Khalid Al-Shafi

Professor of Media and Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Khalid Al-Shafi is Professor of Media and Editor-in-Chief of The Peninsula, Qatar's English-language newspaper. He combines academic work in teaching and researching media with editorial practice in the newsroom, overseeing the paper's editorial policy and its coverage of Qatari, Gulf and international affairs. His research interests lie in Gulf media and its digital transformation, and in the region's English-language press and its role in addressing international audiences.