An Indian television journalist who reported on deadly floods in the north of the country while perched on a survivor’s shoulders has been sacked.
“What he did was very inhuman. You cannot ride on someone’s back for a story. We terminated him on Tuesday,” said Nishant Chaturvedi, channel head at News Express.
Narayan Pargaien, reporting on the flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand state, triggered outrage after a video clip went viral on the internet showing him speaking into the camera while sitting on the shoulders of a local villager.
The reporter claimed that the survivor, who can be seen wobbling under the strain while standing in ankle-high water, had hoisted him onto his shoulders as a sign of respect. Full story...
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“What he did was very inhuman. You cannot ride on someone’s back for a story. We terminated him on Tuesday,” said Nishant Chaturvedi, channel head at News Express.
Narayan Pargaien, reporting on the flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand state, triggered outrage after a video clip went viral on the internet showing him speaking into the camera while sitting on the shoulders of a local villager.
The reporter claimed that the survivor, who can be seen wobbling under the strain while standing in ankle-high water, had hoisted him onto his shoulders as a sign of respect. Full story...
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