Pakistani Media: Getting Beyond the Hype - Video Archive

On June 19, 2012 USIP convened prestigious media experts from Pakistan and U.S. to focus on the complex role that the new Pakistani media plays in shaping both domestic and international policies. Attendees heard first-hand accounts of how the media experts approach their work as well as how they perceive its importance in the dynamics of U.S.-Pakistan relations and other key issues of the day. | Learn more about this event

Speakers

• Steve Inskeep, Moderator
  Host, Morning Edition, National Public Radio
  Author of "Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi"
• Cyril Almeida, Panelist
  Editor - DAWN
• Imran Aslam, Panelist
  President and Chief Content Officer, GEO TV
• Wendy Chamberlain, Panelist
  President, Middle East Institute and former US Ambassador to Pakistan
• Asma Shirazi, Panelist
  Senior Anchor/Producer, SAMAA TV
• Sheldon Himelfarb, Introductory remarks
  Director, U.S. Institute of Peace
• Aakif Ahmad, Framing the discussion
  Leadership Team, US-Pakistan Leaders Forum

Explore Further

• New Media and Old: Using Social Media and Radio to Build Peace in Pakistan and Afghanistan
  In the Field by Theo Dolan and Michael Dwyer
• Training Community Reporters in Pakistan to Counter Extremist Messaging
  USIP Grant Highlight