Pakistani journalist among five to win hostile environment training bursaries

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 2 August 2015

Kiran Nazish, a freelance journalist from Pakistan, has been awarded a bursary for hostile environment training. This initiative aims to support journalists working in high-risk areas.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani freelance journalist Kiran Nazish is among five international journalists who have recently won hostile environment training bursaries of up to $2,500 each. “All were chosen by an independent jury including journalists with significant experience of working in the world's hot spots,” reported MarketWatch. Nazish reports from Erbil, in Northern Iraq, for numerous international news organizations including Al-Jazeera English and The New York Times. She has covered conflict and humanitarian issues from various parts of South Asia and the Middle East, including Kobani, Syria. The Forum Freelance Fund, a project of the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma, will help the selected journalists attend specialized hostile environment training courses. Other four winners include Jason O'Hara, a Toronto-based documentary filmmaker, Ashley Hamer from Juba, South Sudan, Joshua Hergesheimer from Canada and Yves Choquette, based in Montreal, who is an experienced Canadian photographer.

KEY POINTS:

• Kiran Nazish is among five international journalists awarded training bursaries.
• Each bursary is worth up to $2,500 to support specialized training.
• Nazish covers conflict and humanitarian issues in Iraq and Syria.
• The Forum Freelance Fund sponsors the training opportunities.
• Other recipients include journalists from Canada and South Sudan.