US media rocked by layoffs amid economic gloom
From CNN to the Washington Post, US media are facing tough times, as a series of outlets have announced layoffs this winter amid fears of an economic downturn. Vox Media,…
Voice of the people
AUG 14 and the speeches, conciliatory and denunciatory, are over. Since the chaotic political situation in the country so warrants, it would help briefly to take stock: not just of…
Inside the Red Zone: Saving journalism
Journalism in the digital age is a challenge that many established practitioners are struggling with. In Pakistan, this struggle manifests itself daily on newspapers pages and television screens as reporters,…
China ‘out-STEMs’ the US
A large share of the best universities in the world is said to be in the United States and they are known for excellence. The seventh annual ranking of the…
Boys in the age of feminism
For reasons that are locked into our history, ideology and culture, feminism has become a derogatory word in many places around the world including our own country. Men who openly…
British self-harm
A SPECTRE is haunting Great Britain, to misquote The Communist Manifesto — the spectre of Corbynism. Pursuing the imperfect analogy a bit further, one could say that all the powers…
Government for the people: Holy Grail or a right denied?
We are not good at reading tea leaves. We can speculate on Maulana’s motives but have no idea what particular ‘freedom(s)’ Azadi March is in search of. Is the March…
Echo chambers: fake news fact-checks hobbled by low reach
The European Union has called on Facebook and other platforms to invest more in fact-checking, but a new study shows those efforts may rarely reach the communities worst affected by…
Get real in the new phase
It is possible that many watchers of the country’s political scene may have missed the big inner wave beneath the temporary turbulence that has coincided with the end of the…
To play or not to play
Was the Pakistan Super League final in Lahore an exercise in sheer futility, as it would neither see international cricket return to Pakistan in any meaningful way nor would a…
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