NL Tippani
NL Tippani: When ABP News Went Filmy With Its #SurgicalStrike Report
What does a news channel do in times of footage crisis — when they are high on steroids about a news report but do not have the access to the right visuals? Simple. Take in the shots of a Bollywood film, make the star anchor stand in front of a chroma screen to create a simulating background and add a dramatic soundtrack and voice-over. And you have a news report. At least that’s what ABP News thinks is the right thing to do.
In its 8 minute 30 second “exclusive” report, anchored by journalist Dibang, which aimed to give a minute-by-minute report of the surgical strike carried out by the Indian army, ABP News thought it proper to use shots from the war scenes of Farhan Akhtar-directed 2004 film Lakshya.
Watch what Madhu Trehan has to say about that in this week’s Tippani.
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