SAJA Newsmaker Q&A with Shashi Tharoor
via Skypecast - (basically a conference call using free Skype software)
On Aug. 17, 2006, Shashi Tharoor, UN Under Secretary General for Communications and distinguished author, participated in a global SAJA web event. He was interviewed by SAJA Board members Sree Sreenivasan & Vikas Bajaj and took questions from listeners around the world. They discussed the race for Secretary General; Tharoor's chances and the role of the UN in a changing world.
It was an on-the-record interview and, and as Tharoor said: "I hope any and all of you will free to use my responses in this interview in your stories for what I think is turning out to be the most transparent race there ever has been for the Secretary Generalship". He also gave out his e-mail address for possible interviews.
You can download the interview, which is MP3 format (or add it to your iTunes, iPod, etc): the mp3 interview (about 45 minutes) - or you can listen to a streaming copy at DesiYou.com.
Read highlights and analysis of the interview by Tony Fleming, who runs UNSG.org, a blog that's the best source of reporting on the UNSG race.
This is the part of the SAJA Newsmaker Q&A series. Please listen to a similar interview with Jayantha Dhanapala, Sri Lanka's candidate for UNSG. Yes, we are seeking similar interviews with the other major candidates.
BACKGROUND READING:
- ShashiTharoor's UNSG race site - official Tharoor site
- Jayantha Dhanapala's race site - official site of Jayantha Dhanapala of Sri Lanka
- Ban Ki-Moon's race site - official site of Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea
- UNSG: Who Will Be The Next SG - blog covering the race
- UNSGselection.org - site by several NGOs
- Chapter 15 - site about the race for SG
- Race for the UN Top Job - Hindustan Times section on the race
If you have suggestions for future Newsmaker Q&As, please let us know via e-mail: sajaHQ@gmail.com. Yes, we have extended a similar invitation to the other South Asian candidate, Jayantha Dhanapala.
[Our thanks to ResolutionSeven.com for technical help.]
HERE IS THE ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
SAJA Newsmaker Q&A with Shashi Tharoor
via Skypecast - (basically a conference call using free Skype software; only 100 people can be on at any one time)
Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006
8-8:30 a.m. New York time
(1 pm in London; 5 pm in Pakistan; 5:30 in India; 8 pm in Singapore)
See the local time in your city: http://snipurl.com/v1s2
Join the first-ever SAJA Skypecast and listen into a Q&A with Shashi Tharoor, a candidate for United Nations Secretary General and distinguished author.
You will be able to listen to him being interviewed by SAJA members Vikas Bajaj and Sree Sreenivasan and they will take your questions - in advance at sajaHQ@gmail.com or during the session.
A recording of the Skypecast will be available later in the day for downloading right here on SAJAforum.
To participate, create a free Skype account at http://www.skype.com (and download the PC or Mac software).
At the appropriate time, go to the following link and hit "Join This Skypecast" -
https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/skypecast/detailed.html?id_talk=27069
[ Skypecast FAQ: http://support.skype.com/?_a=knowledgebase&_j=subcat&_i=42 ]
Skype is very useful beyond just these group chats. Free computer to computer calls anywhere in the world; free computer to landline or cell in the US or Canada till year-end.
See the local time in your city: http://snipurl.com/v1s2
Please send us your questions via e-mail in advance or post your questions in the comments section below!
