Physicians working for Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) have saved countless lives in troubled and war-torn regions over the years.
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| Dr. Navpreet Sahsi, an emergency room physician from Toronto, on his daily rounds in an MSF camp in South Sudan. Dr. Nav, as he is known, features prominently in the podcast discussed below. Photo courtesy: NPR/David Gilkey |
But what does it take to volunteer for a mission with one of the world's leading humanitarian organisations?
And how will we, siting in the comfort of our homes, know what it means to be an MSF doctor if we didn't have journalists who risk their lives too by travelling to these dangerous areas to report on the work being done there by these amazing, brave, big-hearted men and women?
If you want to know more, and I'm sure you do, click on this link: Embedded for Five Days and Five Nights with Doctors Without Borders.
When you get to the page, click on the "play" icon to listen to the podcast.
When listening to the podcast, pay attention to the journalistic values — how similar is this podcast to a news feature in a newspaper?
Also pay attention to the following:
1. Pronunciation
2. Voice modulation
3. Use of music
4. Use of silences
This is a great example of "radio journalism".
Also, it's a great example of a human interest story.
Who else but journalists can bring us such stories?
- NPR is a wonderful source of some gripping podcasts, as is Longform. Here are some of my favourites:
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