Farnood Alam

Farnood Alam is an Islamabad-based journalist and columnist who has written for major publications in Pakistan on various topics, including education, environment, health, politics, and human rights. He worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross as a media and content manager for twelve years. He led a training and networking project titled ‘Humanitarian Reporting Initiative’ in partnership with the Centre of Excellence in Journalism at IBA. Since 2017, the project has engaged over 400 journalists from across Pakistan. Farnood Alam is a well-qualified consultant with over ten years of experience in designing, supervising, and developing training programs. He currently contributes as a columnist, blogger, and analyst to the Urdu service of German broadcaster DW and the leading newspaper Daily Jang Pakistan. He also works as the Director at Cyclorama Media, an Islamabad-based production house. Farnood Alam appears as a regular commentator and co-host on Dr Mehrub Moiz Awan’s ‘Unfiltered Pakistan’ podcast exploring Pakistan’s sociopolitical landscape.