Adnan Aamir, Editor of Balochistan Voices online newspaper has become the first working journalist from Balochistan to attended Chevening South Asian Journalism Fellowship.
Adnan Aamir has won Agahi Award for Journalist of the Year 2016 in Business and Economic Reporting category and mainly covers the socio-economic issues of Balochistan.
The Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship comprises of journalists from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bangladesh. This fellowship programme titled ‘Good Governance in a Changing World: the Media, Politics and Society’ explores the different ways in which the media plays a part in holding democratic processes to account, including government, the civil service, and security, as well as the broader political system in both the South Asia region and the UK.
This fellowship will take place in the prestigious University of Westminster where the fellows will participate in eight intensive weeks of lectures, visits, and discussions that introduce them to key UK academics, media, and political figures in the field.
During his fellowship, Adnan plans to carry out research on the funding and revenue generation strategies used by UK Media to survive in a competitive business environment.
This year 17 journalists will participate in the Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship out of which 7 belong to Pakistan. The fellowship will culminate at a symposium in the third week of May.
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