Tag: Aap ki awaaz

  • ‘Inspiring Pakistan’s youth’; The Current featured on the Google News Initiative

    ‘Inspiring Pakistan’s youth’; The Current featured on the Google News Initiative

    In 2020, The Current won the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge, becoming the only media organization in Pakistan to achieve this highly regarded position within just a year of its launch.

    Four years down the road, we continue to grow alongside the ever-evolving news consumption habits of youth in the digital age.

    But that’s not all.

    In 2021, The Current opened the doors of its digital newsroom to the youth of Pakistan by starting a membership program called ‘Aap Ki Awaaz,’ which provides aspiring journalists with a platform to gain practical experience in digital media and prepare them for responsible information communication for tomorrow.

    Having collaborated with the University of Central Punjab and Punjab University, The Current has worked with 120 students, conducting workshops featuring Pakistan’s renowned journalists and digital personalities. Above all, we have provided them with a space to unleash their creativity.

    So far, Aap Ki Awaaz has published more than 50 blogs written by these students.

    In 2024, 12 of our young members joined The Current’s coverage of Pakistan’s general election, tagging along with our reporters, monitoring election results, writing real-time stories, participating in live podcasts, and gaining firsthand experience of this major political event.

    And oh! About a year ago, we launched our newsletter, which now has more than 1,500 subscribers and an open rate of 28 percent (which is growing!).

    The Google News Initiative covered our work and the work we plan to do. Join us, support us by becoming a member or subscribing to our free newsletter so we continue to help our community and our country.

  • Why you need to write for Aap ki Awaaz

    Why you need to write for Aap ki Awaaz

    As a budding journalist, student or just someone who has an interest in writing, one often questions what should I write and where can my work be published? Will I be able to put across my voice for the world to hear and learn from or will it just be something that I post on my personal social media instead of sharing it with the world? So here is a chance for all of you.

    The Current is soon going to launch its sister website, ‘Aap ki Awaaz’, an important platform that is of the people, by the people, for the people. It will be the voice and stories of the people as they want the world to hear and read it.

    This is one space that will be fully covering the raw emotion of the people. We at The Current have been overwhelmed after reading some great pieces written by the younger generation. Listening to their inspiring stories and understanding how at times the mainstream media just can’t provide a space for the common person’s story has made us realise how important this platform will be.

    To our readers and students, ‘Aap ki Awaaz’ will serve as one platform where you can learn and then write for. The best part is you are not bound by any one genre. The website will allow you to be creative and write whatever you like, be it on history, fashion, politics, sports or lifestyle. So grab your pens, keyboards, cameras, mobiles, Aap ki Awaaz needs to be heard out loud by the common man.