Makhdoom Shahab-ud-Din

Award-winning Journalist | Writer | Social Media Influencer

Broadcast Journalist

He is currently working as a Broadcast Journalist/Presenter at Hum News. Hum Network Ltd is one of Pakistan’s largest media groups. Previously he was associated with Roze News and hosted the only youth related talk show in Pakistan, 'Hum Jawan' and the prime time current affairs program SachiBaat on Roze News. He has also worked as a Program Host at PTV Home.

Journalist of the Year 2019

Makhdoom Shahab-ud-Din won the “Journalist of the Year 2019” award in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights category. He was awarded for his story “Child Pornography in Pakistan: Reality or myth?” which was published in Daily Times. He was honored with Pakistan’s prestigious and most-sought after journalism recognition, the AGAHI Award.

Digital Media Journalist

He is one of the leading digital media journalists of Pakistan, and is working on reviving the media industry in the country by using social media effectively. He has over 800,000 social media followers and has an average weekly reach of over 10 million. His organization is also providing free support and training to journalists in Pakistan to set up their own digital media platforms for journalism.

Print Media and Blogs

He writes Urdu columns and is working as International Correspondent of Daily Pakistan. He also writes English Columns for Daily Times, which is one of the leading newspapers of Pakistan. He is known for highlighting social issues and writes on topics which are considered a taboo in Pakistan. He writes blogs for Global Village Space and Naya Daur

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Columnist

Trainer/Motivational Speaker

He has appeared as a keynote speaker on various TV Channels across India, Pakistan, Turkey and Russia. He has served as a keynote speaker and trainer at a number of national and international conferences and workshops including the prestigious TEDx forum twice. He is also the recipient of the Best Speaker of Pakistan Award by the President of Pakistan H.E. Mamnoon Hussain. He also conducted a training on digital media at International Media Camp 2019 in Samsun, Turkey organized by OIC Youth Forum.

Education

Trainings/Courses

Mobile Journalism Course (2019) Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas - The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Future News Worldwide (2018) Trainings conducted by BBC, Google, Facebook, Reuters (Scotland, UK)
Workshop on ‘Storytelling from conflict zones’ (2019) from Aljazeera Media Institute (Qatar/Turkey)
Media Training (2019) Anadolu News Academy (Turkey)
Journalism Trainings/Workshops (2017) World Festival of Youth and Students (Russia)