The Write Way

The session titled ‘Practical Journalism Skills: The Art of Story-telling’ emphasised on keeping emotions and personal bias at bay while reporting. “One has to keep these things aside during instances of blood-shed and conflict-ridden situations,” says Hall,who has taught students in Bosnia,Nigeria,Russia,Montenegro,Sri Lanka,Indonesia,Egypt and Bangladesh apart from working as a consultant for Nigerian Television Authority,Dawn News in Pakistan and UNDP in Bangladesh

Talking about journalism in India,Hall feels that there is a lack of variety in news. “Switch channels and everybody is playing the same news with similar presentation. Even though the same news can be presented in different ways,” he says.

Hall also rues the non-existence of serious radio journalism in India as the government does not allow private radio channels to relay any news content,except All India Radio News. “There’s more music on air than anything else,” says Hall,who started his career with radio journalism. “News on radio is very popular in the West. So much so,that I was reluctant to move to TV,” he says. But then once on TV,“I thoroughly enjoyed the new challenge too,” says Hall.

He also adds that he cannot negate the impact of documentaries on people. “With mediuims like YouTube and Facebook,documentaries reach a wider audience now,” says Hall,whose documentary on environment— All Washed Up,won the British Environment and Media Award in 1998.

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