Younes Shokrkhah

Younes Shokrkhah (born 1957) is an Iranian journalist.

Younes, who lectures on communications and journalism, has been a journalist for thirty years, and is the ICT consultant for ME Printer magazine and a member of the Academic Board of the Center for Media Studies. He has been member of the juries of a dozen press and photo-journalism competitions.

He is Assistant Professor of Mass Communication at University of Tehran, faculty of World Studies and at the same time the Head of the Institute for North American and European Studies (INAES) for six years. He is the head of the Europe Department of the Faculty of World Studies. Younes is a member of Graphic Arts Writers United(gawu).

Professional Background:

1982: starting Journalism (Etelaat [Information] Newspaper)

1983: Editor of Foreign Desk (Kayhan [World] Newspaper) (16 Years)

1990: Member of editorial Council of Sanat-e-Chap [Printing Industry Magazine]

1995: Member of the Scientific council of Rasaneh Quarterly [Mass Communication Quarterly]

2000: Editor of the Iranian Book weekly (4 years)

2001: Launching http://www.jamejamonline.ir (First Online Newspaper in Iran)

2003: Founding Member and Board of Managers of the Iranian Association of Studies on Information Society (IRASIS) (Continues)

2004: Member of the Steering Committee of the WSIS Regional Conference (World Summit on the Information Society)

2005: Launching http://www.hamshahrionline.ir (second Online Newspaper in Iran) (Continues)

2008: Head of the Institute for North American & European Studies - University of Tehran (Continues)

International Activities:

1985: china

• Beijing: coverage of Iran’s Parliament Speaker meeting with Chinese officials and reporting on Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City

• Xian: Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum

• Shanghai: reporting on Shanghai Museum,

1985: Japan

• Tokyo: coverage of Iran’s Parliament Speaker meeting with Japanese officials and reporting on automobile industry

• Nagasaki: reporting on Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum (next to the Peace Park)

1991: Senegal

• Dakar: news coverage of the presence of Iran’s president in OIC Summit

1991: Sudan

• Khartoum: news coverage of the meetings of Iran’s president with Sudanese officials

1991: Saudi Arabia

reporting on:

• Jeddah: second largest city; pilgrimage gateway to Mecca

• Medina: second holiest city in Islam (traditionally spelled Medina in English)

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