ISLAMABAD: Google on Tuesday announced the launch of a special program for Pakistani journalists to help them produce accurate and engaging digital stories, in collaboration with a Pakistani social enterprise, Tech Valley.
The program, ‘Digital Sahafat,’ or Digital Journalism, is part of the Google News Initiative (GNI) that works with publishers and journalists to fight misinformation, share resources and build a diverse and innovative news ecosystem.
“We’re very excited to announce the launch of Digital Sahafat, a program by the Google News Initiative, in partnership with Tech Valley, to equip 1,000 journalists in Pakistan with the essential tools, training, and resources to produce accurate and engaging digital news stories,” the GNI said in a statement.
The program will be formally launched in Islamabad on September 4, according to the GNI. The event will be addressed by Kate Beddoe, managing director of Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) News Partnerships at Google, and the Tech Valley team.
The GNI has supported journalism worldwide and continues to build on Google’s decades-long dialogue and collaboration in the news industry as part of a global effort to build a more sustainable and equitable news ecosystem. Since 2018, it has partnered with thousands of news organizations in more than a hundred countries to provide tools, programs, and workshops that help publishers worldwide in boosting readership and revenue as they evolve their businesses.
Founded in 2015, Tech Valley aims to bring together public and private sectors of Pakistan by bridging the gap between academia, industry and the government through technology and innovation.
Google announces program to help Pakistani journalists produce accurate, engaging digital stories
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Google announces program to help Pakistani journalists produce accurate, engaging digital stories
- The program will equip 1,000 journalists in Pakistan with the essential tools, training, and resources
- The launching ceremony of the program will be held in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Sept. 4
Pakistan Super League expands with two new cricket teams sold at record prices
- Hyderabad and Sialkot franchises bought for a combine $12.75 million at PCB auction
- US-based aviation and healthcare group, local real estate consortium among winning bids
ISLAMABAD: Hyderabad and Sialkot will join the eleventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) as its latest franchises after they were bought for record prices at an auction organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday.
The PCB had shortlisted 10 bidders for the live auction held at Islamabad’s Jinnah Convention Center on Thursday evening. FKS, an aviation and health care conglomerate based in the US who also run the Chicago Kingsmen team, bought the Hyderabad franchise for a whopping Rs1.75 billion [$6.2 million].
The other winner was OZ Developers, a real estate consortium, which bought the Sialkot franchise for Rs1.85 billion [$6.55 million] at the auction. Both prices were the highest amount paid for a PSL franchise.
“The New Era is here like never before,” the PCB wrote on social media platform X.
“Hyderabad and Sialkot are the two new teams in #HBLPSL!“
Pakistan’s telecommunications giant Jazz and Inverex Group, a leading player in the solar energy sector, were also among the 10 qualified bidders.
The PSL is Pakistan’s premier T20 cricket league which features a mix of local and international players. The league already has six city-based teams which include Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans, Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators.
PCB will run the Multan Sultans team for the 11th edition before looking for a potential buyer. The previous owner of Multan Sultans, Ali Tareen, announced last month he was walking away from his ownership of the franchise.
The decision came after a bitter public spat between Tareen and the PCB over how it managed the cricket league.
The 11th edition of the league is set to begin from Mar. 26 while the final is expected to be played on May 3, as per the PCB’s schedule.
