![]() Most of the programs aired at this news channel are similar to that of CNN in the United States, with current event talk programs mixed with news reports. It is also one of the first news channels in India which brought in the concept of "Citizen Journalism" where any person can send in his or her report to the channel which is aired in a separate section. CNN-IBN expanded the Citizen Journalism Segment by including Mobile Citizen Journalism. People in India will now be able to send photos from mobile phones via Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) to the news desk of CNN-IBN. ![]() CNN-IBN presently broadcasts a host of programs apart from the regular news updates. 'The Weekend Edition', 'Face the Nation', 'The Week That Wasn't', 'Living It Up', 'Devil's Advocate', 'Minus 30', 'To Catch a Star', 'Art of Investing', 'Out of the Box', 'Being Legends', 'Now Showing', 'Real Heroes', 'All About the Money', '30 Minutes' and others. While 'The Weekend Edition' is hosted by the Editor in chief, Rajdeep Sardesai, 'Being Legends' is hosted by Anuradha Sengupta. Another show of this channel is 'Devil's Advocate', where the stalwarts from the international and Indian politics are questioned by Karan Thapar. On weekends its Cyrus Broacha whose puns brighten one's mood. A more serious 'Face the Nation' is a primetime show dealing with the current events that have a huge impact on India. This show is conducted by the news anchor Sagarika Ghose. This English news channel offers its entertainment dose in the form of 'To Catch a Star' and 'Now Showing'. On 'Now Showing', Rajeev Masand presents the reviews of the latest flicks. Anubha Bhonsle, Suhasini Haidar and Shereen Bhan are some of the other news anchors for CNN-IBN. ![]() 'Whatever it takes' is the slogan of CNN-IBN and it is derived from the never-say-die attitude which motivates its employees to achieve the impossible. It helps to redefine the limits and challenge the potential of an individual. CNN-IBN believes strongly in portraying the reality and facts to the masses. |