Intrusive coverage

IN Media Watch Briefs | 10/09/2014

Achal Vohra of NDTV reporting from a rescue chopper is seen literally thrusting her microphone at women who have barely been hauled up from rooftops in Srinagar onto the chopper, asking the most inane question - 'are you ok?'. The rescued victims have barely been able to even catch their breath, before this reporter has jumped on them with her next salvo- "are you grateful to the army personnel who rescued you?". Isn't such close proximity of reporters on these rescue choppers actually hampering rescue operations? And honestly, aren't there any training modules on disaster reporting in TV channels?

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