Syed Ali Imran Haider

Experience

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  Police vs Crime - Magazine

  Jan 2002 - Jul 2007

  Editor
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  Daily Pakistan

  Jul 2007 - Jan 2016

  Senior Reporter

  Interviewing people in a range of different circumstances;Building contacts to maintain a flow of news, for example, police and emergency services, local council, community groups, health trusts, press officers from a variety of organisations, the general public, etc;Seeking out and investigating stories via your contacts, press releases and other media;Attending press conferences and asking questions;Attending a range of events, such as council meetings, magistrates' court proceedings, football matches, talent contests, etc;Answering the phones on the news desk and reacting to breaking news stories;Working closely with the news team, photographers and editors;Recording interviews and meetings using shorthand or technical equipment;Producing concise and accurate copy according to the newspaper's house style and to strict deadlines - daily newspapers may have several each day;Writing short 'fillers' to entertain and researching and writing longer feature articles, sometimes for subsidiary publications and supplements;Creating and uploading news content for the newspaper website;Live online reporting or real-time blogging when covering important events - a growing area of work, especially on national newspapers. Show less

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  Capital TV

  Jan 2016 - now

  Special Correspondent

  Generating ideas for stories and features and following leads from news agencies, the police, the public, press conferences and other sources;Pitching ideas to editors and commissioners;Researching, verifying and collating evidence and information to support a story using relevant information sources such as the internet, archives, databases, etc.;Writing scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports;Selecting appropriate locations, pictures and sound and exercising editorial judgement on the best angle from which to approach a story;Identifying necessary resources and deploying and managing technical crews for location shoots, including sound operators and camera crew;Providing directorial input, advising crews on what to film or record;Using portable digital video (DV) cameras and other equipment to record material and appropriate editing software toProducing complete packages for broadcast;Preparing and presenting material 'on air' for both pre-recorded and live pieces;Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews;Preparing timings for each news item and monitoring these during broadcast;Deciding on the running order for bulletins and making any necessary changes during broadcast;Collaborating with the editor to put together the completed programme or item;Developing and maintaining local contacts and assuming a public relations role;Understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct. Show less

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  Diplomatic Times

  Aug 2019 - now

  Founder and CEO of Diplomatic Times. Publisher and Film Producer