From Prediction to Practice: A Year of Journalism Innovation, Collaboration and Expansion
Innovation Journalism Program for Pakistan
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Transcript of Innovation Journalism Program for Pakistan
Innovation Journalism Program Pakistan
Amir JahangirProject Director,
Innovation Journalism Program, Pakistan
Stanford University
7 April 2006
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Journalism in Pakistan
What is missing?Technology and Innovation
News
Current Affairs
Politics
Sports
Entertainment
Finance, Economic and Business News
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Pakistan and Innovation Journalism
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“The goal is to increase public focus on innovation,competitiveness, business and technology,”
Omar Ayub Khan,Minister of State for Finance, Government of Pakistan.
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Competitiveness Support Fund
Partners:
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Innovation Journalism Program forPakistan
Phase One
Phase Two
Phase Three
InternationalInnovation
Journalism Programat Stanford
Capacity Building ofWorking Journalists
New ResourceDevelopment
Innovation JournalismProgram, Pakistan
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Innovation Journalism Program
Increase public focus on innovation andcompetitiveness, business and technology through
news and improving communication within thesectors and clusters and across sectors.
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Phase One: International InJo Program at Stanford
From 2006-2008, 12 leadingPakistani journalists will participate inthe Innovation Journalism FellowshipProgram.
Each group of Fellows will refine theirexpertise in reporting on innovationand will build international collegialnetworks.
The Program will assist in bridgingtechnology and business reporting inPakistan, and bridging Pakistanireporting with reporting in the US andother countries.
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The Selection Criteria
A body of Senior Journalists selects theFellows for the Innovation JournalismProgram.
The selection criteria is based on:Understanding of Innovation Concepts
Experience and Track Record
Influence Amongst Contemporaries
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Selection Process for the InJo Fellows
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Media Organizations Involved in theInnovation Journalism Program
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Phase Two: Capacity Building of Working Journalists
Interactive workshops and trainingsessions for working journalists onindustry specific issues
InJo Fellows to be the Mentors for theseinteractions with journalists
Reports to be developed by participants
Journalist of the Year Award
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Competitiveness Strategy & Media’s Role
Boost Economic Growth
Better Employment/Job Creation
Knowledge-basedEnterprise Dev.
Upgrade Enterprise Competitiveness
Improve Competitiveness of Pak. Economy
COMPETITIVENESS SUPORT FUND
COMPETITIVENESSInnovation SME Access
To FinanceEstablish
Industry-AcademiaLinkages
BusinessIncubation
ClusterDevelopment
Journalists willbe reporting onvarious issues
related toInnovation and
Competitiveness
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The Innovation revolution hasalready started
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Phase Three: New Resource Development
Identification of four geographical regions
Three universities from each region on the basis of their corestudies
Business, economics
Technology
Journalism
Institutions / Universities collect information oncompetitiveness and innovation on various industrial clusters
Journalism schools to develop content for newsletters onInnovation and competitiveness.
InJo Fellows will act as mentors along with the journalistsinvolved in the capacity building initiative
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QAUBaharia Uni.FJWU
IBANED UniversityMass Comm, KU
LUMSUETPunjab Univ.
UPMIS
BUBUITMS
Universities for the innovation program
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Thank You
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Jahangir Amir
Project Director,Innovation Journalism Program, PakistanConsultant,Competitiveness Support FundPakistanPhone: +92-51-809-8111Fax: +92-51-225-234E-mail: [email protected]
Chief Strategy OfficerMishal (Pvt.) LimitedPhone: +92-300-855-5161Fax: +92-51-282-3968E-mail: [email protected]