Yalda Hakim
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Yalda Hakim is an Australian video journalist
and presenter of the international current affairs program Dateline for SBS
.
She came to Australia in the 80s after her father smuggled his young family out of Afghanistan
on horseback to escape the Soviet invasion
to Pakistan and then to Australia in 1983. She was a Prefect, Sports Captain and played violin at her high school in north west Sydney.
She returned to Kabul
for a her first Dateline report in 2008 and since then has reported from across the world for Dateline and SBS’s World News Australia
, winning the United Nations Media Peace Prize
for best Australian Television News Coverage in 2009. She’s also been a finalist for the Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award.
Hakim co-hosts Dateline with fellow video journalist Mark Davis
. The two take it in turns to present the program in approximately six week blocks, while the other is away on assignment.
Yalda studied a Bachelor of Arts in Media from 2002 to 2004 at Macquarie University
where she was also a member of the Macquarie University Students' Council. She graduated with a journalism
degree via distance education from Monash University
in 2007 and started a cadetship at the Special Broadcasting Service
. She can speak six languages - English
, Persian
, Urdu
, Hindi, Dari
and Pashto
- and often puts her language skills to use interviewing for Dateline.
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Journalism in Australia
Journalism in Australia varies from international practices in areas as diverse as legal freedoms and editorial practices.- History :Most of the published material in the first twenty years of the New South Wales colony was to inform residents of the rules and laws of the time. These were printed...
and presenter of the international current affairs program Dateline for SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
.
She came to Australia in the 80s after her father smuggled his young family out of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
on horseback to escape the Soviet invasion
Soviet war in Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers...
to Pakistan and then to Australia in 1983. She was a Prefect, Sports Captain and played violin at her high school in north west Sydney.
She returned to Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
for a her first Dateline report in 2008 and since then has reported from across the world for Dateline and SBS’s World News Australia
SBS World News
World News Australia is the news service of the Special Broadcasting Service. Its flagship nightly bulletin is broadcast at on SBS One with additional weeknight 'late' bulletins at on SBS One...
, winning the United Nations Media Peace Prize
United Nations Association
The United Nations Associations are non-governmental organizations that exist in various countries to enhance the relationship between the people of a member state and the United Nations, raise public awareness of the UN and its work, promote the general goals of the UN and act as an advisory body...
for best Australian Television News Coverage in 2009. She’s also been a finalist for the Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award.
Hakim co-hosts Dateline with fellow video journalist Mark Davis
Mark Davis (journalist)
Mark Davis, an Australian investigative journalist, is best known for his work on Dateline for SBS TV, where he is currently a co-presenter and video journalist.-ABC TV:...
. The two take it in turns to present the program in approximately six week blocks, while the other is away on assignment.
Yalda studied a Bachelor of Arts in Media from 2002 to 2004 at Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
where she was also a member of the Macquarie University Students' Council. She graduated with a journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
degree via distance education from Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
in 2007 and started a cadetship at the Special Broadcasting Service
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
. She can speak six languages - English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
, Hindi, Dari
Dari (Persian)
Dari or Fārsī-ye Darī in historical terms refers to the Persian court language of the Sassanids. In contemporary usage, the term refers to the dialects of modern Persian language spoken in Afghanistan, and hence known as Afghan Persian in some Western sources. It is the term officially recognized...
and Pashto
Pashto language
Pashto , known as Afghani in Persian and Pathani in Punjabi , is the native language of the indigenous Pashtun people or Afghan people who are found primarily between an area south of the Amu Darya in Afghanistan and...
- and often puts her language skills to use interviewing for Dateline.
External links
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/shes-at-home-in-the-hot-seat-20101023-16ykx.html
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/world-vision-20110518-1es69.html