To highlight the importance of television as something beyond an electronic tool, World Television Day is celebrated annually on November 21.
Since the invention of television, it has been one of the most vital sources of entertainment. It has equally been an important tool to educate and inform people.
World Television Day: History
On 21 November and 22 November 1996, the U.N. held the first World Television Forum. It provides a platform and allowed the media to discuss the importance of TV in delivering information and also how it participates in the changing world. It is the single largest source of video consumption.
Therefore, UN General Assembly on 17 December 1996 through resolution 51/205 established 21 November as World Television Day to commemorate the date on which World Television Forum was held. It was done by seeing the impact of Television on the process of decision-making. Television is a major tool and so acknowledged for informing, channeling, and affecting public opinion. We can’t deny its impact on world politics i.e the way it influences world politics.
Significance
The United Nations General Assembly declared November 21 to be World Television Day (through resolution 51/205 of December 17, 1996) in recognition of the growing influence television has on decision-making by drawing attention to conflicts and threats to peace and security as well as its potential role in sharpening the focus on other important issues, including economic and social problems.
