University Open Air: Female South Asian Journalists’ Struggles with Discrimination
South Asian Female journaists face discrimination from the news room and from society. This class will examine these sources of anxiety for this particular comunity of journalists, and discuss the effects on reporting.
Nadia Batool Bokhari has a Master of Science (M.S.) in journalism from Columbia University. She has previously worked as a freelance journalist and TV anchor in Pakistan. She has over a decade of international reporting experience with a special focus on issues of social justice, human rights, and health. She received various U.S.-based fellowships in a broad and diverse range of topics including health reporting in journalism and the Census 2020. She has practiced journalism in the USA, UK, India, and Pakistan. Follow her on Twitter at @nadiabatool ndbokhari.wordpress.com https://youtube.com/user/sadafsakeena
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University Open Air is generously supported by The Morris & Alma Schapiro Fund.
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Brooklyn, NY 11225
South Asian Female journaists face discrimination from the news room and from society. This class will examine these sources of anxiety for this particular comunity of journalists, and discuss the effects on reporting.
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