Thursday, July 4, 2024

Journalism

Popular Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead in Kenya

A prominent Pakistani investigative journalist has been killed in Kenya nearly two months after he left Pakistan.

Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli army gunfire in West Bank

Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank

ICIJ, CPJ granted $1 million each at Golden Globes 2018

Golden Globes announce $2 million grant for journalism organizations ICIJ and CPJ One of the highlights of the 75th Golden Globe Awards was the $2 million grants announced for a journalism consortium and a media rights group to combat growing...

Agahi Awards honour best in Pakistani journalism

Pakistan’s most credible journalists recognized for their work at the annual AGAHI Awards 2017 Pakistan's most prestigious Agahi Awards recognized best in Pakistani journalism at an award ceremony held in Islamabad on Saturday, December 9. The ceremony was attended by officials, foreign diplomats, intellectuals...

Turkey honours 10-year-old journalist Janna Jihad with special Award

10-year-old journalist Janna Jihad conveys Palestine's message given to the world Janna Jihad, a 10-year-old Palestinian girl, who highlights her country's problems via reporting on social media, has been honoured with award titled "brave heart journalist" in Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Pakistan urged to prioritize Safety of Journalists, Access to Information

World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every 3rd May across the world with the aim to advance the fundamental principles of press freedom and its evaluation, to defend the media from attacks and to pay tribute to journalists who...

Pakistan media ‘among the freest in Asia’: Report

Pakistan ranks 147th out of 180 countries in the latest world rankings for Press freedom The media in Pakistan is "among the freest in Asia", according to World Press Freedom Report 2016. Although self-censorship is widely practiced within news organizations, “The Pakistani...

Center for Excellence in Journalism launched at Karachi’s IBA

Center for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) is the new hub for the professional journalism training and networking KARACHI - Pakistani journalists and media professionals now have a new hub for the professional development, training and networking at Center for Excellence in Journalism...

Karachi to host Asia’s First Smartphone Film Festival

Young Filmmakers eager to bring in a Smart Revolution in the Country: Cofounder iSmart Films Karachi - Asia's first Smartphone Film Festival is set to begin on December 19 in Pakistan. This will also be the world’s 9th pocket cinema film festival of its kinds, featuring such films, movies and...

Street in Paris named after slain Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad

ISLAMABAD - A street in Paris has been named after Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad who was kidnapped, tortured and killed in Islamabad four years ago. An international organisation, Reporters Without Borders, renamed 12 Parisian streets after journalists who have...

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Storms cause flooding in Switzerland, Italy and France as wildfires rage in Turkey and Greece

Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.