S S Al Arafin | Journalist, Multimedia Storyteller & Media Trainer
Currently at Prothom Alo

Journalist • Multimedia Storyteller • Media Trainer

S S Al
Arafin

Senior Content Creator at Prothom Alo. Reporting national developments, leading multimedia production and helping newsrooms adopt smarter digital workflows.

Dhaka, Bangladesh Media training & professional collaboration
S S Al Arafin, journalist and Senior Content Creator at Prothom Alo Journalism / Multimedia / Training
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Bangladesh
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01 / Profile
Editorial introduction

Reporting the story. Shaping how it reaches people.

Senior content creator with six-plus years at Prothom Alo, combining an MDS in Economics and a journalism degree with advanced training from CUNY, DW Akademie and Fojo Media Institute.

6+Years of journalism and multimedia experience at Prothom Alo
3Training institutions: NIMCO, PIB and BIJEM
BDTraining media professionals across Bangladesh

His work spans national assignments, newsroom coordination, copy editing, cross-platform publishing, mobile journalism, explainers, short documentary production and live broadcasts reaching millions of viewers.

02 / Focus
Journalism practice

From the field to the final frame.

01 — COVERAGE

High-Priority Coverage

Major national assignments, prime ministerial programs, military events and key political party conventions.

02 — REPORTING

High-Stakes Reporting

The July Uprising of 2024, national and local elections, and mega-project inaugurations.

03 — OPERATIONS

Newsroom Leadership

Coordinating field and desk teams, assigning correspondents, copy editing and cross-platform publishing.

04 — PRODUCTION

Multimedia Production

Field and desk reporting, MoJo, explainer videos, camera work and short documentary filmmaking.

05 — LIVE

Live Broadcasting

Live broadcasts, social streams, webinars and online special programs for audiences at scale.

03 / Experience
Newsroom record

A career built across reporting, production and training.

2021 — Present
Prothom Alo

Senior Content Creator

Leads field and desk reporting, coordinates coverage teams, handles newsroom copy and cross-platform publishing, and produces MoJo, explainer, documentary and live content.

National CoverageNewsroom OperationsMultimediaLive Broadcasts
2024 — Present
Independent Practice

Freelance Media & Digital Skills Trainer

Conducts practical sessions for media professionals at NIMCO, PIB and BIJEM, covering digital content workflows, AI in newsrooms, mobile journalism, field production and smartphone storytelling.

AI in JournalismMoJoDigital Production
2019 — 2020
Prothom Alo

Intern Multimedia Journalist

2017 — 2019
ULAB TV

Head of Broadcast

Apprenticeship program under the Media Studies and Journalism Department, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.

04 / Stories
Selected coverage

Work that will live beyond the CV.

The story architecture is ready. Add verified coverage links, dates, photographs and platform details when available.

05 / Multimedia
Video journalism

Stories designed to be seen, heard and understood.

06 / Field Notes
Newsroom & field gallery
Beyond the newsroom

Training the next generation of storytellers.

Practical training for journalists and communication professionals—built around the realities of field reporting, digital production and modern newsroom workflows.

AI in JournalismDigital ContentMobile JournalismSmartphone StorytellingNewsroom WorkflowField Production
NIMCO

National Institute of Mass Communication

Sessions on digital content creation workflows.

PIB

Press Institute Bangladesh

Practical AI integration in newsrooms and research for working journalists and communication professionals.

BIJEM

BIJEM

Hands-on workshops on mobile journalism, field production and smartphone storytelling techniques.

07 / Education
Academic foundation

Economics meets journalism.

Jahangirnagar University

Master in Development Studies (MDS)

Department of Economics
Passing year: 2025

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

BSS in Media Studies and Journalism

Major concentration: Business Journalism
Passing year: 2019

08 / Learning
Professional training & fellowships

Learning that changes the newsroom practice.

2025

AI in Journalism

5-day training — DW Akademie & Prothom Alo

2025

Narrative Journalism — “News in Tales”

Canadian High Commission & MRDI

2024

Visual Reporting Boot Camp

News production mentoring — Fojo Media Institute & MRDI

2021

Video Business Accelerator

6-month program — CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York

2019

Mobile Journalism — “The Future of Journalism”

Yousuf Omar — organized by DW Akademie

09 / Skills
Editorial toolkit

Capabilities, not percentages.

01 — Reporting

Journalism

  • Field Reporting
  • Fact-checking
  • Narrative Storytelling
  • Copy Editing
02 — Production

Video & Visual

  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Camera Filming
  • Mobile Filming
  • Visual Direction
03 — Live

Digital & Broadcast

  • OBS
  • StreamYard
  • Digital Publishing
  • AI Tools
04 — Operations

Leadership

  • Newsroom Coordination
  • Leadership
  • Public Speaking
  • Interpersonal Communication
05 — Safety

Digital Hygiene

  • Basic Digital Hygiene
  • Secure Communication
06 — Languages

Communication

  • Bengali — Native
  • English — Advanced
10 / Credentials
Language & references

Professional context, kept concise.

BengaliNative
EnglishAdvanced

Prof. Din M. Sumon Rahman, PhD

Head of Department, Media Studies and Journalism
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

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Contact / Collaboration

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