The U.S. Mission in Pakistan in collaboration with the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) has launched a virtual series of discussions on topics and themes catering to the needs and interests of more than 32,000 alumni across Pakistan. Under its series of #PUANforPakistan, PUAN conducted a webinar titled, “The Future of Journalism and COVID-19” on Thursday September 24, 2020 @ 04:00 PM via Facebook live.

Panelists of the session were:

•  Najia Ashar, President, ” President – GNMI ” Global Neighborhood for Media Innovation Karachi

•  Dr. Altaf Ullah Khan, Fulbright Scholar, Dean of Humanities at FC College Lahore

•  Beenish Mohsin, CCIP alumna, Anchor, DW Urdu, Bonn, Germany

The session was moderated by:

•  Heather G. Eaton, Deputy Spokesperson, U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan

Watch out the webinar to find out how COVID-19 has impacted the traditional mediums of seeking information. The panelists also responded to questions of live audience towards the end of the session.