Women Media Center

Women Media Center Pakistan
Founder Fauzia Shaheen
Type Non-Profit Organization
Focus Journalism
Location
Area served
Women in Journalism
Slogan Gender Equality in M
Website www.wmcpk.org

The Women Media Center (WMC) is a non-profit organization founded in 2005. Based in Karachi, Pakistan, the Center promotes gender equality in Pakistani mass media. The organization's main objectives are to conduct research, educate women in various professions of the media and to promote creativity among Pakistani women.

The Women Media Center trains these women with the latest facilities available, equips them with modern journalism techniques and assists them in becoming a productive part of Pakistani/international media. The WMC produces numerous of various media, such as news packages, documentaries and talk shows. To date, over 1,000 women have received training from the Center.

The Women Media Center was founded by Fauzia Shaheen, who serves as its Executive Director and General Secretary.[1]

Projects

Women Media Center has organized workshops to improve the skills of women journalists in Television Reporting, Camera Work, Editing, Story Making, Article Writing and Storyboarding.

It has conducted ten-day training workshops and has organized two National Conferences on the role of Women Journalists in Pakistan.

Mission

The following mission statement is from the Women Media Center Website.[2]

The Women Media Centre’s mission is multidimensional;

References

  1. Azmat, Zamiza (18 July 2011). "Pakistani Women in Media: Challenges and Opportunities". Women in News, WAN-IFRA. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. http://www.wmcpk.org/wp/our-mission/

External links

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