Amber Shamsi
Pakistan Editor
Amber Rahim Shamsi is an award-winning multimedia journalist, political commentator, and free speech advocate with extensive experience in media development. She previously served as Director of the Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at IBA, where she spearheaded the launch of iVerify Pakistan, a UNDP-supported fact-checking platform. A former BBC World Service bilingual reporter, she has hosted three major current affairs shows on Pakistani news channels. She is also an IVLP and ICFJ Digital Fellow, a media trainer, and an advocate for press freedom and gender representation in journalism.
Fields of Expertise
Politics, Human Rights, Media, Techno-politics
Education
Kinnaird College
Past Organizations
The News on Sunday, Herald magazine, Dawn News, BBC, Samaa, Hum News, CEJ-IBA, Tabadlab