https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X211017329 Media International Australia 1–16 © The Author(s) 2021 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/1329878X211017329 journals.sagepub.com/home/mia Corresponding author: Muhammad Ittefaq, William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, The University of Kansas, 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. Email: muhammadittefaq@ku.edu Twitter: @IttefaqM 1017329MIA 0 0 10.1177/1329878X211017329Media International AustraliaIttefaq et al. research-article 2021 Original Article Converged journalism: practices and influences in Pakistan Muhammad Ittefaq The University of Kansas, USA Waqas Ejaz National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan Shahira S Fahmy The American University in Cairo, Egypt Ammar Malik Sheikh Forman Christian College, Pakistan Abstract Based on the hierarchy of influences model, we explored journalists’ understanding and perceptions about media convergence in Pakistan’s media industry and its influence on journalistic practices and routines. In-depth interviews with Pakistani news practitioners revealed several challenges hindering the successful implementation of media convergence in Pakistan. These challenges included the lack of resources for incorporating digital technologies, the lack of financial incentives, and stringent journalistic work routines, we found that technology-induced routines have severely affected both the personal and the professional lives of media practitioners. The adoption of convergence in Pakistan has been largely based on economic and commercial concerns rather than attempts to improve the quality of media content. Overall, the work contributes to the media convergence literature by providing insights from an emerging non-Western media system. Keywords interactive media, media convergence, Pakistani journalists, the hierarchy of influences model