The News journalist among 13 chosen for Jefferson Fellowships

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 25 March 2016

Syed Asif Ali, an Assistant Editor at The News in Karachi, has been selected as one of 13 journalists for the 2016 Jefferson Fellowships. This program aims to enhance understanding of Asia Pacific-U.S. issues through travel and professional dialogue.

Summary

HONOLULU - Syed Asif Ali of The News is among 13 accomplished international journalists selected for the 2016 Jefferson Fellowships travel-study seminar.

The East-West Center announced the names of the fellows that come from 10 countries and territories and will travel together to China, Japan and Hawaii to gain on-the-ground perspectives, deepen knowledge of regional issues and build a professional network of contacts. Syed Asif, is an Assistant Editor at The News, Karachi.

Other participants are from organizations like CNN International, National Public Radio, Times of India, Straits Times, Global Times and others. The selected Jefferson Fellows are: Syed Asif ALI, Assistant Editor, The News International, Karachi, Pakistan Ms. Bethany ALLEN-EBRAHIMIAN, Assistant Editor, Foreign Policy Magazine, Washington, USA Ms.

Azadeh ANSARI, International News Editor, CNN International, Atlanta, USA Mr. Nishant DAHIYA, Asia Editor, National Public Radio, Washington, USA Mr. Carter DOUGHERTY, Senior International Economics Writer, International Business Times, New York, USA Mr. Nirmal GHOSH, Indochina Bureau Chief, The Straits Times, Bangkok, Thailand Ms.

Samantha HAYES, Senior Presenter and Reporter, Newshub, Mediaworks Ltd (TV3), Auckland, New Zealand Ms. Sheradyn HOLDERHEAD, Political Reporter, News Corp Australia – The Advertiser and Sunday Mail, Adelaide, Australia Mr. Yophiandi KURNIAWAN, News Producer, Kompas TV, Jakarta, Indonesia Ms. Kwangyin LIU, Senior Reporter, CommonWealth Magazine, Taipei City, Taiwan Mrs.

Helen TARAWA – REI, Senior Journalist/Reporter, The National Newspaper, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Mr. Pradeep THAKUR, Senior Assistant Editor, The Times of India, New Delhi, India Ms. Xiaojing XING, Chief Correspondent, Global Times, Beijing, China.

The Jefferson Fellowships program is a three-week professional dialogue, study and travel program designed for working journalists from Asia, the Pacific and the United States to broaden their understanding of Asia Pacific-U.S. issues, gain on-the-ground perspectives and build an international network of contacts. - East-West Center media release