Nepal Earthquake and Audio Lifelines
Should the 麻豆官网首页入口鈥檚 coverage of Nepal have given greater focus to rural areas? And how 麻豆官网首页入口's audio broadcasts are providing lifesaving information to victims.
Nepal鈥檚 capital city Kathmandu and its remote villages are starting the recovery a week on from being struck by a devastating earthquake. For some global listeners, coverage from the 麻豆官网首页入口 World Service has been informative and wide-ranging. But other listeners question why such a significant portion of the early reports focused on both Westerners in the country and climbers on Mount Everest. Senior commissioning editor Steve Titherington and Navin Singh Khadka, the 麻豆官网首页入口 World Service鈥檚 environment reporter who is from Nepal, examine the challenges of reporting from remote areas under treacherous conditions.
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