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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY China Echo Podcast, HKU Journalism STUDENT REPORTER, JANUARY 2021 - PRESENT Writer, host, producer and editor (rotational basis) for the student run China Echo podcast from HKU Journalism. ANNIE Lab (Asian Network of News and Information Educators) STUDENT REPORTER, JANUARY 2021 - PRESENT Writing fact checking articles for ANNIE LAB (member of IFCN's ZEERAK #CoronaVirusFacts Alliance, Feb 2020) about misleading information across various social media and networking sites. KHURRAM State of Freedom of Free Expression (SOFEA) Project and the Judith Journalist/ Reporter Neilson Institute (JNI) STUDENT RESEARCHER, SEPTEMBER 2020 - DECEMBER 2020 Cataloged freedom of expression data in Myanmar, Indonesia and Japan and analyzed three key data categories about freedom of expression in the media. Worked on the website for the SOFEA Project, headed by Dr Sharron Fast (HKU). Lifestyle Asia (Burda Luxury) SUMMER INTERN, JULY 2020 - END OF AUGUST 2020 Wrote and pitched 17 culture and lifestyle stories for on-line publication, focusing on film and book reviews. Perspective Mag ABOUT ME FREELANCE WRITER AND PODCAST EDITOR, MARCH 2020 - PRESENT Contributed Op Ed pieces for on-line publication. Co-host, produce and edit their I am a Year 4 Bachelor of podcast "Unraveling Patriarchy". Journalism student at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at HKU. I am Carolina Connection Radio Show (University of North Carolina - Chapel passionate about financial, Hill) political and cultural STUDENT REPORTER, JANUARY 2020 - MAY 2020 journalism, traveling and Pitched, reported, did voice overs and compiled 7 radio packages on national and international news local news stories for weekly broadcast in North Carolina. Directed shows on air. reporting. I can report using print, audio and video. Semi Political Banter PODCAST COHOST AND EDITOR, SEPTEMBER 2019- PRESENT Cohost and edit original podcast with a finished first season with 6 episodes. Currently editing season 2. Table of Two Cities HOBBIES & PART TIME MEDIA INTERN, SEPTEMBER 2019 - DECEMBER 2019 INTERESTS CONTACT DETAILS: Publicized on social media, took pictures for their cookbook, edited event videos. - Skateboarding - Playing the Electric Gu Telephone: +852 9240 4376 hashtaglegend Publishing and Drums Email: [email protected] SUMMER INTERN, MAY 2019 - END OF AUGUST 2019 - Mountain Biking LinkedIn: Zeerak Khurram Pitched and wrote 19 original culture and lifestyle stories for print and online - Distance Running Twitter: @zerakhuram publications; also did transcribing and copy-editing. - Writing Poetry and Fic Portfolio website: - Sketching Urban Scene zeerakhurram.wordpress.com Centre of Applied English Studies (CAES), the University of Hong Kong CAES WRITING TUTOR, FEBRUARY 2019 - PRESENT Held writing consultation sessions for two hours a week to improve students' written English skills. ZEERAK KHURRAM Centre of Applied English Studies (CAES), the University of Hong Journalist/ Reporter Kong CAES PEER TUTOR, SEPTEMBER 2018 - DECEMBER 2018 Held peer tutoring sessions for 3 hours per week to improve spoken English. SKILLS Karachi Grammar School • Copy editing, writing, reporting EDITOR- IN- CHIEF OF HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK, AUGUST 2016 - SEPTEMBER 2017 • Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Copy-edited, designed templates, finalized content and produced an updated style Office 365 guide for the 2017 high school yearbook. • Public speaking and leadership skills • Adobe: Audition, Premier, The Oxford Tradition Summer Programme Lightroom, Photoshop EDITOR AND WRITER FOR CLASS JOURNAL, JULY 2015 Edited and wrote for class journal at summer program at Oxford University for • Urdu and English (fluent), spoken Archaeology and Anthropology. Hindi (professional capacity), Italian (beginner level) • Audio editing, voice overs ACADEMIC HISTORY BACHELOR OF JOURNALISM (BJ), HKU Journalism at the University of Hong Kong AUGUST 2017 - PRESENT Studying a Bachelor of Journalism degree at HKU Journalism at the University of Hong Kong, second Major in Finance. Went on the Journalism Exchange Program to University of North Carolina’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism (USA), 2020. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GCE O, AS AND A LEVELS, Karachi Grammar School JUNE 2013 - JUNE 2017 AWARDS Literature, Sociology, History, General Paper and Economics (2015-2017). Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Additional Mathematics, English Language, Literature, •Mr Armin and Mrs Lillian Kitchell Mathematics and Urdu (2013-2015). Scholarship Award, 2017 to present •The SCMP Wah Kiu Yat Po Journalism Scholarship Fund. •Hong Kong University World Wide ACTIVITIES Exchange Scholarship. •Margery Rehman Cup for Best MUN Debater, 2017. AUIDO WORK •Sociology Award, Karachi Grammar Producing, editing and co-hosting personal podcast – Semi Political Banter. School, 2017. Assistant Producing and marketing for the Incoherent Political Spaghetti Podcast. •Kensett Medal for English Literature and Language, Karachi Grammar School, 2015. SUMMER SCHOOL •Pakistan’s Lahore University Model Oxford Tradition Summer Program at the University of Oxford (UK) for United Nations (LUMUN) two-time Archaeology and Anthropology, 2015 Best Delegate (2016 and 2017). •Best Delegate Bayview Model United Nations (BAYMUN) 2015. DEBATES HKU English Debate Team member since 2017, participated in intervarsity debate competitions and aided in outreach programs. Debate Society Head Karachi Grammar School 2016 – 2017, attended national and international debate competitions. VOLUNTEERING Abdullah Shah Ghazi Government Boys Public School with NGO Academic Achievement Plus 2014-2016.