Cyclone Biparjoy is currently making its way across the Arabian Sea and on Thursday, it is supposed to make landfall in Gujarat. Strong winds, rain and thunder have struck certain parts of the Gujarat coast and many news journalists are on the ground reporting the scenario amidst much difficulty.
According to The Guardian, the cyclonic storm is said to affect a 325-kilometre stretch of coast between Mandvi in India’s Gujarat state and Karachi in Pakistan. Approximately 47,000 people have been evacuated from the coastal area and sent to shelters. While news channels are busy broadcasting the conditions of these places, one particular video of a journalist reporting the cyclone has grabbed people’s attention.
Republic Bharat anchor Sweta Tripathi was caught reporting about cyclone Biparjoy from the comfort of her news studio but she was holding an umbrella and pretending as though she was hit by the cyclone.
“It’s difficult to walk or talk from where I stand because of the storm,” the anchor says in a melodramatic tone while visuals of storm and flood play in the background.
She pretended as though she was reporting from Dwarka but it’s very clear that she is inside the studio. Here’s a look at the video:
Sweta from @Republic_Bharat reporting live from Dwarka, Gujarat. Hope she’s safe. #CycloneBiparjoyUpdate pic.twitter.com/rolXX5Pz4b
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) June 14, 2023
Even the visual that was used behind the reporter was from a hurricane in Florida.
Also, The video @Republic_Bharat Actor Sweta has used in the background is of #Hurricane in Florida. 🤡pic.twitter.com/tiBdxwx4En
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) June 14, 2023
People online couldn’t help but get hilariously disappointed with the journalist and the news channel. Many were also left saddened by the sorry state of affairs of mainstream journalism in our country.
Biporjoy or বিপর্যয় in Bengali means disaster, exactly what this reporting is.. disaster! 😑#CycloneBiporjoy https://t.co/B78lvflI1v
— Shreela Roy (@sredits) June 14, 2023
This is the seriousness of the Indian media when it comes to reporting about #Cyclones and #climatechange.#CycloneBiparjoy #CycloneBiparjoyUpdate https://t.co/0ZSuEw4fFB
— Harish Nair (@HarishFc) June 15, 2023
Shame on this reporter! It’s a direct insult to those who are really in the field! 🧐🧐🧐 https://t.co/RJw64PyRzZ
— Madhusudan Sahoo (@madhu_sahoo) June 15, 2023
Why I have trust issues with media 🙄🤣😂 https://t.co/pRlpWgZt0B
— sghosh (@ghosh121) June 15, 2023
Man, I would give anything to be in the room when this idea was conceived and approved. https://t.co/yrOncuK2Ee
— Whose Father What Goes (@WhatMenBugger) June 15, 2023
How far are you willing to go when duty calls, barkhurdaar? Can you go to where madam has? Do you have it in you? https://t.co/BmWfth3k4Z
— Nikhil Mehra (@TweetinderKaul) June 14, 2023
If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to look out of the window. Your job is to hold the umbrella in the newsroom. https://t.co/clcmVgyHql
— Raj Goswami (@RajGoswami) June 15, 2023
What are your views on this incident?