Islamabad, August 28, 2019 (PPI-OT): The third regional training workshop regarding CVE Media Product Development for the selected students of media studies from 10 Universities of Sindh and Balochistan Provinces started here today. This workshop has been organized by Pakistan Peace Collective (PPC), a research and communication project of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (M/O, I and B) which aims to equip students with professional media product development skills with a deeper understanding of the role of media in countering violent extremism. Syed Akber Mehmood Shirazi formally inaugurated the training workshop and welcomed the participants.
In his opening remarks, he said the training module is focused upon developing professional skills of upcoming journalists in Pakistan on how to address the issues around extremist behaviour and how the media students can perform their role in peace building through developing creative media content. Day one of the training started with session on impact of violent extremism in Pakistan (Social and Media Narrative) by Quatrina Hosain, a senior journalist. Whereas Ms, Nazish Brohi Researcher, Social Sector Consultant, Rehan Ahmed Yousufi, religious scholar, Faizan Gul from PPC delivered lectures regarding narrative analysis of religiously motivated extremism and use of smart phones in producing media content.
They also apprised the participants on means to help develop their skills for critical thinking and analysis. On Day two; the session on Paigham e Pakistan will be delivered by Syed Ayaz Shah – Director Public Relations and External Affairs – Jamia-tur-Rasheed, Karachi during which he would be highlighting the importance of this initiative, which is based on a consensus decree by 5,000 clerics that focuses upon establishing peace in Pakistan by eradicating extremist tendencies.
The participants attending the training workshop belong to various universities from Sindh and Balochistan provinces, including Jamshoro, Quetta and Karachi. This is the third consecutive regional training whereas two such trainings were held earlier this month. The one in Lahore trained media students from universities of Punjab province and the second held in Islamabad catered for media students of universities from Federal Capital, Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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