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Nepal Press Council Examines Controversial ICU Interviews With Flood Survivors
Nepal’s Press Council is looking into a video interview filmed inside a hospital ICU.
The interview involved people who survived severe floods.
They had been rescued after spending 10 days at the Trishuli III ‘A’ Hydropower Project site.
YouTuber and journalist Suraj Singh Thakuri conducted the interview with a camera team.
The video was published by “Inside the Bunker.”
Some people criticized the interview in local media and online.
Officials are checking whether the interview followed journalism rules.
They are also checking whether the YouTuber had valid press accreditation.
The floods began after an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26.
Around 1,400 people were killed and more than 5,000 remained missing, according to the reports.
Nepal’s Press Council is examining a YouTube interview with flood survivors treated in an ICU in Kathmandu’s Chhauni neighbourhood.
The survivors were rescued after 10 days from the Trishuli III ‘A’ Hydropower Project site in Rasuwa.
YouTuber and journalist Suraj Singh Thakuri and his camera team conducted the interview for “Inside the Bunker.”
The broadcast attracted criticism in local media and on social media.
The council contacted the Medical Council and hospital and is checking the content and the YouTuber’s press accreditation.
- Who
- Nepal’s Press Council, YouTuber and journalist Suraj Singh Thakuri, his camera team, and flood survivors.
- What
- The Press Council is examining an ICU interview with flood survivors for possible compliance with the Journalists’ Code of Conduct.
- Where
- The interview was conducted in an ICU at a hospital in Kathmandu’s Chhauni neighbourhood; the survivors were rescued from the Trishuli III ‘A’ Hydropower Project site in Rasuwa.
- When
- The council issued its statement on Monday, reported as September 15; the floods began on August 26.
- Why
- The interview drew criticism, prompting the council to assess the broadcast and investigate the interviewer’s press accreditation.
Key facts
- Publisher
- The YouTube channel “Inside the Bunker”
- Interviewer
- Suraj Singh Thakuri and his camera team
- Survivors’ condition
- Receiving treatment in an Intensive Care Unit
- Rescue location
- Trishuli III ‘A’ Hydropower Project site, Rasuwa
- Council action
- Content monitoring and further study under the Journalists’ Code of Conduct
- Additional inquiries
- Letters were sent to the Medical Council and the concerned hospital
- Flood toll reported
- Around 1,400 killed and more than 5,000 missing
Quotes
Deepak Khanal
Senior official at the Press Council Nepal
“The Press Council is conducting further study and monitoring of such content to ensure compliance with the Journalists’ Code of Conduct.”
theprint.in
telegraphindia.com
“We are also inquiring whether the concerned YouTuber possesses a valid press accreditation card or not.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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