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Mumbai Attack:-News channel put our lives at risk: UK couple
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by Sanjay Jha | December 1, 2008 at 01:52 am
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Mumbai terror attack was India's first televised terror attack and every single action of the terrorist actions were captured by the hordes of Indian television channel present and they were running live commentary from all the locations. Media crew were vying with each other in getting the exclusive footage of the action and sometime their action endangered the lives of hostages. Even International broadcasters were competing against each other to get best stories. Now when the crisis is over a UK couple has accused CNN of endangering their live.
Lynne and Kenneth Shaw, who live in South Wales, said that terrorists were listening in on the media to pinpoint Western victims. Lynne claimed that CNN had broadcast details of where they were at the hotel.
She has appealed to the media to be careful with the information it broadcasts because safety could be compromised and lives could be lost. The couple returned to Heathrow on Saturday.
Lynne was forced to hide under a table as terrorists stormed the hotel. She and her husband were later rescued by Gurkhas and taken to the Australian embassy for safety.
The couple was at the end of a month-long visit to India and was staying in Mumbai for a few days before heading back to the UK.
“We have been asked by the British terror police not to talk to the press. But the reason I would not want to talk to anyone is because our safety was actually compromised by CNN, which broadcast where we were,” Lynee said.
“The terrorists were watching CNN and they came down from where they were in a lift after hearing about us on TV. For that reason, I would appeal to the media to be very careful about what they broadcast.” However, a CNN spokesman said: “CNN has received no complaint from any individual regarding our coverage and their safety. We take such matters very seriously.”
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at 03:07 on December 1st, 2008
The irresponsible news broadcaster or the Breaking news syndrome.
I wonder if this could end up in court of law and what would the outcome be?
at 03:13 on December 1st, 2008
Too much of anything is harmful. Same applies to information too. I wonder if the information boom on the internet too has multiplied our vulnerability to such terrorist attacks. As it has become much faster and easier for miscreants to gather information. I wish there were rules for publishing information on the internet too.
at 03:20 on December 1st, 2008
".......I wonder if this could end up in court of law and what would the outcome be?"
What outcome? They hire very smart advocates and they would rant something about "freedom of press" or "this is a free country". Maybe even they cry "racism" because that is the most dreaded word in the white majority America.
By the way I have read that some other tourists did visit the place to get a "piece of live action". They were even equipped with packets of chips and soft drinks.
That is the difference you get to see if terror happens to "them" and "us"
Agent.
at 03:26 on December 1st, 2008
They were even equipped with packets of chips and soft drinks.
That is the difference you get to see if terror happens to "them" and "us"
Do you mean to say the tourists were pretty cool about the attacks and were chilling out?
at 03:36 on December 1st, 2008
Media served the purpose of terror group, they wana terrorise people at large , what else can be better than live massmedia.
at 07:41 on December 1st, 2008
the mainstream electronic media is only interested in advertisement and TRP NOTHING ELSE.
at 10:42 on December 1st, 2008
If real war breaks out, news will be a little hard to come by. If nuclear, no news will come for days.
at 03:56 on January 6th, 2009
This is so fucked up. News anchors and broadcasters are there just to document the event and not put anyone's life in danger. The news anchor was more of an OAF than a broadcaster since that she/he gave the whereabouts of the couple. Is CNN with the good guys or the bad guys because it seems like CNN became a GPS rather than something which is made to seek out the truth.