A Journo's Diary

Being a broadcast journalism student, making video packages are a very important part of any journalistic assignment. Here is a collection of the videos I have made.

News Round up at 1600 Hours on 7th January, 2010

News Round up at 1400 Hours on 7th January, 2010

US AIR SCREENING – Passengers from 14 nations including five African countries will be facing tougher screening procedures when flying to US. This follows the alleged attempt to blow up an airplane on Christmas Day by a Nigerian national.

EGYPT-PALESTINE TALKS – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has met with the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Sharm El Sheikh to discuss the Middle East peace process.

UAE SKYSCRAPER – Dubai is busy with final preparations for the inauguration of the 828m building, Burj Arab, which is said to be the tallest building in the world.

DR CONGO VOLCANO – The Nyamulagira volcano in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo which erupted a few days back is still spewing lava. It is a threat to about 40 endangered chimpanzees that live in the area.

MALAWI TRIAL – The Malawian gay couple who had been arrested last week for getting engaged have been denied bail by the country’s court.

TSUNAMI HITS SOLOMON ISLANDS – More than a thousand people have been left homeless after a major tsunami hit Solomon Islands. No injuries have been reported.

US President Barack Obama reads Christmas stories to school children in Washington.

Romania marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the communist regime.

World’s last four rhinos have been shifted from a zoo in Czech to Kenya.

UN report on Guinea Massacre.

Malnutrition among Somali Children.

Egypt Wind Power

As delegates from around the world meet for the second day of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, Egypt is doing its bit for the environment. The demand for wind powered electricity is on the up, and to meet that demand, the North African country has announced its building more wind farms.

G20 Summit

London was home to the G20 summit on 2nd April, 2009. Leaders from 21 countries and 9 International organisations reached the destination to carry out discussions and reach a collective conclusion on the global financial crisis.Couple of days before the summit started, London witnessed violent and angry protesters showing their displeasure with governmental policies with regard to financial crisis and climate change, and urging leaders to take action.

These two videos describe the mood of some peaceful protesters at Trafalgar Square, London. They were showing their anger against the war in Gaza and Obama’s Afghanistan policy.

In the following video, the protesters started singing as well…

The next day, i.e, 2nd April, 2009, it was finally time for the world leaders to meet and reach a decision on a global reform. I packed my bags early in the morning and left for the summit. I tweeted all the way, until I reached the centre, after which I started blogging.

2600 journalists had been accredited for the summit. The media centre was as big as a football ground. Infact, the following video describes the atmosphere…

Once the summit meeting was over, it was time for press conferences. The first press conference was addressed by British PM Gordon Brown.

PM Brown mentioned that the world leaders have come together to fight the current crisis..

PM Brown also mentioned the decision to take actions against tax havens

PM Brown, in context of IMF, said the member countries have decided to contribute money towards increasing the funds of IMF. This fund will be directed towards poorer countries to fight financial crisis.

The second and final press conference I attended was the one addressed by U.S President Barrack Obama. He swept the crowd with his enigmatic personality and took every question that came his way confidently.

He mentioned the need to maintain financial stability…

President Obama’s answer to a Chinese journalist who said Obama should not play local politics in G20.

And finally, an Indian journalist asked President Obama about the outcome of his meeting with the Indian PM in regard to counter terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

President Obama started his answer with a praise for the Indian PM. He said India should be proud of Dr. Manmohan Singh who is not only guiding India as a PM but has been an important part of its economic policies since a long time. He also mentioned that the two countries will spend more time discussing terrorism issues.