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Noreen Shams

(She/Her)
Pakistan
As seen in: CNN, Medium, BBC, Dawn, The Wire (India), AAJ News, Naya Daur, Independent Urdu, The Other Side-Pakistan
Covers:  social issues, politics, social media, disasters
Doesn't Cover: Entertainment
Award Winning & Losing Multimedia Journalist | Fulbright-Humphrey Alumna @ASU | Chevening Fellow --retweet what I like, endorsing nothing

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Noreen Shams’s Biography

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Hey ! its me Multimedia journalist from Pakistan.... Been working in Pakistani media since past thirteen years in traditional and online media. Recently, completed Fulbright-Humphrey Fellowship at Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.
Nowadays, I write freelance stories about global politics, culture and social media trends as well as trains mass media professionals and students on Mobile Journalism.
My work has focused on Pakistan's political situations and has sin…

Noreen Shams’s Journalist Portfolio

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PTI not the first political party to lose electoral symbol

PTI not the first political party to lose electoral symbol

On Friday evening ECP stripped the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of its iconic 'bat' symbol

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Why celebrity weddings are losing colours and what does it signify

Why celebrity weddings are losing colours and what does it signify

A mark of elegance or a sign of dissipated passion

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Balochistan fault lines and scientific ways to predict earthquake

Balochistan fault lines and scientific ways to predict earthquake

There exists a scientific method of predicting earthquakes despite all the scepticism

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Only Pakistani Journalists, No visa for social media influencers, YouTubers

Only Pakistani Journalists, No visa for social media influencers, YouTubers

Several journalists from Karachi have received confirmation from the visa agency.

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Pakistani English daily over joyous for Nawaz Sharif's return

Pakistani English daily over joyous for Nawaz Sharif's return

PMLN ad displaces all the journalism from the front page

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The future of coal plants in Pakistan - Go Clean ICBC

The future of coal plants in Pakistan - Go Clean ICBC

Blackouts have always been a common part of life in Pakistan's Gwadar region, on the shores of the Arabian Se…

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Articles

I asked ChatGPT to 'Be My Valentine' — The answer was unexpected

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By Noreen Shams
| The Other Side-Pakistan
February 14 is Valentine’s Day, with timelines full of red hearts, roses popping up in every story, and couples acting like they just remembered each other, and there I am, scrolling through it all like some kind of narrator watching everyone else’s happiness unfold. So I did what anyone today would do when feeling upset: I started a chat with an AI. And I typed, “Will you be my Valentine?
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KLF 2026: Shabbar Zaidi proposes moving FBR headquarters to Karachi

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By Noreen Shams
| The Other Side-Pakistan
Former Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and renowned economist Syed Shabbar Zaidi has dismissed the idea of distancing Pakistan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as “pointless,” emphasizing the critical role of the global lender in the current economic landscape.
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How leaked women's videos is bought, sold, and monetized

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By Noreen Shams
| The Other Side-Pakistan
As an active social media influencer in Pakistan, I frequently receive messages and tips from people across various professions. Lately, however, I’ve been getting suspicious DMs claiming to offer “leaked videos” that I could share. At first, I dismissed them as scams, worried that clicking any links might hack my account, so I blocked the sender. But soon after, another message appeared, this time with screenshots of women’s videos in compromising situations.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

AAJ TV/Business Recorder

Have you ever used a typewriter?

never

How is social media changing news?

making it immediate ,crisp and opinionated

Awards

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US Pakistan Professional Journalism Award

2012

Through a competitive merit-based selection process, working Pakistani print and broadcast journalists have the opportunity to participate in individual three-week fellowships at U.S. media outlets nationwide. ECA and its partnering organization the International Center for Journalists.

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South Asia Journalism Fellowship (SAJP) | Chevening

2016

The Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship (SAJP) is aimed at mid-career journalists from South Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. The fellowship is hosted by the University of Westminster. This fellowship is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.

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THE HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

2019

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program enhances leadership among international professionals who collaborate to address local and global challenges and foster change for our collective good. Through academic study and professional development with U.S. counterparts, this growing global network shares best practices and builds expertise in fields of critical importance to advance societal and institutional capacity, promote human rights and freedoms, ensure sustainable environments, and develop thriving communities.

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