{"id":4155,"date":"2017-07-05T17:08:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T21:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media.tirgan.ca\/?p=2989\/"},"modified":"2017-07-05T17:08:44","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T21:08:44","slug":"honorary-chair-parisa-khosravi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tirgan.ca\/legacy\/honorary-chair-parisa-khosravi\/","title":{"rendered":"A bio of Tirgan’s Honorary Chair- Parisa Khosravi"},"content":{"rendered":"

At every festival Tirgan honours a special guest; a note worthy Iranian, someone who has through hard work and dedication gained notoriety among his or her peers, someone we are proud to call a compatriot.<\/p>\n

\"ParisaParisa was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. \u00a0Just before the start of the Iranian Revolution in 1979 she immigrated to the United States. \u00a0In her undergrad, she studied broadcast journalism at the Columbia College in Chicago and was subsequently recruited by CNN right out of school. She worked her way up from an entry-level position to Senior Vice President in charge of all of CNN\u2019s international news coverage and, for a period of time, she also oversaw domestic coverage. Parisa became the company\u2019s first-ever global ambassador, which meant meeting with world leaders and officials, dealing with crises and ensuring CNN teams had access to difficult and challenging parts of the world.<\/p>\n

Parisa attributes her success to hard work and doing what she truly believes in. \u00a0In her words “I think one\u2019s accomplishments are most rewarding when we put in the time and pay our dues and earn each step up the ladder based on our own merit. My joy and passion in journalism was an opportunity to give a voice to the voiceless, ” she continues, \u00a0“no matter where we come from, our background provides us with unique and valuable insights and perspectives. As citizens of the world we should all be more proactive and engaged in our communities. No one can represent us better than ourselves.”<\/p>\n

Parisa Khosravi is the founder and president of Payam Global Strategies LLC. During her 28-year tenure with the company, Parisa led international and domestic news gathering, where she was responsible for 45 bureaus and more than 100 correspondents, as well as a large behind-the-scene support staff around the world. \u00a0Khosravi is an expert on the topics of crisis management, multiculturalism, and the issues facing women in the workforce. With unrivaled commitment and passion for international news, Khosravi orchestrated CNN\u2019s largest investment in international news-gathering in its history. Khosravi aims to direct her energy at establishing global relationships to use in order to effect positive change and advance the cause of good for humanity.<\/p>\n

Tirgan is proud to have Parisa Khosravi as Honorary Chair of this year’s festival.<\/p>\n

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PARISA KHOSRAVI’S LIST OF AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Throughout Parisa’s career she has collected many distinguished industry awards for her individual work and her collaborative and philanthropic efforts. Some of the awards include:
\n\u2713 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from IAWF
\n\u2713 2014 Peabody Award for CNN’s Coverage of The Kidnapped Nigerian School Girls
\n\u2713 2014 Monte Carlo Television Awards, Best 24-hour News Program – Ukraine unrest
\n\u2713 2014 AIB Awards, The Downing of Flight MH17
\n\u2713 2013 Headliner Awards 1st place, CNN Coverage of Egypt Unrest
\n\u2713 2013 Headliner Awards 2nd place, Return to Benghazi
\n\u2713 2013 New York Festivals, Silver Medal Best Interview, Amanpour – President Rouhani of Iran
\n\u2713 2013 Royal Television Society Award, News Channel of the Year, CNN International
\n\u2713 2012 Peabody Award for CNN’s Coverage of Inside Syria and Homs
\n\u2713 2012 Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Coverage – Revolution in Egypt
\n\u2713 2012 IRE Medal for Investigative Reporting – Benghazi: US Consulate Attack
\n\u2713 2012 Edward R. Murrow Award, CNN Reporting from Inside Syria
\n\u2713 2012 Royal Television Society Award, News Channel of the Year, CNN International
\n\u2713 2011 Peabody Award for CNN’s Reporting of The Arab Spring
\n\u2713 2011 SPJ – Public Service in Television Journalism, The CNN Freedom Project
\n\u2713 2010 Peabody Award for CNN’s Coverage of Gulf Oil Spill
\n\u2713 2010 Golden Nymph awarded to CNN for its 24-hour news coverage of the earthquake in Haiti
\n\u2713 2008 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recognizing Parisa as a distinguished American
\n\u2713 2007 Edward R. Murrow Award for CNN’s coverage of the Middle East Conflict
\n\u2713 2006 duPont Award for CNN’s Coverage of The Tsunami Disaster in South Asia
\n\u2713 2005 Peabody Award for CNN: Hurricane Katrina
\n\u2713 2004 Overseas Press Club for CNN’s Anatomy of a Raid
\n\u2713 2003 CINE Award for CNN’s War in Iraq: The Road to Baghdad
\n\u2713 2002 Overseas Press Club Award for CNN’s post 9-11 coverage
\n\u2713 2001 Edward R. Murrow Award for CNN’s coverage of Sierra Leone
\n\u2713 1995 duPont Award for CNN’s coverage of the Moscow uprising
\n\u2713 1995 Overseas Press Club for CNN’s coverage of the Moscow uprising
\n\u2713 1994 duPont Award for CNN’s coverage of Bosnia
\n\u2713 1993 Golden CableACE Award for CNN’s coverage of the Gulf War
\n\u2713 1993 Emmy Award for CNN’s coverage of Somalia
\n\u2713 1993 Emmy Award for CNN’s coverage of Somalia
\n\u2713 1993 Sigma Delta Chi Award for CNN’s coverage of Somalia
\n\u2713 1992 Peabody Award for CNN’s coverage of attempted coup d’etat in the Soviet Union
\n\u2713 1991 Peabody Institutional Award: CNN for its coverage of The Soviet Coup
\n\u2713 1990 duPont Award for CNN’s Coverage of China
\n\u2713 1990 Peabody Institutional Award: CNN for its Coverage of The Persian Gulf War
\n\u2713 1989 Peabody Award for CNN’s Coverage of China<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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