Pakistan

google training

In hands-on workshops, Pakistani journalists learned the latest Google tools as well as investigative reporting techniques.

Pakistan panel

At the gathering in Islamabad, U.S. and Pakistani journalists debated hot topics such as how to avoid stereotypes in news coverage.

foundation

Journalists agreed that telling stories not about politics, but about real people, such as those living in the Karachi-based Edhi Foundation's home for abandoned girls, can help change perceptions. Photo: Michael Clapp.

organic farm

Farrah Fazal of KRGV-TV in Texas interviews organic farmers outside of Lahore. Photo courtesy of Michael Clapp.

talking to students

"There is so much security everywhere you go," notes Alicia Dean of KXAN-TV in Austin, who visited a science and tech park in Karachi as part of ICFJ's exchange program. Photo: Michael Clapp.

USPak group photo

Pakistani alumni from ICFJ's exchange program said their experiences in U.S. newsrooms transformed their attitudes and upgraded their work.

Marcus Brauchli

Vice President of The Washington Post Company Marcus Brauchli debunked the myth that U.S. audiences don’t care about international stories such as Pakistan in his keynote address.

South Asia’s Youth at Risk – Multimedia Storytelling by Young Journalists

Participants in the 2012 "Best Practices in the Digital Age for South Asian Journalists" Program interview a farmer in Sri Lanka using an iPod Touch.

Journalists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are invited to apply to a program that aims to connect 21-30 year old journalists in South Asia for joint reporting projects that will explore topics relating to youth and the risks young people face in the region, while also training the journalists on responsible reporting in the digital age. The program, run by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and sponsored by the U.S.

Azam Shakeel Story

A woman and child featured in Azam Shakeel's award-winning documentary "Child Labor in Pakistan".

Jul 102012

"All the Stereotypes are Gone" Thanks to U.S.-Pakistan Exchange

An ICFJ exchange program for Pakistani and U.S. journalists is having one key impact: Stereotypes are going by the wayside fast. After working in U.S. newsrooms around the country, Pakistani reporters said that personal interactions with Americans helped to dispel many myths. They discovered that Americans do care deeply about family and that Muslims have a voice in U.S. society. "I had so many stereotypes when I came here," said one participant. "Would you believe that all the stereotypes have gone?

Program: 
U.S.- Pakistan Professional Partnership in Journalism