Bahl retrospects

IN Media Watch Briefs | 05/09/2014

With his innings at Network 18 behind him, founder Raghav Bahl said news media is the most thankless business to be in. "You never make a friend, you only make enemies. And if you write something good about someone you are on the take." About high level exits at the company he said yes they had taken place but his erstwhile colleagues at TV 18--"Jaggi, Renuka, Latha, Senthil" were still there and "we belittle professional rectitude if we think their integrity can be compromised." This was at TVNext Mumbai 2014.

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