Amir Mir quits GNN with 'a heavy heart'

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 2 May 2019

Amir Mir, COO of GNN Television, has resigned, citing personal reasons. He expressed regret over leaving the channel he helped launch last year.

Summary

ISLAMABAD – Amir Mir, the chief operating officer at GNN Television, has left the channel following a reported tiff with analyst Dr. Shahid Masood.

Although he did not cite this as the reason for his decision, he did say in an email to staff that he was leaving the organization with a heavy heart.

He said saying farewell to the GNN family was a tough decision to make.

Mir is the brother of prominent journalist Hamid Mir and helped launch the channel on August 14 last year. He previously worked as a deputy editor/editor investigations with The News.

Shahid Masood joined GNN in April after quitting NewsOne Television and reportedly going abroad for a short time.

Mir told his staff that he was bidding goodbye with this satisfaction that the Team GNN contributed positively to the Pakistani media industry by launching a professionally sound, credible and successful news channel.

GNN is owned and operated by Gourmet Foods.

KEY POINTS:

• Amir Mir has resigned from GNN Television.
• Reportedly left due to a disagreement with Dr. Shahid Masood.
• Mir emphasized the positive impact of Team GNN on the media industry.
• He is the brother of journalist Hamid Mir.
• GNN is owned by Gourmet Foods.