BBC reporters to report the 15th Lok Sabha election
Reporters from BBC's Global News division will travel through India by Election Express train, to investigate what Indians want from their general election and the key themes surrounding it. These reporters will travel from April 25 to May 13, 2009.
THE WORLDWIDE British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) network has chosen to send its reporters in all over India through Election Express train. “From Saturday, April 25, until Wednesday, May 13, reporters from the BBC’s Global News division will travel through India by train, investigating what Indians want from their general election and the key themes surrounding it.
Reporters from BBC World Service English, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali, Somali, Swahili, World News television, Arabic TV, Persian TV and BBC.com/news will board the train and travel the length and breadth of the country. The journalists will broadcast stories to the world, across radio, TV and online.
Highly knowledgeable about the country, a number permanently based there, the journalists will broadcast stories to the world, across radio, TV and online. How will the 15th general election impact the world? A train full of BBC reporters is trying to find the answer.
It was no ordinary train that pulled out of Safdarjung station on Saturday afternoon. It was curiously coloured in grey and red with the legend, ‘Kya India Ka Vote Chaleyega Duniya Ka Note? (will Indians decide next trend in the world economy?)’ splashed across it. Also, it was on time, chugging out towards Ahmedabad at exactly 3pm. This, as the crowd of jostling passers-by and station staff was told, was BBC’s India election train.
The fully air-conditioned seven-coach train carried a team of 25 reporters from BBC’s news bureaus across the world, all of them with a mission to document India’s 15th Lok Sabha elections. “The train will cover eight states across India in a three-week journey, during which around 20 more reporters will come on board at various points. They will report in 12 languages for 14 BBC services about the state of the economy and the election process in the country,” said Nazes Afroz, executive editor, South-Asia.
“The general elections in India are being closely watched by the world community because the economic downturn has had a lesser impact on business and banking establishments here, compared to the collapses elsewhere. Also, India’s stand on foreign policy issues, its vying for a seat at the UN Security Council, makes the country a hot international topic,” adds Afroz.
According to Yusuf-Garaad Omar, head, BBC Somali World Service, the general elections present him with an opportunity to get a first-hand feel of India’s democracy. “In the past, we have had translated reports by English-speaking BBC reporters during elections in India. Now we will be reporting for first time in Swahili, Somali and French for our viewers in Kenya and Somalia,” says Omar, who has a wide experience of covering Africa. Likewise, Firdevs Robinson, editor, Central Asia, will be explaining to viewers in the Caucasus, about the functioning of the world’s largest democracy.
Over 20 BBC Hindi service reporters will be attached to the foreign language reporters to provide 'technical assistance' as they interact with locals, businessmen and get expert opinions on issues. The train will return to Delhi on May13.
With the team visiting major population centers, as well as contrasting provincial towns and rural areas, the BBC’s global audience will get to hear the views of a wide range of Indian voters. Online users will be able to track the journey of the train through a special interactive map and a daily blog available on the BBC’s India Election webpage.
Highly knowledgeable about the country, a number permanently based there, the journalists will broadcast stories to the world, across radio, TV and online. How will the 15th general election impact the world? A train full of BBC reporters is trying to find the answer.
It was no ordinary train that pulled out of Safdarjung station on Saturday afternoon. It was curiously coloured in grey and red with the legend, ‘Kya India Ka Vote Chaleyega Duniya Ka Note? (will Indians decide next trend in the world economy?)’ splashed across it. Also, it was on time, chugging out towards Ahmedabad at exactly 3pm. This, as the crowd of jostling passers-by and station staff was told, was BBC’s India election train.
The fully air-conditioned seven-coach train carried a team of 25 reporters from BBC’s news bureaus across the world, all of them with a mission to document India’s 15th Lok Sabha elections. “The train will cover eight states across India in a three-week journey, during which around 20 more reporters will come on board at various points. They will report in 12 languages for 14 BBC services about the state of the economy and the election process in the country,” said Nazes Afroz, executive editor, South-Asia.
“The general elections in India are being closely watched by the world community because the economic downturn has had a lesser impact on business and banking establishments here, compared to the collapses elsewhere. Also, India’s stand on foreign policy issues, its vying for a seat at the UN Security Council, makes the country a hot international topic,” adds Afroz.
According to Yusuf-Garaad Omar, head, BBC Somali World Service, the general elections present him with an opportunity to get a first-hand feel of India’s democracy. “In the past, we have had translated reports by English-speaking BBC reporters during elections in India. Now we will be reporting for first time in Swahili, Somali and French for our viewers in Kenya and Somalia,” says Omar, who has a wide experience of covering Africa. Likewise, Firdevs Robinson, editor, Central Asia, will be explaining to viewers in the Caucasus, about the functioning of the world’s largest democracy.
Over 20 BBC Hindi service reporters will be attached to the foreign language reporters to provide 'technical assistance' as they interact with locals, businessmen and get expert opinions on issues. The train will return to Delhi on May13.
With the team visiting major population centers, as well as contrasting provincial towns and rural areas, the BBC’s global audience will get to hear the views of a wide range of Indian voters. Online users will be able to track the journey of the train through a special interactive map and a daily blog available on the BBC’s India Election webpage.
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