Yushu quake attracting int'l media attention

The Yushu earthquake is attracting international media attention. Many major news agencies sent teams to the quake zone. Peter Koveos takes a look at the work and lives of the foreign journalists in Yushu.

Patricia Bolsoy is a TV reporter from Brazil.

She has no tent and must sleep in a car. With no Internet access, she had to wait until Sunday night to send her report back home, and had to do it though a mobile phone.

Patricia Bolsoy is a TV reporter from Brazil.She has no tent and must sleep  in a car.

But she doesn't complain about the tough conditions and thinks her work is important and carries a lot responsibilities.

Patricia Bolsoy says she and the other reporters here work like colleagues.

And the Chinese authorities and people in Qinhai provide a lot of help.

Maaso Mizhuno, correspondent of Kyodo News China General Bureau, said, "I'm glad that it's been smooth in our collecting and reporting the news. We have met no limitations. I have a little altitude sickness but the work is smooth."

There are currently more than 550 reporters in the quake zone covering the relief efforts.

18 international news agencies are here and a combined 13 from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

To deal with such an influx of media, authorities say they have been fully prepared.

Xia Xueping, spoesman of Rescue Headquakers in Yushu, said, "Headquarters established a news center and media service center. The news center is to provide news access and information to the reporters. And the service center is to help them while living here. We also like to thank all reporters for their objective and overall coverage of the quake."

The Information Office of the State Council also sent special personnel to assist the media in the quake zone.