Digital storytelling and media enterprise: the Peshawar workshop

Journalists and media students from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa met in Peshawar on 28–29 September 2024 to explore how digital skills could strengthen their work. Freedom Gate Pakistan’s “Untangle Your Media Potential” workshop combined production techniques with discussion of audiences and professional opportunity.

Learning by creating

Held at Shelton’s Rezidor, the workshop was moderated by Shiraz Hasnat and coordinated by Muhammad Anwar. Participants worked on content creation, mobile journalism, effective thumbnails and the use of hashtags. Ahmed Ali contributed practical input on shooting and editing.

Understanding reach and sustainability

Sessions examined search visibility, AI tools, digital marketing and ways of earning revenue from media work. Participants also discussed pitching stories to international outlets and identifying grant opportunities, linking creative practice with the realities of sustaining a media career.

A regional contribution to media learning

Group activities and presentations gave participants opportunities to exchange ideas and practise new techniques. The workshop forms part of Freedom Gate Pakistan’s legacy of supporting media professionals and widening access to useful digital skills.

In pictures

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