Staff Reporter
The coronavirus pandemic has forced young people to cope with greater isolation and blurred lines between the personal and professional. On International Youth Day 2020, Jinnah Institute invited prominent activists, journalists and young thought leaders in their fields to discuss issues faced by young people, in the post-COVID world. The webinar, themed The Ecology of Learning, Fun, and Activism, was moderated by policy analyst Sehar Tariq. Participants included culture and sports writer Ahmer Naqvi, lawyer Asad Rahim Khan, teacher and performing artist Kaif Ghaznavi, and journalists Ramsha Jahangir and Sabah Bano.
Participants discussed how the pandemic has changed the world around them. Ramsha Jahangir, a journalist working on digital privacy and technology, elaborated on challenges that have increased online with a barrage of misinformation and disinformation spreading all over the internet, amplified since the onset of coronavirus.
