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Nepal Earthquake and Audio Lifelines

Should the ±«Óãtv’s coverage of Nepal have given greater focus to rural areas? And how ±«Óãtv Media Action's audio broadcasts are providing lifesaving information to victims.

Nepal’s 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 ±«Óãtv 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 ±«Óãtv World Service’s environment reporter who is from Nepal, examine the challenges of reporting from remote areas under treacherous conditions.

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10 minutes

Last on

Mon 4 May 2015 01:50GMT

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  • Sat 2 May 2015 17:50GMT
  • Sun 3 May 2015 09:50GMT
  • Mon 4 May 2015 01:50GMT

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