5 Questions for a News Editor in Iraqi Kurdistan
Jul 17, 2010
Tiziano Reporter, Zana A. Mamundy, asks a news editor in Erbil, Iraq five questions about what he does.
Can you introduce yourself and the field in which you work?
My name is Hosheng Kerim. I was born in 1972 and live in Erbil, Iraq. I am a journalist at a local television station. I started working in media in 1992. Now I am editor for the news section of Azadi TV.
Why did you choose media and journalism?
I really wanted to work as a journalist. I used to listen very often to the Kurdish radio station of Baghdad, the Kurdish radio stations of the opposition parties, and London radio in Arabic.
What are your job duties at the TV station and how do you start work everyday?
Our news section has two parts, I am in charge of TV news. Everyday the morning staff collects international and local news. The late shift selects and edits the best news to make it fit in 15 minutes so our audience will not be bored.
What is the hardest of your job?
The hardest part of my job is to make the news independent and ethical when I edit.
If you could talk to a news editor in New York or anywhere else in the world, what would you ask him/her about his/her job?
If I could talk to a news editor in the United States or anywhere else in the world, the first thing that I will ask is how they get their sources to give them information. Because the hardest thing in our country is getting access to information. Here, all information is behind concrete walls.
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