- The gathering was hosted in New Delhi and it was for the fourth time that India hosted the AIDB meeting.
- At the meeting, Information Minister Thakur said that the biggest threat to mainstream media is from the media channel itself and not from the new age digital platforms.
- He further iterated that journalism was all about presenting the truth and letting all sides present their views.
- The Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 was conferred on Khieu Khanharith, Minister of Information and Communication, Cambodia.
- The Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022 was given to Mayank Agarwal, CEO, PB, and President, of AIBD.
- The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) is a regional inter-governmental organization servicing nations of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)
- It was founded in 1977 under the aegis of UNESCO and the Secretariat of the AIBD is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The current CEO of the AIBD is Mayank Agarwal.
Question:
Q.1 At the 20th Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022 was conferred on?a. Anurag Thakur
b. Khieu Khanharith
c. Mayank Agarwal
d. Narendra Modi
