Syed Talat Hussain
Syed Talat Hussain is a Pakistani journalist, YouTuber, and former cricketer. He currently hosts a prime time current affairs talk show on Samaa TV titled Red Line with Talat.
Personal life
Education
Hussain holds a master’s degree from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
Cricket
In 2001, Hussain played one List A cricket match for Islamabad cricket team.
Family
Syed Talat Hussain is the brother of the political scientist and defence analyst Rifaat Hussain.
His son, Shamyl Hussain, has played cricket for Pakistan national under-19 cricket team.
Media career
Hussain began his career in journalism in the 1990s and subsequently established himself as a prominent figure in Pakistani media. Over the course of his career, he has held several senior editorial positions, including serving as Executive Director of News and Current Affairs at AAJ TV. He has worked with multiple national television networks, including PTV, Dawn News, and Geo News. He has hosted a prime-time current affairs talk show, Red Line with Talat, on Samaa TV. In addition to his work in television, he is active on digital media platforms, where he produces commentary on political and social issues through his YouTube channel. He has also contributed to print journalism, writing for publications such as Newsline, Daily Dawn, and Daily Times.
In 2022, Hussain, who had been a vocal critic of the PTI government and Imran Khan, faced many problems during the PTI ruling period; he was taken off air by Geo News among many other things to cause him problems due to his reporting.
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Publications
State of the Pakistani Media, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1996, 26 p.Journalism Education in Pakistan: Problems and Solutions, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1996, 53 p. Co-authored with Martin Loeffelholz.The Basics of Reporting and Editing, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1997, 37 p.