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{{Short description|Indian English language news channel}}
{{About|Indian international television news network}}
{{use Indian English|date=September 2020}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Update|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = WION
| logo = WION news Logo.svg
| logo_size = 140px
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2016|08|15|df=yes}}
| type = Radio, broadcast news, discussions
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[4:3]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| area = Worldwide
| owner = [[Essel Group]]
| country = India
| language = [[English language|English]]
| headquarters = New Delhi, India
| website = {{URL|wionews.com}}
| online_serv_1 = Live Streaming (International)
| online_chan_1 = * [http://www.wionews.com/live-tv live Web stream at Wion]
| online_serv_2 = Live Streaming (India)
| online_chan_2 = * [https://www.zee5.com/channels/details/wion/0-9-wion Web stream at ZEE5]
| online_serv_3 = Live streaming (India)
| online_chan_3 = * [https://www.airtelxstream.in/livetv-channels/wion/MWTV_LIVETVCHANNEL_850 Web stream at Airtel Xtream]
}}

'''WION''' ('''World is One News''') is an Indian [[English language]] [[news channel]] headquartered in [[Noida]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chauhan |first=Shubhang |date=8 December 2016 |title=English News channel of Zee group' WION' announces its official launch |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/english-news-channel-of-zee-group-wion-announces-its-official-launch-1697674/ |website=India.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.wionews.com/about-us |publisher=WION}}</ref> It is owned by the [[Essel Group]] and is part of the [[Zee Media]] network of channels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disclaimer |url=https://www.wionews.com/disclaimer |publisher=WION}}</ref>

== History ==
Zee Media hired [[Rohit Gandhi]] as the founder and first editor-in-chief to build the channel in August 2015.<ref name="firstpost">{{cite web |date=17 August 2015 |title=Zee Media to launch English news broadcast, appoints Rohit Gandhi as editor-in-chief |url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/zee-media-to-launch-english-news-broadcast-appoints-rohit-gandhi-as-editor-in-chief-2395800.html |access-date=21 March 2016 |publisher=firstpost.com}}</ref> Its website was launched in many countries as a [[free-to-air]] satellite service on 15 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2016 |title=WION on Periscope: "WION launch" |url=https://www.periscope.tv/w/1DXxyZkrOaWKM |access-date=17 September 2016 |publisher=Periscope.tv}}</ref> The television channel began airing on 15 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta's Archith Seshadri debuts as an anchor on Zee Media's global English news channel |url=http://www.nripulse.com/atlanta%E2%80%99s-archith-seshadri-debuts-as-anchor-on-zee-media%E2%80%99s-global-english-news-channel/ |access-date=17 September 2016 |publisher=NRI Pulse}}</ref> [[Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)|Sudhir Chaudhary]] served as its editor-in-chief after Gandhi until he left in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Is Aaj Tak's bet on Sudhir Chaudhary paying off? |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/10/21/is-aaj-taks-bet-on-sudhir-chaudhary-paying-off}}</ref> Before switching to [[CNN-News18]], [[Palki Sharma|Palki Sharma Upadhyay]] served for 4 years and resigned in September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |date=2022-09-02 |title=Palki Sharma Upadhyay, the face of WION news channel, quits: Report |work=[[Newslaundry]] |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/09/02/palki-sharma-upadhyay-the-face-of-wion-news-channel-quits-report |access-date=2022-09-03}}</ref> Past team includes Naveen Kapoor and Kartikeya Sharma.

== Team ==
The current team includes Sidhant Sibal of [[DD News]], who joined the media corporation on 1 April 2018. Madhu Soman<ref>https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/zee-media-appoints-madhu-soman-as-chief-business-officer-wion-121654.html</ref> joined as Chief business officer in 2022. Rohit Banerjee looks after the branded content. While Molly Gambhir and Neha Khanna replace Palki Sharma's position to become leading anchors of the channel, other Associated journalists include Digvijay Singh Deo, Shivan Chanana, Rabin Sharma, Ieshan Wani, Priyanka Sharma and Alyson le Grange.

The channel's Pakistan bureau chief, [[Taha Siddiqui]], was forced into exile after a failed kidnapping attempt in Islamabad. He was replaced by Anas Mallick.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jorgic |first=Drazen |date=10 January 2018 |title=Pakistani journalist critical of military escapes kidnap attempt |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-media-kidnapping-idUSKBN1EZ0TK |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Siddiqui |first=Taha |date=8 January 2019 |title=Opinion | I'm a journalist who fled Pakistan, but I no longer feel safe in exile |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/08/im-journalist-who-fled-pakistan-i-no-longer-feel-safe-exile/}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
===Appointment of M. J. Akbar===
In 2021, the appointment of [[M. J. Akbar]], an Indian journalist and politician who has been accused of sexual assault by women, to WION as an "editorial consultant" was met with controversy, with more than 150 journalists signing a statement demanding that Akbar be removed by WION and [[Zee News]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 9, 2021 |title=158 personalities write to Zee Media against MJ Akbar's appointment in WION Over 150 Journalists Sign Letter Asking WION News to Remove M.J. Akbar |website=The Wire |url=https://thewire.in/media/150-journalists-ask-wion-news-to-remove-mj-akbar}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=March 2022|reason=So what happened to his appointment then? Was he removed?}}

===2022 YouTube block===
On 22 March 2022, WION was blocked from [[YouTube]] for "violating Youtube's community guidelines". YouTube had taken objection to a video posted on 10 March broadcasting a speech by [[Sergey Lavrov]], head of Russia's [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], denying the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=N. L. |title=YouTube blocks WION for 'trivialising' Russia-Ukraine war |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/03/26/youtube-blocks-wion-for-trivialising-russia-ukraine-war |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Newslaundry}}</ref> YouTube unblocked the channel on 26 March after a social media campaign by WION.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube unblocks WION after 12 hours and 25,000 posts in support of channel |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-youtube-unblocks-wion-after-12-hours-and-25000-posts-in-support-of-channel-2942173 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

===Lawsuit against former anchor Palki Sharma===
After former anchor Palki Sharma Upadhyay announced her retirement from WION and the creation of new talk show in [[CNN-News18]], WION filed a lawsuit against Upadhyay, by saying that "confidential and proprietary Zee information" are taken by Upadhyay, and demanded that Upadhyay should continue to work for WION until December 2022 and pay for damages worth Rs. 2 crore. However, the Delhi High court refused WION's appeal, and the next hearing of the case would be delayed until March 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tiwari |first1=Ayush |title=Why Zee Media won't let Palki Sharma Upadhyay join Network18 |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/11/22/why-zee-media-wont-let-palki-sharma-upadhyay-join-network18 |access-date=23 November 2022 |agency=News Laundry |date=23 November 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website}}

{{Essel Group}}
{{Television news in India}}

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