Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, National History &
Literary Heritage held a seven day training workshop aimed at providing
frontline professional media product development training with a deeper
understanding of the violent extremism & terrorism and the role of media in
countering it. This workshop held at Information Service Academy here in
Islamabad.
Mr. Shafqat Jaleel,
Additional Secretary for Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, National
History & Literary Heritage also graced the closing
session of the workshop, he stated that “Government
of Pakistan is working on esteemed national policies on de-radicalization, and
on combating violent extremism in all its forms. This project “Pakistan Peace
Collective” under which we all are here is initiated years back to address
these issues though research and communication strategies.”
Through this
highly interactive and practical workshop, more than thirty students of media
studies from a range of universities had not only got the opportunity to learn
about but also to share and reflect on what tools and strategies can be most
effective to make media products on the subject of CVE (Counter Violent
Extremism).
Participants
to the training were representatives of a wide range of universities from all
over the Pakistan respective to their regions, including Quetta, Karachi,
Gilgit Baltistan, Bahawalpur, Lahore, Malakand, Peshawar, Islamabad &
Rawalpindi.
Throughout the different
sessions, the trainers’ approach consistently relied on different case studies
and developed a platform for sharing good practices for supporting the creation
of CVE media products. Some case studies including Faizabad Issue, Short
Interview with Inayat ullah Tiger (Constable in Bomb Disposal Unit KP Police),
were used to apply theory to existing and diversified contexts.
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The different phases of the
workshop focused on Media, Social & religious narratives on terrorism and
extremism, Media perception on terrorism, story visualization &
development, script production and practical project on short profile
production. On the other hand,
participants also contributed their experiences in interactive session with
regard to their regional diversities and issues.