Susmita Koirala: “The Media Were Helpful. We Got Enough Information From Them”
I was in Birtamode, Jhapa at my home.
Read MoreI was in Birtamode, Jhapa at my home.
Read MoreThat pain caused by the earthquae was memorable for me.
When I reached my hospital, there I saw a lot of victims of the disaster.
Because of power cut, I was deprived of radio and television for the first four days.
My memorable incident was that I experienced an earthquake for the first time.
I found radio stations and landline telephone effective; others were not that effective.
Radio stations were the best means of communication. Facebook gave us a bad impression about the earthquake.
The experience of earthquake itself was the most memorable for me.
The more we heard the news the more it created terror. Yet, media efforts made us realize once again that they are in fact the fourth organ of the nation.
FM radio stations were the most effective in providing information. Online portals were not trustworthy.