On October 21, I was invited to present the keynote speech at the 4th International Conference on Digital Media & Mobile Journalism hosted by ILMA University, Karachi, Pakistan, which is considered to be one of the leading private universities in the country.
The two-day long conference organized by the Faculty of Media & Design features multi-sectoral dialogues on the theme – ‘Digital Media & Mobile Journalism’ mainly focusing on multi-platform journalism, the safety, opportunities, and obstacles of journalists doing Mobile Journalism for broadcast and digital media.
Throughout the conference, researchers, academicians, journalists, and experts from across the globe presented their keynote speech, research, and discussion on 21st Century Journalism and the importance of integrating digital media and mobile journalism with mainstream traditional media.
Some of the notable people involved in this conference include Prof. Dr. Robert C. Sinclair, Laurentian University, Canada; Dr. R. Jeffery Melton, Ocean Editors, USA; Mazhar Abbas, Eminent Journalist, Pakistan; Dr. Sudhamshu Dahal, Kathmandu University, Nepal; Seema Tahir Khan, Co-founder of Interflow, Pakistan; Noreen Shams, a Karachi-based Multimedia journalist; Azay Khan, Founder of Mojo Pakistan; and many more.