Elaine (left) and Fabienne
Outreach Media plays a crucial role in how Auroville is
communicated to the larger world. How does it function and what are the
challenges it faces? Elaine and Fabienne, the two members of the present team,
explain.
How would you describe
the role of Outreach Media
Elaine: I see it primarily as a gateway for visiting
researchers and media. We help them understand the aspect of Auroville that
they want to cover through putting them in contact with the appropriate people.
With filmmakers, we also send them material beforehand and look after
logistics, like arranging to have them picked up at the airport. And it is a
requirement from the Auroville Foundation that we accompany them the whole time
they are filming in Auroville. This can be very tiring but the filmmakers
appreciate us being around because we make their time here more productive.
Fabienne: Foreign film crews have to get permission from the
Indian embassy in their country ...
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