Islamabad :- The Climate Journalist Forum holds its first official election in Capital. Climate journalists from print, electronic, news agencies and digital media casted their votes through show of hand and expressed satisfaction with the newly elected body, anticipating positive changes and stronger support for their work on environmental issues. Some climate journalists casted their votes online via Zoom, ensuring wider participation in the electoral process.
The Climate Journalist Forum is holding its election to select new leadership responsible for guiding its mission.The forum aims to support journalists by enhancing their training and providing opportunities for climate-related reporting and media coverage.
The Forum’s leadership has been elected unanimously by all its members. Ali Jabir from APP has been elected as President, Rozina Ali from 24News as Senior Vice President, Saadullah Saeed from the Public Purview as Vice President Male, Ayesha Naz from GTV as Vice President Female, Asghar Hayat from GNN as General Secretary, Sohail Majeed Butt from Asian Telegraph/VOM News Agency as Joint Secretary, Fouzia Ali from Dunya News as Finance Secretary, Mukhtar Ahmed from NNI as Information Secretary, whereas the Governing Body Members elected are Amina Janjua from Neo News, Saqib Rathore, Digital Media, and Aftab Jahan from NewsOne TV.
The Forum has made a clear effort to maintain gender balance while electing the leadership of the forum and gave proper representation to the female journalists in the decision making body.
The elected officials will play a key role in shaping future initiatives, promoting climate awareness, and improving resources for journalists covering environmental issues. The Climate Journalist Forum will focus on improving journalist training and facilitating climate-related visits for media coverage
