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Hi there,

 

I am a freelance journalist with experience in news, content, and research.

 

Currently, I work as a freelance fact-checker with Agence France-Presse (AFP), contributing to TikTok’s Asia Pacific Fact-Checking Programme. In the past, I have worked as a newsletter editor with The Toronto Star and newsletter writer with iPolitics.ca. 

 

​My reporting has been published in Profit by Pakistan Today, The Hunt’s Point Express, The Mott Haven Herald, New Hampshire Public Radio, Gothamist, Tearsheet.co, and Atlas Obscura. ​

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I also ghostwrite thought leadership content for C-Suite executives in financial services and fintech, with works published in Forbes, American Banker, Traders Magazine, The Clearing House blog, Fintechly, The Financial Revolutionist, Benefits Pro, The Credit Union Times, Mexico Business News, Payroll.org, Hospitalitytech.com, InvestX, Open Banking Expo, BAI.org, Entrepreneur.com and Eonetwork.org.

Shehzil Zahid is a freelancer journalist, writer, editor and fact-checker in Pakistan

In 2018, I was selected for The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) Fulbright Scholarship, joining the 2019 cohort, and earning an MA in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY in 2020.

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Email: shehzilzahid93@gmail.com

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