Thursday night, 7 - 9 pm, KBOO is hosting an evening with Pakistani journalist Sadia Khan. The event takes place here at KBOO- 20 SE 8th, Portland. Its free and open to the public. KBOO is partnering with with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), to host pioneering Pakistani journalist, Sadia Khan, in our newsroom March 10th to 31st, 2014, as part of the U.S. Pakistan Professional Partnership in Journalism. This program gives visiting journalists a chance to experience first-hand how U.S. media organizations operate, opening a window on journalism in America and therefore on American society and politics. “We’re really happy to have this opportunity to host such an experienced and pioneering journalist as Sadia Khan,” stated Jenka Soderberg, News Director at KBOO Community Radio. Ms. Khan was one of the first women in Pakistan to produce news in the field. Ms. Khan currently lives and works in her home city of Lahore, Pakistan, the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. Previously she worked for 7 years in Islamabad, covering the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, multiple bomb blasts, earthquakes and floods. She will join the KBOO newsroom beginning Monday, March 10th and assist in all aspects of news and public affairs at KBOO for 4 weeks.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:49:17 +0000
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