A Roundtable

Editors Meet Up

Every city, a different story

No two meetups look the same. Each city has its own media landscape, its own set of challenges, and its own pressures around covering humanitarian issues. Keeping these conversations local means they stay grounded in what journalists are actually dealing with on the ground, not a generic checklist.

Meet ups so far

Karachi

First Meetup, Editors' Roundtable

December 5, 2025

Editors, journalists, and humanitarian sector representatives
Focus on media access, and IHL literacy
Led to proposals for a newsroom IHL handbook and a shared media resource hub

Lahore

Second Meetup

May 6, 2026

Editors and reporters from across Punjab
Built on the Karachi conversation, extended to new regions
Continued discussion on training, freelancer support, and field access

What Gets Discussed

IHL and humanitarian law How the Geneva Conventions apply to reporting from conflict zones.

1. Access and safety

•Working in restricted regions, insurgency-affected areas, and zones with limited government access.

3. Editorial pressure

•Why breaking news cycles and tight resources push humanitarian stories out of the running.

4. Disinformation

•Countering the misinformation that spreads fast on WhatsApp during a crisis.

5. Freelancer challenges

•Supporting independent journalists who can reach places staff reporters can't, but still struggle to get published.

6. Resources and tools

•Building directories, guidelines, and handbooks built for Pakistan's media landscape specifically.

"Journalists need real training in IHL, conflict-sensitive reporting, safety, and verification. Anyone serious about humanitarian reporting should get priority access to that training."