Silencing Kashmiri media
The recent arrest of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj has sparked widespread concern about the state of press freedom and journalist safety in Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir. Mehraj is the third…
BBC raids show India’s shrinking media freedom
At around 11 a.m. on Feb 14, some 20 Indian tax officials and police burst into the BBC’s offices in New Delhi, shouting at staff to step away from their…
Public sector governance: a blueprint of policy reforms
Good governance is essential for the economic development of any country. Today, governing Public Sector Companies (PSCs) has become quite challenging for Governments around the globe. In Pakistan, few reforms…
Our times and the media
SOCIAL media platforms, especially Facebook, and their role in our troubled times — outside of Pakistan for once — have been a topic of interest for quite a while. If…
Let social media be
THE sophisticated and imaginative use of social media can endow any entity, particularly governments, with an immeasurable advantage as it acquires the means to communicate directly with the target audience…
Shrinking print
The newspaper print industry is facing a rapid decline. This phenomenon is not restricted to a particular country; it’s being witnessed in many countries to varying degrees. Our own newspapers…
The media and its messages
There was a touch of drama in that episode that deserves a footnote in the history of Pakistan’s struggle for democratic survival. And the issue it highlighted, though familiar and…
Media under fire
THE rapidness with which journalists, rights activists, lawyers and mainstream political parties have come together to defend the right to freedom of expression is obviously due to the seriousness of…
Media and crime
SEX crimes and child abuse are reported to be on the rise in Pakistan. So are mental illnesses and the reach of the media. This is not a coincidence for…
US newspapers feel new pain from newsprint tariffs
US newspapers have taken a hit from a shift to digital news and a sharp loss of advertising, but a round of tariffs on Canadian newsprint is pushing some publications…
