National Council of News & Broadcasting

National Council of News & Broadcasting (NCNB), which is a duly registered Society under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. majorly we support and covers all news relating to Human Rights, Liberties and Social Justice, providing FREE content for every information platform, including TV, Internet, broadband, newspapers, and mobiles.

National Council of News and Broadcasting has been added as a signatory to UNITED NATION GLOBAL COMPACT. The world’s largest corporate responsibility initiative with nearly 12,000 business and non-business participants in 140 countries and associated with NITI AYOG, Govt of India under NGO Partnership System.

Who We Are

Dr. June Ann is heading the NCNB as Chairperson and Editor in Chief

Thousands of grass-root freelance Citizen Journalist & bureaus in India working 365 Days absolutely free and voluntarily, to encourage addressing democratic change, public accountability and globalization issues, Strengthening independent journalist trade unions, that are best able to defend media freedom and public scrutiny, Advancing the respect for international standards of media/ press freedom, Raising the professional status of journalists, climate in which journalism can be practiced freely, Quality journalism. Improving professional and ethical standards, high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism, constant vigilance in protection/ guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press.

Objectives

The purpose of public media is to provide programs and services that inform, educate, enlighten, and enrich the public and help inform civil discourse essential to society. It is NCNB particular responsibility to encourage the development of content that involves creative risk and that addresses the needs of unserved and underserved audiences, especially children and minorities. NCNB acts as a guardian of the mission and purposes for which public news and broadcasting was established.

The Board of Directors established the Goals and Objectives to set NCNB strategic direction. The Goals and Objectives, which are periodically reviewed and updated by the Board. They outline three broad areas of impact: Content and Services, Innovation, and Support for Public Media.

NCNB awards grants in support of content and services that are educational, innovative, locally relevant, and reflective of common values and cultural diversity. Under a framework referred to as the “three Ds” — Digital, Diversity, and Dialogue — NCNB grants support innovation on digital platforms; content that is for, by and about the diverse communities we seek to serve; and content and services that foster dialogue and engagement among members of the audience and the broader community.

GOAL: Promote an educated and informed civil society by supporting high-quality engaging content and services delivered across multiple platforms of news and broadcasting

To achieve this Goal, NCNB will pursue the following objectives:

A. Support the development and distribution of high-quality, noncommercial content and services with particular attention to the needs and interests of children, core public media communities, diverse audiences, and unserved and underserved communities.

B. Facilitate the development and distribution of high-quality content, including news and information, that is accurate, fair, balanced, objective, transparent, and produced in a manner that is consistent with the editorial integrity of producers, distributors and stations.

C. Enhance stations’ role as essential local and regional institutions and content providers. Encourage stations to respond to and reflect the diversity of their communities through their content, personnel and boards.

D. Facilitate the development of content created for and delivered across multiple platforms of News & Broadcasting Community.

II. INNOVATION

GOAL: Strengthen the quality of public media’s content and services, and deepen the engagement with audiences and users, by supporting innovative projects.

To achieve this Goal, NCNB will pursue the following objectives:

A. Support the efforts of public media stations and producers to make innovative use of broadcast, internet and mobile platforms to serve audiences wherever, whenever and however they use, share and create media.

B. Support public media efforts to develop strategies to address the rapidly changing ways in which people are using media.

III. SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC MEDIA

GOAL: Strengthen the quality of public media’s content and services by supporting strong public media entities that are vital to and reflective of the people they serve.

To achieve this Goal, NCNB will pursue the following objectives:

A. Promote and support collaborations and consolidations to increase capacity to provide essential and diverse service.

B. Foster a public media workforce that incorporates the diverse backgrounds, talents and experiences of the people.

C. Support initiatives and projects that extend the reach of public media to new and more diverse users and creators of content.

D. Work with public media organizations to increase and measure the impact of the services they provide as well as the awareness of the vital role that public media plays in helping communities address important local issues.

Units/Wings/Councils

1200 News & Broadcasting Coordination Point ( Nationally & Internationally)

National Council of News & Broadcasting (NCNB) has constituted various Units / Wings / Councils / Coordinating Points at National & International level to cover genuine, authentic, undisputable, guaranteed, fair and grass-root news to make our effort to change the society and to reach to every individual of the world and to promote freedom of Press, Freedom of Speech, Welfare of Journalists & Press & Media Ethics etc.

All India News papers Federation
All India Press Federation
All India News & Broadcasting Federation
National News & Broadcasting Networks
Lawyers Collective for Freedom of Speech
All India Council for Media Reforms & Accountability
Journalists Council of India
Media Council of India
National Media Summit
Employees Union News & Broadcasting

International News papers Federation
International Press Federation
International News & Broadcasting Federation
International News & Broadcasting Networks
International Lawyers Collective for Freedom of Speech
International Council for Media Reforms & Accountability
International Journalists Council
International Media Council
International Media Summit