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took to Twitter to announce her departure
from the network she has been associated with
for so long. CNN-IBN deputy editor Sagarika
Ghose tweeted late on the night of 3 July:
“Goodbye CNN-IBN. God bless!”
Sagarika had gone on leave with her husband
IBN18 editor in chief Rajdeep Sardesai last
month and expectations were that she would
return if one went by the email he had sent
out to his team about their departure.
Speculation, however, was that she would not
return to the channel – part of the Network18
group, now owned by Mukesh Ambani’s
Reliance Industries – and would probably hop
over to the Aroon Purie and TV Today Network
owned English news channel Headlines Today.
She also sent out a message to her colleagues
at CNN-IBN in which she stated that she was
leaving to try her hand at something "a little
more challenging and creative, explore new
vistas in reportage and commentary after
almost a quarter of a century in journalism,
among them 9 fabulous years at CNN-IBN."
She added in the message: "CNNIBN has not
only been an integral part of my life for
almost every waking minute these past years,
but more important, working with you has
been a joy and an honour. At CNNIBN, an
incredible team of professionals brought total
commitment and integrity to reporting the
news. We put journalism first and because of
that we became a trusted and much loved
brand.
"A free fearless press is the infrastructure of
democracy--without it the term “citizenship” is
diminished indeed. CNNIBN was always free
and responsible! That’s why it became such an
incredible success, so beloved of viewers. We
created magic and that magic touched millions
of lives, and the magic will remain with each of
us always! The words of John Tusa, the
venerable former director general of BBC
World Service come to me: “Journalists cannot
become the outriders of authority...but the
freedom we have is the freedom to be
responsible," continued Sagarika in the
message.
She ended it with: "Good bye is an unhappy
word. I prefer au revoir..until we meet again."
It is not known whether Rajdeep too will be
following in the footsteps of his wife and
announcing his departure from the news
network, but once again speculation is that it
is only a matter of time. Apparently, he has an
offer to pen a book from Penguin.
Sagarika is the daughter of former DD director
general Bhaskar Ghose, who strove to change
the face of the pubcaster.
Meanwhile, even as she posted her farewell on
Twitter and in a message, her husband
announced on Twitter that he is “reading Dilip
Kumar bio and listening to SJ/Mukesh/
Shailendra classic: yeh mera deewanapan hai..
Bliss! Gnight, shubhratri.”
