--- Sanchayita Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Sanchayita Sharma" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Bubli'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Assam on world broadcast tomorrow > Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 07:23:43 +0100 > > Hi, > > First of all, thank you to all who have shown > interest and have repeatedly > asked and emailed me about the Aljazeera piece that > I had done on Assam and > for those who are not aware but might like to watch > it, here are the > details. (For those who aren't interested, apologies > in advance for this > email) > > > > Due for broadcast: Wednesday, 30th MAY 2007 > > > > Name of Channel: Al Jazeera International (often > called AJI or Al Jazeera > English) > > > > Name of the programme slot: PEOPLE and POWER (world > broadcast) > > > > Duration: 21 minutes > > > > Time: Around 7 PM UK time > > (You might like to check "today's schedule" for the > correct time in your > part of the world > > http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9ACBA90A-7036-44F4-87C0-754AE9ABA44E. > htm ) > > > > Make sure you let your friends/colleagues; fellow > Indians and Khar Khuwas > over the world know about it. Its on AJI's most > popular current affairs > programme and it was commissioned to my > friend/colleague Hazel Chandler (who > is also an independent filmmaker and has more than > 25 years of experience > making documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, > Discovery etc).It will go on > air as her piece. The interviews/background work was > done by me of course. > > > > P.S: There wont be any end credits as it is a > current affairs programme > therefore I would like to officially thank everyone > back in Oxom ( > journalists, agents, translators, friends, well > wishers) who helped me with > my research/contacts and made this piece possible. > It's for the first time > that a piece on Assam (Asom) has been given a prime > slot. A lot of my time > and energy had gone into convincing AJI to get > Asom's issue to a world > audience. This piece gives a broad view about the > current situation in Asom. > Nothing deep or new to us Assamese but an effort > from my part to the western > audience about the insurgency issue as I felt there > has been mixed opinions > about the subject or very few people are aware that > a place called Assam > (Asom) exists. > > > > I had to rush back to Guwahati for an equally > important personal visit (as > some of you might be aware) hence won't be able to > watch it LIVE here so do > watch it for me :) > > > > One more thing: its dubbed in English as AJI feels > it will draw us more > viwership. Fair enough! It's frustrating as > sometimes you lose the emotions > but then you do get used to it later. I have tried > my best to make sure that > the British voiceover artist's (Assamese) > pronunciations were as authentic > as possible. He was so conscious about my paranoia > that during dubbing he > went too far and said Dibugoor instead of > Dibrugarh..Let's see...little bits > that one can do. > > > > Cheers! > > _____________________________________ > > Enclosing a bit about the channel as while filming, > we were followed by the > army and the intelligence and also a local Assamese > newspaper carried an > article accusing me of having links with the rebels > in Afghanistan due to > the broadcast station (a common misconception or > perhaps some juicy gossips > to sell papers.. no fault of theirs). Just to clear > your doubts (if any) AJI > or AJ is not funded by any rebel groups. It is owned > and run by the bold and > beautiful Princess of Doha who gives personal > interest to the channel and > certainly does not need any external funds as she is > rich enough. They just > got their timings right, took risk and capitalised > world news hence had a > sudden rise from a small Arabic channel to an > International one. Otherwise > people like David Frost who is an institution by > himself won't risk their > career track record to be linked with the rebels. > Hope this helps! > > > > About the channel: > > Aljazeera International is an English language > television channel which was > launched in November 2006. They are based out of > London in the United > Kingdom. Al Jazeera English (AJI) is a separate news > and current affairs > channel to Al Jazeera Arabic, and is staffed by some > of the most respected > journalists in the English- speaking world. Its > anchors include veteran BBC > broadcaster David Frost, former ABC news presenter > David Marash and Riz > Khan, who was formerly a senior anchor at CNN. This > channel is regulated to > the highest standards of OFCOM, the independent > regulation authority of the > UK's media industry. AJI has received critical > acclaim from many respected > newspapers such as the New York Times, Time Magazine > and the Independent, as > well as from academics and think-tanks and it has > won several awards on > documentaries made by independent filmmakers. For > more details visit: > www.aljazeera.net/english > > > > > > Sanchayita Sharma > > Enazoree Films > > United Kingdom > > www.enazoree.blogspot.com > <http://www.enazoree.blogspot.com/> > > www.youtube.com/enazoree > > www.enazoreefilms.com > <http://www.enazoreefilms.com/> > > > > > > > >
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