Dikecam Pemirsa, Wartawan Duduk di Bahu Korban Banjir
Journalist Sits on Flood Victim`s Shoulders in Disaster Zone
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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SEORANG wartawan dikecam setelah ia melaporkan berita dari zona bencana - sambil duduk di pundak korban banjir.
Laporan pandangan mata dari kota kumuh yang dihantam banjir bandang, Narayan Pargaien melapor dengan cara aneh dari negara bagian Uttarakhand di mana banjir mematikan telah menghancurkan wilayah tersebut, yang menewaskan sedikitnya 1.000 orang.
Banyak warga India mengkritik caranya melaporkan karena tampak memanfaatkan korban bencana untuk menjaga pakaiannya tetap kering, seperti dilansir The Sun.
Pargaien pun mendapat julukan "aib bagi jurnalisme" sementara yang lain mengatakan dia "seorang reporter konyol".
Tapi dia membantah tuduhan bahwa dia mengeksploitasi korban bencana, karena korban banjir memaksanya melakukan itu untuk "menunjukkan rasa hormat" - karena dia belum pernah bertemu seseorang yang dianggap penting seperti dirinya sebagai wartawan.
Reporter The News Express juga melaporkan bahwa ia telah membayar pria yang menggendongnya 50 rupee.
Pargaien, yang mempunyai pengalaman 20 tahun sebagai wartawan mengatakan: "Itu bukan ide saya untuk memulai dengan tetapi pria tersebut membawa saya ke rumahnya dan meminta saya untuk melaporkan kerusakan akibat bencana yang mereka derita."
"Rumahnya berada dalam kondisi menyedihkan dan hartanya musnah akibat banjir dan hanya tersisa sedikit makanan dan air."
"Kami memberinya makanan dan uang serta
menyatakan terima kasih dan ingin menunjukkan rasa hormat, karena itu adalah pertama kalinya seseorang seperti saya mengunjungi rumahnya."
Dia menambahkan: "Ini sepenuhnya kesalahan juru kamera, yang tampaknya, mencoba untuk menyabot karier saya yang mengambil sudut gambar dari jarak jauh, sehingga saya diejek pemirsa akibat sudut gambar seperti itu dan membuat saya tampak seperti penjahat."
A JOURNALIST has been slammed after he reported from a disaster zone – while sitting on the shoulders of a flood victim.
Speaking from a ravaged shanty town, Narayan Pargaien did his bizarre broadcast in Uttarakhand state where deadly floods have devastated the region, killing at least 1,000 people.
Many Indian commentators criticised him for apparently using the disaster survivor to keep his feet dry.
One branded Pargaien “a disgrace to journalism” while another said he was “a ridiculous reporter”
But he has denied accusations that he was exploiting the man, insisting the flood victim “wanted to show respect” – because he had never met anyone as important as the journalist before.
The News Express reporter also said he had paid the man 50 rupees (55p) for his troubles.
Pargaien, who has nearly two decades of reporting experience, said: “It wasn´t my idea to begin with but there was this man who took me to his home and asked me to report the damage he had suffered.
“His house was in a miserable condition and he had lost a lot in the flood and was left with very little food and water.
“We helped him with some food and some money and he was grateful to us and wanted to show me some respect, as it was the first time someone of my level had visited his house.”
He added: “This was entirely the cameraman’s fault, who, it seems, almost tried to sabotage my career by shooting from that distance and angle and releasing the video mocking this whole incident, and making me the villain.”
