Social media has acclaimed the efforts of the Pakistani journalist, Azadar Hussain, for reporting on floods in Punjab while standing in dangerously high waters. The reporter was trying to raise awareness on the rising level of the waters due to the intense rain that was falling in a province in Pakistan.
Monsoon season
Torrential rains had been heavily falling on the area for days. It has already caused at least 28 deaths, children included. Such rainfalls are pretty common during monsoon season in south Asia. That’s why Hussain decided to prove the importance of the floods.
The video
Level of reporting pic.twitter.com/UFZ9lsQVbk
— Salman Qureshi (@Saad612011) July 27, 2019
He stood there, almost fully submerged in the water, and reported on what was going on. The video was posted by Pakistan’s GTV on Youtube under the caption of “Pakistani reporter in floodwater, risks his life in danger to perform his duties”.
The video has since created a massive uproar. People have been commenting all sorts of things. Many praised the man’s creativity and braveness, while others were concerned about his safety. Here are some examples.
That's called real reporting https://t.co/UlhQ7zTTyV
— YouthForSports (@LetsplaySingh) July 31, 2019
This is a DEVOTED reporter. This dude is neck deep in muddy water. I’ll give him an A for effort. pic.twitter.com/YiITiZ0o2S
— Jeremy Newton (@jn2626) July 30, 2019
This photo of reporter in neck deep water is sacrilegious and ignoring safety and risking life.
— Nandlal Dangaich (@NDangaich) July 28, 2019
This is definitely what we like to call “in-depth” reporting.