Vishnu Som
Vishnu Som is a news anchor and journalist in India.
[edit] Career
Vishnu Som is an Editor and Senior Anchor with New Delhi Television (NDTV),[1] India's largest 24 hour news network. Som has reported extensively on war, conflict, aviation and natural disasters. He has covered the Kargil (North Kashmir), Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as the 2004 Asian Tsunami and 2001 Bhuj (Gujarat, India) earthquake.[2]
Som has completed a multi-part documentary series called Great Battles, on the role of Indian soldiers in some of the greatest battles of the last century from Monte Cassino in the Second World War to the Siachen high altitude conflict.[3] His documentary series, India's Underwater Treasures, which looked at the impact of global warming on India's coral formations won the best series award at the Indian Telly Awards, 2008 and a special commendation at the Commonwealth Broadcasting Awards.[4] Som's programme, The Jet Set, looked at the experience of flying along with pilots on fighter aircraft such as the F/A-18, F-16, MiG-35 and Gripen.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/corporatepage/ndtv_24_7.aspx
- ^ http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/corporatepage/ndtv_24_7.aspx
- ^ http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1406
- ^ http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=28
- ^ http://www.gripen.com/en/MediaRelations/News/2008/080303_jetset.htm
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