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PPF Workshop: Photojournalists urged to raise capacity building

KARACHI: Editor Pakistan Press International (PPI) Photo Service Zia Mazhar Saturday said that photojournalism is the backbone of print media and gives credibility to news reports.

This he said on the second day of a training workshop for photojournalists, organized by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in collaboration with UNESCO for professional capacity building of the photojournalists of Pakistan and Azad and Jammu Kashmri.

Mazhar said that photojournalists could only get successes if they work hard with sincerity, keeping in mind the changing trends and needs of their profession.

Senior Network Coordinator PPF Musawir Shahid said that PPF has organized the workshop to train the journalists so that they could adjust themselves as per the needs of society and their profession.

He said training and capacity building of Pakistani photojournalists is essential so that to help them competing at local, regional and international level.
Source: The Nation
Date:10/25/2009