Lost in the race for ‘Firsts’ and ‘Exclusives’ is responsible journalism, yet again

Archana and i spent quite a lot of time observing the proceedings outside the terror struck sites in Mumbai last week. One of the most frustrating experiences for us... simply to see the media was handling the situation. Here a few tiny instances... i'll probably pen a few more down soon... my advise to u.. don't blv all that news channels say.

1. On Friday morning we spent five hours stationed outside Nariman House, while a gun battle continued between the National Security Guards and the terrorists. Although we were not far from the building, not much was visible, except for the commandoes on the terrace.
At one point, quite early in the day, we heard gun shots which lasted for a maximum of half a minute. While the firing was on, a Hindi news channel reporter standing next to us called up his bureau and said, “Open fire has begun from both the sides and has been going on for almost five minutes now. Can you hear the gun shots in the background?”
2. Here is another instance. After an unexpected round of fire erupted from within Taj, aimed at the armed personnel and journalists standing outside, everyone was told to move back and lie low. Amidst 20 RAF personnel lying down in combat position, we had an enthusiastic news channel correspondent crawling in a similar position while giving updates on the camera. At least five RAF heads turned around to see what the commotion was all about.
3. Spotted on the open ground outside Taj were other news channel reporters lying in front of their individual cameras, while everyone else around was up and about, including their cameramen.