Paul Keen (Sitting Left), Dr. Alexis Heeb (Sitting Third From Left), Surinder Singh Oberoi (Third from Right) alongwith IRCS Nagaland branch members and the journalists from Dimapur based print and electronic media. (Caisii Mao Photo)
DIMAPUR, April 6 (MExN): Reporting current affairs and its varied ramifications is usually the job of the media and the people involved in the profession. In the context of the local media, it is duty bound to disseminate news of happenings - ranging from petty affairs to the most sensational and even meetings, workshops and seminars of local importance.
IRCS - Nagaland conducts workshop for journalists
April 6 was a day of reversing roles for Dimapur based media persons wherein they had to attend a programme as participants and not in the usual role of reporting the event. The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Nagaland branch in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), New Delhi organised a ‘Workshop for Journalists’ today. The venue was at Highway 39, Go-Karting, Dimapur. Dr. Alexis Heeb – Communication Coordinator, Paul Keen – Cooperation Coordinator and Surinder Singh Oberoi – Communication Responsible from the ICRC were the expert resource persons. It was attended by journalists from all Dimapur-based print and electronic media.
The focus of the workshop was on the much talked about and less understood topic: ‘International Humanitarian Law’ (IHL) or rather law of war and the role of the media as unbiased news reporters in conflict situations, besides the practice of safety protocols by reporters in times of war.
Dr. Alexis Heeb, who is also a university law teacher, highlighted on the various features of the IHL while Paul Keen presented on the mandates and mission of ICRC. Surinder Singh Oberoi -a veteran of conflict reporting, with eighteen years of field experience highlighted on the various aspects of conflict reporting. He has the distinction of reporting from conflict hotspots in the Middle East and South Asia for a major part of the last decade of the 20th century.
No programme is complete without a chief guest. Nagaland of RTI commissioner, Kevinino Meru addressed inaugural session. Meru in her address opined that Nagas are by nature desirous of being praised all the time. In such a social scenario, the challenge of the local media to project the correct information increases further, she held, while reminding that projecting reports from a more socially conscious perspective is of primary essence. “It is an opportunity for you to seriously consider your own role,” she challenged.
IRCS - Nagaland conducts workshop for journalists
April 6 was a day of reversing roles for Dimapur based media persons wherein they had to attend a programme as participants and not in the usual role of reporting the event. The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Nagaland branch in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), New Delhi organised a ‘Workshop for Journalists’ today. The venue was at Highway 39, Go-Karting, Dimapur. Dr. Alexis Heeb – Communication Coordinator, Paul Keen – Cooperation Coordinator and Surinder Singh Oberoi – Communication Responsible from the ICRC were the expert resource persons. It was attended by journalists from all Dimapur-based print and electronic media.
The focus of the workshop was on the much talked about and less understood topic: ‘International Humanitarian Law’ (IHL) or rather law of war and the role of the media as unbiased news reporters in conflict situations, besides the practice of safety protocols by reporters in times of war.
Dr. Alexis Heeb, who is also a university law teacher, highlighted on the various features of the IHL while Paul Keen presented on the mandates and mission of ICRC. Surinder Singh Oberoi -a veteran of conflict reporting, with eighteen years of field experience highlighted on the various aspects of conflict reporting. He has the distinction of reporting from conflict hotspots in the Middle East and South Asia for a major part of the last decade of the 20th century.
No programme is complete without a chief guest. Nagaland of RTI commissioner, Kevinino Meru addressed inaugural session. Meru in her address opined that Nagas are by nature desirous of being praised all the time. In such a social scenario, the challenge of the local media to project the correct information increases further, she held, while reminding that projecting reports from a more socially conscious perspective is of primary essence. “It is an opportunity for you to seriously consider your own role,” she challenged.
