News anchors reveal the most unforgettable breaking stories they have reported.
News anchors reveal the most unforgettable breaking stories they have reported.
Sreenivasan Jain (NDTV)
Most breaking news stories are about tragedy, whether it's the bomb blasts or the Pramod Mahajan shooting or the 26/7 floods. So it's hard to think of them as exciting. One striking example was in the year 2000 when I was in the US covering the US Presidential elections. It was heading for a one-victor, one-loser ending. But the election threw up a hung verdict (between George Bush and Al Gore), unprecedented in American history. To be present at that time as one of the few Indian journalists was amazing.
Hetall Gangar (Zee)
The recent Mumbai blasts was a very sensitive issue and the slightest of mistake in the reporting could have grave consequences. I had to collect field news and convey it accurately.
Also the Duncan Grant case which dealt with the sexual abuse of Indian children by foreigners was significant. It was the first time that a sex tourism crime was given a very quick judgement. The judge asked the three accused to pay 1000 pounds for the welfare of the abused children. It was a warning for foreigners to stay away from such acts in the future.
Arnab Goswami (Times Now)
The hijack of the plane IC 814 at Kandahar Afghanistan (31 December 1999) is an unforgettable experience. The hijacked passengers had returned home at midnight. It was a very sensitive issue and we couldn't go overboard. So the channel (Star News) had invited national security advisor Brajesh Mishra to answer the sensitive queries.
The Mumbai blasts 11/7 was the another unforgettable indident. I anchored non-stop for eight hours. We received about 20,000 messages. Another recent incident was the Prince rescue operation.
Udayan Mukerjee (CNBC)
I had just retuned from London this May and was still at the airport when I got a call from my office that the sensex had come down by 10 per cent. This shocking record has occured only twice in history. My CEO sent me a message saying that the market had just 'died'. By the time I had reached the studio, the market had frozen. But 10 minutes after I had entered the studio, the market started slowly moving again. I was in the news room the entire day. People suggested in jest that I had brought in luck.
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