Part of: Cross-Border Journalism Initiatives

Program

The East-West Center gathered 60 Pakistan and Indian journalists for a weeklong workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 5-10, 2022 to plan cross-border stories. Participant journalists collaborated to produce more than 20 unique stories that ran more than 70 times in news media across Pakistan and India, as well as several international outlets.

US and Asian media experts at the workshop led sessions on best practices in reporting on the four workshop topics: economy and trade; agriculture and water management; health; and environment. Additional workshops covered multimedia skills, peace journalism principles, investigative journalism and fact-checking. Journalists also participated in reporting field trips in and around Kathmandu and heard local speakers present on Nepal and regional issues as well as media challenges.

While journalists waited for the in-person program in Kathmandu during the pandemic, they were able to network and develop professional relationships as well as friendships through a series of virtual workshops and active posting on social media. The journalists continue to collaborate on stories, fact-check, arrange interviews, share perspectives, and support one another via social media, in addition to establishing a website on cross-border collaboration as a resource for others.

Publications

Note: India Blooms News Service is a news agency that syndicates stories to media organizations across India. Each of the cross-border stories submitted to India Blooms was published in numerous Indian and international publications.

Agriculture & Water

Economy & Trade

Environment

Health

Part of: Cross-Border Journalism Initiatives

Program

The East-West Center gathered 60 Pakistan and Indian journalists for a weeklong workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 5-10, 2022 to plan cross-border stories. Participant journalists collaborated to produce more than 20 unique stories that ran more than 70 times in news media across Pakistan and India, as well as several international outlets.

US and Asian media experts at the workshop led sessions on best practices in reporting on the four workshop topics: economy and trade; agriculture and water management; health; and environment. Additional workshops covered multimedia skills, peace journalism principles, investigative journalism and fact-checking. Journalists also participated in reporting field trips in and around Kathmandu and heard local speakers present on Nepal and regional issues as well as media challenges.

While journalists waited for the in-person program in Kathmandu during the pandemic, they were able to network and develop professional relationships as well as friendships through a series of virtual workshops and active posting on social media. The journalists continue to collaborate on stories, fact-check, arrange interviews, share perspectives, and support one another via social media, in addition to establishing a website on cross-border collaboration as a resource for others.

Publications

Note: India Blooms News Service is a news agency that syndicates stories to media organizations across India. Each of the cross-border stories submitted to India Blooms was published in numerous Indian and international publications.

Agriculture & Water

Water Management
Raksha Kumar (IN), Ghulam Mustafa (PK), & Khuldune Shahid (PK)

• Pakistan: Pakistan Today
• India: India Blooms

Land Record Digitization
Attiq Ahmad (PK), Laxmi Devi (IN), Naveen S. Garewal (IN), Shiraz Hasnat (PK)

• Pakistan: Minute Mirror
• India: India Blooms

Organic Farming
Javed Iqbal (PK), Muhammad Irtaza (PK), George Kallivayalil (IN), & Nischal Sanghavi (IN)

• Pakistan: Business Recorder
• India: India Blooms

Cotton Farming
Peer Azees (IN), Sukrut Karandikar (IN), Ghulam Mustafa (PK), & Alina Tariq (PK)

• Pakistan: Voice of Sindh
• India: The Wire

Economy & Trade

Women Entrepreneurs
Anum Hanif (PK), Lubna Jerar Naqvi (PK), Shreya Pareek (IN), & Zeba Warsi (IN)

• Pakistan: The Current
• India: India Blooms & The Hitavada

Cottage Industries
Tahir Amin (PK) & Biswajeet Banerjee (IN)

• Pakistan: Business Recorder
• India: The Pioneer

Flooding & Tourism
K. Rajendran (IN), Iffat Hasan Rizvi (PK), Sai Manish (IN)

• Pakistan: The Friday Times
• India: India Blooms

Environment

Plastics Pollution
Shaista Hakim (PK), Junejo Sanam (PK), Ashwini Shrivastava (IN)

• Pakistan: The News on Sunday
• India: BeyondHeadlines

Trans Activists Fighting Climate Change
Lubna Jerar Naqvi (PK) & Priyadarshini Sen (IN)

• Pakistan: The Friday Times
• India: Mongabay India

Deforestation
Sai Kiran (IN) & Ahmed Tanveer (PK)

• Pakistan: The Friday Times

Climate Reporting
Lubna Jerar Naqvi (PK) & Priyadarshini Sen (IN)

• The Peace Journalist

Health

Maternal Mortality Mainbar
Abantika Ghosh (IN) & Amer Malik (PK)

• Pakistan: The News on Sunday
• India: India Blooms

Maternal Mortality Sidebar
Wisal Yousafzai (PK)

• Pakistan: The News on Sunday
• India: India Blooms

COVID-19 & Mental Health
Devina Buckshee (IN) & Rabia Ahmed (PK)

• Pakistan: The News International
• India: India Blooms & The Hitavada

COVID-19 Booster Hesitancy
B. Vijay Murty (IN) & contributors Adeel Jafry (PK), Urvashi Kapoor (IN), Najia Mir (PK), & Syed Sibte Hassan Rizvi (PK)

• Pakistan: OtherNews.pk
• India: India Blooms