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= Hassaan Shazuli = Hassaan Shazuli (born July 4, 2000) is a journalist based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He counts five years of experience working across print, electronic and digital media platforms. His articles are often investigative in style and cover issues relating to the society and environment. Hassaan reports with a focus on stories that go under-reported on mainstream media platforms.

Childhood and Education
Hassaan began his education at Atamie International School and then moved to Zahira College Colombo where he spent most of his school years since 2004. He was actively involved in many clubs and societies. Towards the latter part of his career, he headed the Media Unit of the college.

The Sunday Times
Hassaan began his career as a trainee journalist at The Sunday Times straight out of school in 2018. During his tenure, he reported for the website and the print editions of the Sunday Times. He launched the Sunday Times WhatsApp News Alert Service and a newsletter that garnered thousands of subscribers. Just a few months into his job, Hassaan was selected to be part of a team that toured Batticaloa and reported from the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, in the aftermath of the April 21st terrorist attacks in 2019. Prior to that, he also covered Sri Lanka's political coup in 2018, by publishing rolling updates on the website of The Sunday Times.

News 1st
In 2020, Hassaan entered the field of broadcast journalism as he moved to MTV/MBC Channels Pvt. Ltd., and was a part of its news arm, News 1st. He anchored the channel's prime-time nightly news bulletin and was also a producer of the same. Hassaan hosted a show 'Lost and Forgotten' which revolved around the history behind various communities in Sri Lanka. The show gained traction among academics both in Sri Lanka and overseas. He was also part of the team of journalists that appeared on Face The Nation - Sri Lanka's only English current affairs debate programme.

Freelancer
In July 2022, Hassaan quit his job as an Executive News Reporter at News 1st and began freelancing for global media institutions. He has since written for Al Jazeera, VICE World News, The New Arab , and Mongabay.