New Delhi, August 15: TV news reporting is considered to be one of the most difficult tasks in journalism as the reporter is expected to provide live updates from the field. Reporters toil day and night to find details regarding stories to uncover the truth in a story. However, sometimes, reporters also get carried away. A similar instance took place involving a woman reporter of Hindi news channel News18 India.
A video showing an over-enthusiastic reporter hellbent on covering “live operations” about to be undertaken by the special operations team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has gone viral on social media and has come under serious criticism from several X users.
Video Shows Serious Disregard For Protocol
The clip shows reporter Komal Singh of Hindi News Channel News18 “springing” into action and starting live coverage even as the Jammu and Kashmir Police’ Special Operations Team are preparing to go for an operations.
Just as the team is ready and enters the vehicle to move to the site of operations, the reporter starts live reporting and also hops into the vehicle. In clear disregard of protocols, the reporter boasts time and again about coverage of the “live operations” from the “ground”.
It can be clearly seen that her presence made the Jammu and Kashmir police personnel uncomfortable. However, oblivious to everything around her, the reporter keeps speaking. Several netizens slammed the journalist for “putting the lives of the police personnel at risk” and demanded that the “circus should be stopped immediately.”
This circus should stop immediately. This are compromising our national security for their chip publicity or TRP. It must be stopped.
— Samrat Sengupta (@samratcob80) August 15, 2024
शर्मनाक!
आतंकी हमलों में हमारे जवान शहीद हो रहे हैं.
और मीडिया से ये नौटंकी करवाई जा रही है.
बिना ऊपर के आदेश के ऐसी नौटंकी संभव ही नहीं है.
सरकार से लेकर अधिकारी तक, सब शहादत का मजाक बनाने में लगे हैं. pic.twitter.com/yW5KZ3UO5g
— Ranvijay Singh (@ranvijaylive) August 15, 2024
The channel itself posted the clip of the video on social media X.
Jammu Kashmir के Patnitop में Encounter के बीच पहुंची Reporter का फायरिंग से सामना pic.twitter.com/AjojjpYqwr
— News18 India (@News18India) August 15, 2024
Shame on these reporters, who are trying to gain TRP. Hope this is not telecasted live.
— Robby (@robbymeranam) August 15, 2024
Please stop doing this. For god sake, in the name of TRP. Don’t do this.
— Sourabh Sanyal (@sourabhsanyal) August 15, 2024
This trend of making breaking news at ground zero during a security issue is extremely dangerous. Exposing vehicle numbers, showing the faces of men in uniform, and causing delays due to unnecessary theatrics wastes valuable time. We respect the work you do, but it must be done…
— Markandaiya Acharya (@Markandaiyaa) August 15, 2024
The videos clearly shows how because of the reporter, the Police personnel could not close the door of the vehicle. Netizens slammed the journalist and rightly so for risking the lives of the Police personnel as her ‘live’ reporting would not only help disclose the location of the police personnel but also make the terrosists aware about the operations which are supposed to be covert and secretive till completed.
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Journalists need to learn how to report with the army or police operation.
— कवि: आलोक “अज्ञात” नौटियाल (@alokntyl) August 15, 2024
Media Should not be allowed here
— Anurag Tyagi (@TheAnuragTyagi) August 15, 2024
Arey pehle jaao to sahi exact location pe…
Gaadi me Jawano ke beech baith ke keh rahi Ground 0 reporting..
It’s actually ” 0 Reporting,100% Drama”
— Amit Singh (@RockstarAmit) August 15, 2024
Netizens Blame TRP
Several netizens criticised the reporter and blamed the race of TRPs in news channels for the irresponsible reporting. While a reporter has every right to report and keep the viewers informed, the journalist under question could have surely avoided the misadventure. As they say, there is a thin line between bravery and foolishness and the journalist in the video would have done well to not cross the line.
