Internews started working in Pakistan in 2003, a time of transformative changes in Pakistani media policies that allowed for private ownership of radio and television. Internews responded to these changes with programs that built an open, diverse, and socially responsible broadcast media sector in Pakistan,
Working with Universities
Internews has partnered with universities to improve and expand radio journalism and broadcast education in Pakistan. Internews has been conducting radio broadcast training programs out of Peshawar University and has developed a curriculum for teaching broadcast journalism at universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly North West Frontier Province).
Promoting Women in Media
Internews has also expanded gender diversity in radio journalism and programming by establishing Pakistan’s first university-based women’s broadcast media center and radio station, the Women’s Broadcast Media Center at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) in 2004. The center was the production hub for the popular weekly radio program Meri Awaz Suno (Hear My Voice) produced by Pakistani women and continues to provide training for women pursuing careers in media.
Improving Media Laws
Internews has also worked to develop the broadcast media law and regulatory environment in Pakistan. In 2004, Internews supported the managers and editors in Pakistan’s new radio industry by providing training on management skills and strategies. It has targeted Pakistan’s media law and regulatory environment by developing advocacy expertise and working with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and other government offices.
Responding to Humanitarian Crises
Following the devastation of the October 2005 earthquake, Internews provided training and equipment to enable the local media to reach victims with vital information about humanitarian response, and inform citizens and policymakers about the nature and scale of the earthquake and the progress of the relief effort. Internews continues to contribute to the information management and coordination aspects of humanitarian response to disasters and crises in Pakistan through the Humanitarian Information Project (see the project’s website at http://hip.org.pk). The project is providing trainings and information platforms for the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance to returnees and IDPs affected by the military offensives against Taliban militants in the tribal and frontier regions of Pakistan.
Internews is expanding its programs in practical trainings in journalism by partnering with other universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as with unions of journalists and press clubs in the region. These programs aim to provide infrastructure support and journalism trainings to increase the quantity and quality of information in the region.
Internews has partnered with universities to improve and expand radio journalism and broadcast education in Pakistan. Internews has been conducting radio broadcast training programs out of Peshawar University and has developed a curriculum for teaching broadcast journalism at universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly North West Frontier Province).
Promoting Women in Media
Internews has also expanded gender diversity in radio journalism and programming by establishing Pakistan’s first university-based women’s broadcast media center and radio station, the Women’s Broadcast Media Center at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) in 2004. The center was the production hub for the popular weekly radio program Meri Awaz Suno (Hear My Voice) produced by Pakistani women and continues to provide training for women pursuing careers in media.
Improving Media Laws
Internews has also worked to develop the broadcast media law and regulatory environment in Pakistan. In 2004, Internews supported the managers and editors in Pakistan’s new radio industry by providing training on management skills and strategies. It has targeted Pakistan’s media law and regulatory environment by developing advocacy expertise and working with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and other government offices.
Responding to Humanitarian Crises
Following the devastation of the October 2005 earthquake, Internews provided training and equipment to enable the local media to reach victims with vital information about humanitarian response, and inform citizens and policymakers about the nature and scale of the earthquake and the progress of the relief effort. Internews continues to contribute to the information management and coordination aspects of humanitarian response to disasters and crises in Pakistan through the Humanitarian Information Project (see the project’s website at http://hip.org.pk). The project is providing trainings and information platforms for the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance to returnees and IDPs affected by the military offensives against Taliban militants in the tribal and frontier regions of Pakistan.
Internews is expanding its programs in practical trainings in journalism by partnering with other universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as with unions of journalists and press clubs in the region. These programs aim to provide infrastructure support and journalism trainings to increase the quantity and quality of information in the region.
source: Working with Universities
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