Vishnu Shankar joins NewsX as news director

The Indi Media-owned English news channel NewsX has roped in Vishnu Shankar as news director for heading the channel's news output.

Shankar was with Zee News handling a range of responsibilities including leading output, online news, sports and special projects. He comes with over 17 years of experience in electronic news media.

Shankar started his career with The Times of India and moved on to the BBC in London in editorial positions doing TV, radio and online news targeted at South Asian audiences.

In his 12-year career with the BBC, he participated in the coverage of 9/11, major elections in India and international sporting events in cricket and football.

NewsX is busy in building its editorial and management team gradually. Last month, the company had announced various appointments in its ad sales, technical operations and editorial and strategy and planning