Razia Bhatti
Razia Bhatti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 Karachi |
| Died | 12 March 1996 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1967 – 1996 |
| Known for | Founding the staff-owned monthly magazine Newsline in Pakistan in 1989 |
Razia Bhatti (Urdu: رضیہ بھٹی) (born 1944 – died 12 March 1996) was a Pakistani journalist who served as editor of the Herald and Newsline magazines.
When she died at the age of 52, the Pakistan Press Foundation called it "end of a golden chapter of journalism in Pakistan." Bhatti founded staff-owned Newsline magazine with the help of other female journalists after leaving Herald magazine.
She was the editor of Pakistani magazine Herald for 12 years and then she founded Newsline and edited it for 8 years. In 1994, Bhatti received the “Courage in Journalism” award from the New York-based International Women's Media Foundation.