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Eyes on terror

Just after the attack on Gandhinagar’s Akshardham temple six years ago, a senior general with the NSG told me quite candidly that live television coverage of the attack proved to be a blessing in disguise, allowing him to coordinate the rescue attempts better while sitting on his desk in Delhi. ....Read more

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Eyes On TerrorBy: Haridas Rao | Saturday , 29 Nov '08 7:16:51 AM Reply | Forward The most disappointing part of the tv news coverage was that many of the reporters were just not aware oftheir fascts .Thus one reporter repeatedly said that the SPG (PM's Security ) had entered the Taj and was conducting operations.There were many such glaring factual mistakes and News Channels need to ensure that their reporters on the ground know exactly what they are talking about else their credibility will take a hit and its the public will suffer as it wont get information which it should get.

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