Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) held a conference titled, ‘Celebrating Resilient Voices in the Media’ on Friday September 15 2023 at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad.
Nighat Dad, executive director of DRF, is dropping in virtually to show her appreciation to everyone attending the event and highlight the resilient and necessary work that journalists in Pakistan do. @nighatdad @NWJDR #ResilienceInMedia2023 #NWJDR2023 pic.twitter.com/zPUYxNQg5S
— Digital Rights Foundation (@DigitalRightsPK) September 15, 2023
The conference was marked as a celebratory event of DRF’s work and achievements with women journalists in the country, particularly through its Network of Women Journalists for Digital Rights (NWJDR).
The conference brought together journalists, civil society, government representatives and other stakeholders to discuss the state of media and the challenges that women journalists face in the country and celebrate their achievements despite the difficult circumstances they face working in the field.
Our second panel on 'Digital Rights for journalists and media practitioners: where are we headed' starts now with @Benazir_Shah @yazdanifauzia@annie_shirazi @insiyasyed @AfshanMasab#ResilienceInMedia2023 @NWJDR #NWJDR2023 pic.twitter.com/IpGianv97i
— Digital Rights Foundation (@DigitalRightsPK) September 15, 2023
Featuring an exciting line-up of three panels to delve into DRF’s engagement with the journalist community in Pakistan, there was also an art exhibition of hand-drawn illustrations from DRF’s magazine, Digital 50.50.
Illustration highlighting women and technology in the gig economy #ResilienceInMedia2023 @NWJDR pic.twitter.com/JPlE15EHfV
— Digital Rights Foundation (@DigitalRightsPK) September 15, 2023