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Nepal Earthquake and Audio Lifelines

Should the 大象传媒鈥檚 coverage of Nepal have given greater focus to rural areas? And how 大象传媒 Media Action's audio broadcasts are providing lifesaving information to victims.

Nepal鈥檚 capital city Kathmandu and its remote villages are starting the recovery a week on from being struck by a devastating earthquake. For some global listeners, coverage from the 大象传媒 World Service has been informative and wide-ranging. But other listeners question why such a significant portion of the early reports focused on both Westerners in the country and climbers on Mount Everest. Senior commissioning editor Steve Titherington and Navin Singh Khadka, the 大象传媒 World Service鈥檚 environment reporter who is from Nepal, examine the challenges of reporting from remote areas under treacherous conditions.

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10 minutes

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Mon 4 May 2015 01:50GMT

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  • Sat 2 May 2015 17:50GMT
  • Sun 3 May 2015 09:50GMT
  • Mon 4 May 2015 01:50GMT

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