Amber Shamsi to host 'News Wise' on DawnNews

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 5 August 2016

Amber Shamsi has joined Dawn News as the host of 'News Wise'. The show will broadcast five days a week, focusing on current events and social media.

Summary

ISLAMABAD – Amber Rahim Shamsi who worked for the BBC has joined Dawn News where she is to go on air soon with her program News Wise.

Insiders tell JournalismPakistan.com her program was to start from August 8 but that is now unlikely because of shortage of staff like producers and researchers.

Her program will be aired five days a week and will feature four segments – two dealing with the day’s top story; one focusing on social media/trends/viral stories etc. with the last segment being about a human angle story.

News Wise is to be telecast Monday through Friday from 7-8pm.

KEY POINTS:

• Amber Shamsi previously worked with the BBC.
• 'News Wise' will air Monday through Friday from 7-8pm.
• The program features four segments, including top stories and viral trends.
• The launch date has been postponed due to staffing shortages.
• 'News Wise' aims to provide a human angle on news stories.