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Daniel Pearl-Syed Saleem Shahzad Media Training

Held October 9-13, 2011 at
Arabian Sea Country Club in Karachi, Pakistan

Click here to see pictures from the training.

Objective: This training program will build a cadre of well-trained journalists able to safely conduct journalistic inquiries that uphold universal principles of transparency, good governance and accountability.

Welcome from Judea Pearl

Day – 1: Sunday, October 9, 2011

9:00 – 09:30 AM Registration

9:30 – 10:00 AM Introduction to the workshop – Owais Aslam Ali, Pakistan Press Foundation.

10:00 – 11:30 AM Situational analysis, FATA and NWFP – causes, main actors, victims, follow up – Masud Alam

11:30 AM– 12:00 PM Tea break

12:00 – 1:30 PM Situational analysis, Balochistan – causes, main actors, victims, follow up – Idrees Bakhtiar

1:30 – 2:30 PM Lunch

2:30 – 4:00 PM The watchdog role of the press and the responsibilities to neutrality, balance and accuracy – Idrees Bakhtiar

4:00 – 5:30 PM Practical Exercise – Masud Alam

Day – 2: Monday, October 10, 2011

9:30 – 10:00 AM Participants’ reflections and feedback on previous day – what did we find interesting, what did we learn, what new insights do we have? – Idrees Bakhtiar

10:00 – 11:30 AM Interviewing techniques to elicit information, even from hostile sources – Masud Alam

11:30 AM– 12:00 PM Tea Break

12:00 – 1:30 PM Techniques to gather and present information – Idrees Bakhtiar

1:30 – 2:30 PM Lunch

2:30 – 4:00 PM Discussion with Alfred Friendly and Daniel Pearl Fellows – Masud Alam, Mahim Maher, Shahid Jilani Shah

4:00 – 5:30 PM Practical Exercises – Idrees Bakhtiar and Masud Alam

Day – 3 Tuesday, October 11, 2011

9:30 – 10:00 AM Participants’ reflections and feedback on previous day – what did we find interesting, what did we learn, what new insights do we have? – Masud Alam

10:00 – 11:00 AM Stakeholder analysis, role, responsibility, performance Media organisations/owners – Idrees Bakhtiar

11:30 AM– 12:00 PM TEA

12:00 – 2:00 PM How to psychologically and physically deal with threats including intimidation, arbitrary arrest, attacks, incommunicado detention, etc. Recognizing and dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. – Dr. Unaiza Niaz

2:00 – 3:00 PM Lunch followed by a visit to Karachi

Day – 4: Wednesday, October 12, 2011

9:30 – 10:00 AM Participants’ reflections and feedback on previous day – what did we find interesting, what did we learn, what new insights do we have? – Masud Alam

10:00 – 11:30 AM Media law and ethics – Idrees Bakhtiar

11:30 AM– 12:00 PM Tea Break

12:00 – 1:30 PM Protocol for safety of those covering or working in volatile environments – Masud Alam

1:30 – 2:30 PM Lunch

2:30 – 3:30 PM Lecture on safety and security of journalists – Zafar Abbas (Editor of Dawn)

3:30 – 4:30 PM Stakeholder analysis, role, responsibility, performance – national and local unions, press clubs, individual journalists and techniques of self-editing – Idrees Bakhtiar

4:30 – 5:00 PM Stakeholder analysis, role, responsibility, performance – government institutions, judiciary, law enforcement agencies – Masud Alam

5:00 – 6:00 PM Practical exercises on safety protocols – Masud Alam

Day – 5: Thursday, October 13, 2011

09:30 – 10:00 AM Participants’ reflections and feedback on previous day – what did we find interesting, what did we learn, what new insights do we have.

10:10 - 11:30 AM Breakout into 4 groups to prepare recommendation on way ahead

11:30 AM– 12:00 PM Tea Break

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lecture on safety of journalists and methods of conducting interviews – Wusatullah Khan, BBC Urdu

1:00 – 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 – 2:30 PM Presentation of recommendations by groups to the plenary

2:30 – 4:00 PM Closing session and award of certificates. Chief guest: Saleem Shahzad's widow, Anita Saleem

4:00 PM Tea and departure

The participants, their news organization and home base are:

Mr. Mahboob Ali, GEO TV, SWAT
Mr. Safdar Hayat Dawar, Daily Express, FATA
Ms. Seema Kanwal Khan, Dunya TV, Quetta
Mr. Irfan Ullah Khan, Khyber News, Bajaur Agency
Ms. Nosheen Naqvi, Urdutimes.com, Lahore
Mr. Asrafuddin Pirzada, The News, Landikotal
Ms. Masooma Qurban, Samaa TV, Quetta
Mr. Adnan Rashid, PACT Radio, SWAT
Mr. Muhammad Salman, Nawa.i.waqt, Peshawar
Mr. Manzoor Ali Shah, Express Tribune, Peshawar
Mr. Shehzad Baloch Shahmeer, Express Tribune, Quetta
Mr. Haroon Siraj, The Nation/Radio Pakistan, SWAT
Mr. Mushtaq Yusufzai, The News International, Peshawar
Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Zehri, Express News, Quetta

One of these participants will be chosen for a 2012 six month U.S.-based reporting fellowship, an Alfred Friendly-Daniel Pearl Fellowship.

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