Hamid Obaidi, a former journalism and communication faculty member and assistant professor at Kabul University, relocated to Germany when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.
Obaidi was born in Nangarhar province in the eastern part of Afghanistan in 1987. He went to Abdul Hadi Dawi high school in Kabul, got his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Kabul University, and was assigned as an assistant professor in the journalism department for his outstanding performance. He received a scholarship from China and obtained a master’s degree in new media from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2017. Upon his return to Afghanistan, Obaidi resumed his duties at Kabul University. He also served several non-profit organisations.
He is a well-known media figure in media circles in Afghanistan. Following his immigration to Germany after the collapse of the Republic in Afghanistan to the Taliban, Obaidi, in collaboration with several media experts, journalists, and university professors, founded an organisation named ‘Afghanistan Journalists Support Organisation’. He is currently in charge of the board of leadership.
Topic:
Journalism in Afghanistan: A Global Comparison
This project examines journalism and the professional attitudes and performance of journalists in Afghanistan and the Afghan diaspora. It is the first comprehensive empirical study of contemporary Afghan journalism. It will be based on one of the latest theoretical concepts in communication studies, and a multidimensional empirical analytical model will be developed to study the situation.
Professional attitudes will be captured through a fully standardised survey. Up to 300 journalists in Afghanistan and the Afghan diaspora will participate in the survey.