Back in the groove of reporting...

General News Service (GNS) Editor Ravichandran D.J. Paul has momentarily transformed himself as a reporter, venturing even into a personal new terrain of broadcast journalism.

His feat was acknowledged by Editor in-Chief Datuk Zakaria Abdul Wahab who shared photos of Ravi doing the stand-upper for Bernama News Channel (BNC) to the group WhatsApp this morning.

“Sdr Ravi DJ Paul kini sudah memasuki dunia penyiaran TV kerana buat pertama kali meliputi buat BNC. (Ravi DJ Paul has now entered the world of TV broadcasting as for the first time reporting for BNC),” he wrote.

They are currently on a week-long visit to South Korea together with BNC cameraman Ahmad Shahuri Mat Jaan or 'Awi' at the invitation of the Korea Cultural and Information Service (KOCIS).

Ravi said it was a “great” feeling to do the stand-upper and reporting for BNC.

“I need to familiarize myself with TV reporting…no long winded report,” he said of the difference between reporting for wires and TV.

He described as “sirih pulang ke gagang” when asked about how he felt to be back in the groove of reporting since he had been doing editing for a long time.

“I have sent three stories to Economic Desk. Most of the meetings are more inclined to business.

“The longer narrative pieces will be done when I return,” said Ravi who had been meeting Asean-South Korea officials and non-governmental organisation representatives during the trip.

He admitted that he needed to speed up writing on overseas assignments like this because “we have to rush here and there”.

The team left the hotel at 3 am today to travel by van to South Korea’s southern port city of Busan.

“We are interviewing the Korea Foundation chairman (Sihyung Lee) and attend the first anniversary of the ASEAN Culture House,” said Ravi.

“Will file at least one story today along with BNC news,” he added.

The ASEAN Culture House was expected to become the biggest centre for disseminating the cultural heritage of all 10 member ASEAN countries.

The four-storey culture house was unveiled as ASEAN marked its 50th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of its free trade agreement with South Korea last year.

It is run by the Korea Foundation (KF) which aims to introduce foreign countries and their cultures, histories and societies to the Korean public and enhance the global community’s understanding of Korea to foster friendship and goodwill.