Journalists recognized for reporting on humanitarian issues <\/p>\n
KARACHI : The Centre for Excellence in Journalism at the Institute of Business Administration (CEJ-IBA), in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), conferred awards upon eight journalists for their outstanding contributions to the field of humanitarian reporting at the \u2018Humanitarian Reporting Awards 2023.\u2019<\/p>\n
The awards — held for the seventh year running — were organized to highlight and promote ethical, accurate, and responsible reporting on humanitarian issues including, but not limited to, violence against healthcare workers, disaster reporting, issues related to persons with disabilities, disaster response\/preparedness, population movement (refugees\/IDPs), climate change impact, etc.<\/p>\n
This year, the awards were conferred in four categories: Mainstream Broadcast (Urdu & Regional languages); Mainstream Print (Urdu and regional languages); Mainstream Print (English), and Online (English, Urdu & Regional languages) for news stories written or produced between October 17, 2022, to September 25, 2023.<\/p>\n
The CEJ-IBA’s Humanitarian Reporting Awards 2023 recognized outstanding talent in four categories. Sidra Dar from Voice of America secured the top honor in Mainstream Broadcast (Urdu and regional languages), with Saher Baloch from BBC Urdu as the runner-up. Iqra Ashiq, Assistant Multimedia Producer at Dawn, emerged victorious in Mainstream Print (Urdu and regional languages), with Saadia Ubaid Khan from Jang Group as the runner-up. Hira Saeed Farooqui, a Product Development Associate\/Freelancer at GEO News, claimed the winner’s spot in Mainstream Print (English), while Ayaz Khan, an Editorial Assistant at Dawn Newspaper, was recognized as the deserving runner-up. In the Online (English, Urdu & Regional languages) category, Shabina Faraz, a Freelancer Journalist, claimed the top honor, and Somaiyah Hafeez, another Freelance Journalist, secured the runner-up position. These individuals showcased exceptional journalistic skills and contributed significantly to ethical and responsible reporting.<\/p>\n
Winners and runners-up were selected by a panel of senior journalists from a total of 309 entries from across the country. The jury members included Ghazi Salahuddin \u2013 Senior Journalist and staff member at The News International; Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud – Journalist and Analyst, Co-founder, and Director of News @khorasandiary; Afia Salam – Freelance Journalist; and Shahzeb Ahmed Hashim – Journalist, Editor at Dawn.com\/Prism.<\/p>\n
This year, the CEJ and ICRC also honored the work of three citizen journalists who highlighted the plight of the underserved through video stories. Their entries were selected from a total of 60 submissions received from across the country, by renowned journalists Haroon Rashid and Sana Gulzar.
\nNaeem Ahmed was honored with the Citizen Storyteller Award, with Afreen Zehra and Uzair Surhio recognized as the runner-up recipients.<\/p>\n
In his keynote speech renowned journalist Zarrar Khurro shared the purpose of journalism: to raise the voice of those who are affected by humanitarian issues.
\nNicolas Lambert, head of the ICRC\u2019s delegation in Pakistan emphasized the importance of \u201caccess to timely and accurate information in a humanitarian crisis\u201d as it can \u201chelp save lives\u201d.
\n\u201cWe are proud of our partnership with CEJ for The Humanitarian Reporting Initiative which has enabled the training of journalists from across Pakistan on the importance of ethical, factual, and empathetic reporting on issues of humanitarian concerns,\u201d he said.
\nSavio Pereira \u2013 CEO, of Dar-ul-Sakoon, emphasized the need to \u201caccept, respect and include persons with disabilities\u201d in society.<\/p>\n
Taimoor Ahmed \u2013 Assistant Programme Manager, CEJ, in his welcome note expressed great pleasure in the collaboration between the ICRC and the CEJ for its annual humanitarian reporting awards for the sixth year in a row, contributing towards improved standards in humanitarian reporting.
\n\u201cGlobal events over the last few years have underscored the need for balanced and sensitive reporting \u2013 escalating conflicts, refugee crises, a pandemic, and extreme climate events. <\/p>\n
While hundreds of journalists submitted their work for four categories, I am delighted that for the first time this year, most of our winners are female journalists,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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