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Pompeo commits U.S. to finding, punishing those behind Saudi journalist's murder

Pompeo commits U.S. to finding, punishing those behind Saudi journalist's murder

 Published 6 years ago:  Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration is still working to identify and hold accountable anyone responsible for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi murder

Indonesian university disbands student press over LGBTI story

Indonesian university disbands student press over LGBTI story

 Published 6 years ago:  The chancellor of a university in Indonesia shuts down a student website following the publication of a story about LGBTI people.

Jang Media Group wins Google Innovation Challenge Grant

Jang Media Group wins Google Innovation Challenge Grant

 Published 6 years ago:  Jang Media Group Pakistan wins Google Innovation Challenge Grant for which over 215 news organizations and tech companies were considered from Asia Pacific

Satire offers new ground for silenced Pakistani journalists

Satire offers new ground for silenced Pakistani journalists

 Published 6 years ago:  Journalists shut out from the mainstream Pakistani media are turning to the Internet

Najam Sethi launches YouTube channel

Najam Sethi launches YouTube channel

 Published 6 years ago:  Prominent journalist and analyst Najam Sethi launches his YouTube channel

Murtaza Solangi heaps shame on government for harassing journalists

Murtaza Solangi heaps shame on government for harassing journalists

 Published 6 years ago:  Murtaza Solangi one of five journalists named by FIA for using slain Jamal Khashoggi image as their Twitter profile photo heaps shame on PTI government.

Dawn journalist upset over a pay cut and dropped byline

Dawn journalist upset over a pay cut and dropped byline

 Published 6 years ago:  Journalist Khaleeq Kiani appears upset with the management of Dawn for slashing salaries, and also with the news editor who dropped his byline.

Journalist Asad Hashim receives AFP's Kate Webb Prize

Journalist Asad Hashim receives AFP's Kate Webb Prize

 Published 6 years ago:  Reporter Asad Hashim receives the 2018 AFP Kate Webb Prize recognizing his coverage of the plight of ethnic Pashtuns and blasphemy issues in Pakistan.

Arrests made over trolling of Indian journalist Barkha Dutt

Arrests made over trolling of Indian journalist Barkha Dutt

 Published 6 years ago:  Indian police arrest four for stalking and trolling journalist Barkha Dutt on social media.

RIUJ protests attack on Geo News cameraperson Shiraz Gardezi

RIUJ protests attack on Geo News cameraperson Shiraz Gardezi

 Published 6 years ago:  Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists warns of protests at PPP events if identities of workers who beat up a Geo TV cameraperson were not revealed.

DBTV and DW sign MoU

DBTV and DW sign MoU

 Published 6 years ago:  To improve outreach and innovations in news media platforms, DBTV and Deutsche Welle (DW) sign a memorandum of understanding in Islamabad.

Accusing Pakistanis of supporting Indian narrative must end: columnist

Accusing Pakistanis of supporting Indian narrative must end: columnist

 Published 6 years ago:  Columnist Mosharraf Zaidi calls for an end to the practice of accusing Pakistanis of promoting Indian narrative.

Former news editor of Dawn Jamil Akhtar passes away

Former news editor of Dawn Jamil Akhtar passes away

 Published 6 years ago:  Jamil Akhtar, a former news editor at Dawn newspaper, passes away in Karachi at the age of 79.

M. Ziauddin reveals he declined civil award six years ago

M. Ziauddin reveals he declined civil award six years ago

 Published 6 years ago:  M. Ziauddin, a former executive editor of The Express Tribune, has revealed he declined a civil award on Pakistan Day six years ago.

Journalist survives a gun attack in Mexico

Journalist survives a gun attack in Mexico

 Published 6 years ago:  Hiram Moreno, the editor of news website Evidencias, survives a shooting in Salina Cruz, a town in Oaxaca state, Mexico on March 20

CFWIJ calls for action against trolls targeting Gharidah

CFWIJ calls for action against trolls targeting Gharidah

 Published 6 years ago:  The Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) expresses alarm over a malicious online campaign against television presenter Gharidah Farooqi.

KhUJ calls for stoppage of adverts to media houses that cut jobs

KhUJ calls for stoppage of adverts to media houses that cut jobs

 Published 6 years ago:  The Khyber Union of Journalists has called on the provincial information department to stop advertisements to media organizations that cut jobs.

Malick's new program on Hum News airs this week

Malick's new program on Hum News airs this week

 Published 6 years ago:  Muhammad Malick is ready to go on air with his new program on Hum News Television from March 22

Afghan journalist killed on his way to work

Afghan journalist killed on his way to work

 Published 6 years ago:  Afghan journalist Sultan Mohammad Khairkhah was shot and killed as he drove to work on March 17 in Khost south eastern Afghanistan.

Pakistan News Media Organization formed

Pakistan News Media Organization formed

 Published 6 years ago:  A new broad-based Pakistan News Media Organization (PNMA) is formed at a meeting in Lahore

News organizations to highlight most threatened journalists

News organizations to highlight most threatened journalists

 Published 6 years ago:  A coalition of news organizations including AP and Reuters will spotlight the most threatened journalists in a new freedom of speech initiative

Exchanges between journalists continue on Twitter

Exchanges between journalists continue on Twitter

 Published 6 years ago:  It seems journalists cannot agree on anything that is political and they are ready to take on each other head-on on social media.

Journalists in Nigeria detained, harassed, and assaulted

Journalists in Nigeria detained, harassed, and assaulted

 Published 6 years ago:  CPJ calls on Nigeria to probe those responsible for the detention, harassment, and assault of journalists during the gubernatorial and state assembly polls

FO regrets India decision to refuse visas to Pakistani journalists

FO regrets India decision to refuse visas to Pakistani journalists

 Published 6 years ago:  The Foreign Office expressed disappointment over India decision to not issue visas to Pakistani journalists to cover a meeting on the Kartarpur Corridor

CPNE and UNDP organize seminar on climate change

CPNE and UNDP organize seminar on climate change

 Published 6 years ago:  The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors and UNDP organize an educational seminar in Lahore to discuss climate change and its impact

CEJ-PCP hold workshop on philanthropy reporting

CEJ-PCP hold workshop on philanthropy reporting

 Published 6 years ago:  The Center for Excellence in Journalism and Pakistan Center for Philanthropy hold a workshop of philanthropy reporting.