Sardesai-Sagarika Ghose to join India Today group? | Indian Television Dot Com

 

[DashMajor]

Then dishtv needs to add Headlines Today to gain momentum in English News Division