Profile: Said Nazir

Strengths as a media viability expert:  

• Developing Strategies for creating diversity in media  
• Networking and building partnerships  
• Providing innovative solutions for the financial sustainability of media  
• Developing editorial strategies to produce engaging and relevant content  
• Expertise in countering disinformation and building trust in media  
• Having practical know-how of how to deal with safety issues  
• Expertise in how to strike a balance between journalism and commercial production  
   

Main Services offered:   

• Training in mobile Journalism, constructive journalism, and digital journalism  
• Building capacity in fact-checking, digital storytelling, diversity, and safety of journalists.  
• Mentoring journalists on crisis reporting, such as flooding, climate change, and conflict.  
• Advising media houses on inclusive and conflict-sensitive reporting during elections. 
• Providing consultancy in documentary, radio program, PSAs and digital story production.   
   

Working Languages:

• Pashtu
• Urdu
• English  

References:  

• DW Akademie (Consultant for media financial sustainability and Afghan refugees integration in local media in Pakistan)
• Thomson Foundation (Advisor for increasing women's participation in Pakistani media and training journalists on conflict-sensitive and inclusive reporting around Pakistan’s general elections 2024)
• Free Press Unlimited (Consultant and trainer to strengthen independent news and information agenda in the Pak-Afghan Border region in Pakistan by training journalists and producing and publishing content about and for the region) 

You can find me at:   

• LinkedIn profile Said Nazir
• X profile
• Email address: said.nazirafridi@gmail.com 

My Post CV:  

Said Nazir is a journalist, trainer, and media development expert. He is the co-founder and director of Tribal News Network in Pakistan which fosters awareness, builds capacity, and promotes inclusion. 

This is my core message about media viability:  

Media viability globally is threatened by collapsing traditional revenue models amid digital transformation and information disorder. All stakeholders, including donors, media development organizations, news outlets, and democratic governments,must unite and make coordinated efforts to strengthen media viability worldwide.  

I want to contribute to strengthening media viability by...

...advocating for freedom of expression, helping journalists to become entrepreneurs, equipping the legacy media with digital skills to sustain and survive, and promoting diversity in journalism with a focus on strengthening investigative journalism in local media.  

I am inspired by...

...successful media start-ups and media organizations that have successfully transformed and become financially viable in the digital age. The effective use of technology in journalism, audience engagement, and media and journalism inclusion that fosters greater accountability inspires me.  

Other things you should know about me, experiences, and expertise: 

As a consultant, I taught digital storytelling skills to 100+ journalists, and improved online revenue strategies for 20 media houses. I trained and integrated 40 Afghan refugees into local media as reporters. In COVID-19, I ran a journalism fellowship program to counter misinformation. I trained 70 Pakistani journalists on flood reporting in 2022, resulting in the publication of 130 stories by 57 media. In 2006, I established the first local radio station on the Pak-Afghan border to provide an alternative to militants’ radio programming. At TNN (Tribal News Network), I diversified its pool of journalists and income sources, reducing donor reliance from 90% to 55%.