Some
journalists use Skype to communicate with people across the globe. Because it’s
free and easy to use, the internet-based technology is very convenient.
Not
only can it save money and time, it can
connect you with locations which are difficult to enter.
Had an unexpected call via Skype today from our former stringer
in Gaza, Saleh Jadallah.
Suddenly,
I could see his face while we talked. Yet, he was so far away.
Like
most Gazans, Saleh said: “We wish Malaysia or Turkey is sharing border with
us.”
And
even as we spoke, the sound of explosions could be heard.
“Can
you see the smoke over there?,” he asked as he shifted his lap top to the right
to give me a view of the dark, thick smoke in the distant.
Saleh
believe there will be a ceasefire soon.
“Israel
understand that the more you pressure the Palestinians, the more bad things
will happen to them, so they want to lift the blockade but they don’t want to
show the world as being defeated people,” he said.
Before ending our Skype
conversation, Saleh told a friend beside him that he was talking to someone in Malaysia.
To this, his friend remarked: "Malaysia beautiful…Malaysia truly Asia."
Given
its effectiveness, it is worth exploring to use more of such technology as we
strive to enhance our service.
An
internet article on “Using high quality Skype video in TV news bulletins”
highlighted the plus factor of Skype.
“When a reporter has a
laptop that connects to the Internet, a small video camera and Skype will
transmit live images to garnish news stories. This new way of journalism, which
some call ‘backpack journalism’, ‘mobile news gathering’ or ‘visual journalism’,
changed field reporting considerably. Broadcasters can bring anyone on air as
quickly as a video call can be placed. Where it used to take hours to set up a
camera crew, now all they will have to do is to click on a button in their
Skype window.”
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