New Delhi: Today is World Television
Day. Here’s a brief yet eloquent historical overview:
On 21 and 22 November
1996 the United Nations held the first World Television Forum, where leading
media figures met under the auspices of the United Nations to discuss the
growing significance of television in today's changing world and to consider
how they might enhance their mutual cooperation. That is why the General
Assembly decided to proclaim 21 November as World Television Day.
This was done in recognition of the increasing
impact television has on the process of decision-making. Television was thus
acknowledged as a major tool in informing, channeling and affecting public
opinion. Its impact and presence and its influence on world politics could not
be denied.