May , 2006
Bite Gathering
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The job of a reporter is perhaps one of the most enthralling and exciting of all. And, if you happen to be a television reporter... it becomes all the more challenging .... the excitement of news breaks and of course the impact of your scoops. But more often than not the TV reporters have now turned (forcibly) sound-bite gatherers ...often thrusting the mike at a mantri outside the parliament or assembly or chasing the convoy of politicians....at a killing speed of 100 to 120 kms/hour. Let me be very specific... I mean covering Sonia or Rahul Gandhi's visits to their constituencies.... Rae Bareili or Amethi.... Ask any reporter who covers these assignments... and he or she will always have an interesting tale to narrate. Journos who cover Amethi and Rae Bareili often describe their woes...how covering a Rahul or Sonia visit is not all that fun.....
More about Abhishek Patni
Abhishek Patni joined CNN-IBN in July 2005 and is working as a Special Correspondent in Noida. In his 15-year career, he has worked with The Pioneer, Hindustan Times, Zee News and Sahara Samay. He joined the channel as Bureau Chief in Lucknow. A keen observer of politics, Patni has covered the 1997, 1998 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections and the UP Assembly elections of 1997, 2002 and 2007. Apart from several special reports and impact stories including the Amitabh Bachchan Barabanki Land scam, Manjunath murder case and Mayawati Taj Corridor case, he's also reported live from Badrinath on the kapat opening ceremony at height of 10,800 feet in 2004. A product of St Joseph's College Nainital, he has a Masters in Modern Indian History from the DAV college, Dehradun. He also has a post-graduate diploma in journalism and mass communication from Bhartiya Vidhaya Bhawan, Lucknow. He has done an appreciation course in professional cinematography from Pune in 2001. Loves traveling, trekking, reading and writing. Is married with a son.
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