Yaser Abulnasr, Senior Consultant, Editorial Standards

Yaser Abulnasr

Senior Consultant, Editorial Standards

Al Jazeera TV Network

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Doctorate, Mass Communications
Experience
40 years, 0 Months

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Senior Consultant, Editorial Standards at Al Jazeera TV Network
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since July 2012

Responsible for developing standards and designing training programs to improve various editorial aspects for Aljazeera news channels.

Senior Producer at Al Jazeera Television Network
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2002 to July 2012

My roles included producing programs and news for Al Jazeera Arabic news channel.

Lecturer (term appointment) at Qatar University, Department of Mass Communications
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2009 to August 2009

Developed and taught a course in Journalistic Writing during the Spring of 2009.

Editor-in-Chief at Video Cairo (News Service Inc.)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2001 to March 2002

Identify and develop high-profile daily stories and news events.
Supervise production of news stories.
Propose adequate forms of story coverage.
Provide journalistic support to reporters and editors belonging to 14 Arabic and International News Networks that the organization dealt with.

Chief Reporter at Nile News
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 1998 to February 2001

Follow and cover local and international events.
Ensure adequate news coverage at all times by managing and planning placement of correspondents both locally and internationally.

Journalist and Reporter at Emirates Broadcasting Corporation
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 1996 to January 1998

Develop and present material for political news provided through news bulletins, both within the News Center, and via external coverage of ongoing events.

Writer at Radio & TV Union
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 1993 to October 1996

Write news bulletins and story scripts for daily and weekly news programs that cover ongoing events.

Head of News Desk (Part-Time) at Al Qabs Newspaper
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 1993 to September 1996

In charge of new desk.

Training Specialist at Cairo University
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 1991 to November 1993

Develop and execute hands-on training sessions for students in the Mass Communications discipline. The sessions spanned various topics in the production of news for Radio & TV, such as news gathering, editing, and recitation.

News Presenter at UAE Television
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 1985 to August 1990

Present news bulletins and other news programs.

Journalist (Part-Time) at Al Khaleej Newspaper
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 1986 to August 1988

** Part time
Cover events related to arts and culture in the city of Abu Dhabi.

Program Writer & Presenter at UAE Radio
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 1984 to January 1985

Write and present a daily, as well as a weekly program.

Journalist at Al Fagr Newspaper
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 1983 to April 1984

Observe and edit local news.
Carry our investigative journalism.

Education

Doctorate, Mass Communications
  • at Cairo University, Department of Broadcasting
  • March 2013
Master's degree, Mass Communications
  • at Cairo University, Department of Broadcasting
  • September 1998
Bachelor's degree, Mass Communication
  • at Emirates University
  • June 1983

Specialties & Skills

Editorial Consulting
Journalism
Documentaries
News Writing
TV production
Microsoft Windows and Office Power User

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

BBC Trust
  • Certified Regional Trainer
  • August 2005

Training and Certifications

60 certified hours in EN/AR translation (Training)
Training Institute:
American University in Cairo
Date Attended:
January 1999
"Training of Trainers" workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Al Jazeera Media Training & Developmet center
Date Attended:
March 2013
"Training of Trainers" workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Jemston Program, BBC
Date Attended:
September 1998