Channel i Facebook page has been given the ‘verified’ status and thus it has been recognized by the most popular social network site, Facebook as the official page of this news and entertainment operations.
The page https://www.facebook.com/channelitv/ was given the official recognition on Tuesday evening.
Zahid Newaz Khan, Editor, Channel i Online, expressed his delight saying ‘As a huge audience use different social networks to reach media contents, the matter of the verification is a big news for us.’
‘On this achievement, we would like to thank our viewers and readers who are the fans and followers of our page. In fact, their support led us to this success. Nonetheless, I congratulate our news team, IT team, research and development team and the consultants of whom efforts and dedications turned Channel i Online into a big source of infotainment,’ he said.
Zahid added: In this era of social media revolution, people at the consumers’ end also need to develop a clear sense that which content is news and which one is NOT. At the same time they should realize which article is for real entertainment and which one is just for creating sensation.
`If we can develop news literacy, we’ll not be deceived by fake news. May the news literacy grows in us, this is what we wish for on this auspicious day.’
Channel i Online’s Digital & Multimedia Editor Taufique Ahmed said, ‘Facebook enables us to deliver our contents to the audience. So, the verification reduces the scope for others to open fake pages misusing the name of Channel i and Channel i Online and confuse the audience. From now on, people will easily be able to identify the real Facebook page of Channel i https://www.facebook.com/channelitv/.’
Taufique Ahmed thanked and conveyed warm greetings to the almost 13 lakh fans and followers for being with Channel i and Channel i Online.
