Founder Fauzia Shaheen Location Karachi, Pakistan Slogan Gender Equality in M | Focus Journalism Area served Women in Journalism | |
Type Non-Profit Organization | ||
The Women Media Center (WMC) is a non-profit organization founded in 2005. Based in Karachi, Pakistan, the Center promotes gender equality in Pakistani mass media. The organization's main objectives are to conduct research, educate women in various professions of the media and to promote creativity among Pakistani women.
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The Women Media Center trains these women with the latest facilities available, equips them with modern journalism techniques and assists them in becoming a productive part of Pakistani/international media. The WMC produces numerous of various media, such as news packages, documentaries and talk shows. To date, over 1,000 women have received training from the Center.
The Women Media Center was founded by Fauzia Shaheen, who serves as its Executive Director and General Secretary.
Projects
Women Media Center has organized workshops to improve the skills of women journalists in Television Reporting, Camera Work, Editing, Story Making, Article Writing and Storyboarding.
It has conducted ten-day training workshops and has organized two National Conferences on the role of Women Journalists in Pakistan.
Mission
The following mission statement is from the Women Media Center Website.
The Women Media Centre’s mission is multidimensional;