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Inquiry Reports

Inquiry reports

In many a postcolonial country, leaders have adopted institutions inherited from the British while also denuding them of their soul and spirit — among them, inquiries into cases of gross…

Media In 2017

Media in 2017

In the year of Brexit and Donald Trump, neither of which the media saw coming, the talk has been of a broken media, unable to usefully analyse, report or inform…

The Potential Power Of Social Media

The potential power of social media

The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor. The swift action taken by Punjab Police at the giant Hafeez Centre Plaza, Lahore’s largest IT market, from where dozens…

Comparing Media

Comparing media

Mir Hasil Bazinjo, Javed Jabbar, Asad Qaiser, Mian Mehmood-ur Rasheed, Rana Afzal, Gen (r) Abdul Qayum, Senator Saud Majeed, Munzza Hassan, Mehtab Rahidi, Senator Nauman Wazir, Shehryar Afridi, Dr Shoaib…

Misleading Media

Misleading media

Coverage of the Syrian war will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in the history of the American press. Reporting about carnage in the ancient city of…

Media Sexism

Media sexism

Reham Khan has lamented the manner in which her recent divorce was treated by the media. With journalists scrambling to reveal all the ‘skeletons in her closet’ for primetime slots…

Media In Chains

Media in chains

This has been a bad year for freedom of expression in Pakistan. For both media and civil society, both freedom of expression and access to information have, in general, deteriorated…

Citing Foreign Media To Prove Performance!

Citing foreign media to prove performance!

The political atmosphere in the country during the past week has manifested itself in the economy as a major fall in the stock exchanges. Reports indicate that the Karachi Stock…

View Point: The Myth Of Media Neutrality

View Point: The myth of media neutrality

The death and destruction Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip are enduring is hard to watch even on TV screens. Blood soaked bodies of children, men and women of all…

Media: The Threat Of Co-option

Media: the threat of co-option

Around this year’s World Press Freedom Day (May 3) the Pakistani media received considerable attention at home and abroad, and it must calmly address some of the issues raised concerning…