Their Master’s Voice
Hamid Mir I still remember the day when an English daily newspaper, owned by late Salman Taseer, the former governor of Punjab, ran a front-page…
Tag Archives: Pakistani Media
‘PEMRA CoC Is MoU Between TV Channels And Govt’
Freedom Network spoke to the government to find out how the new code of conduct was formulated for Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) recently…
Travails Of Live Media Coverage In Pakistan
Haroon Rashid Sometime in 2011 a popular anchor of state-run PTV channel invite me to his primetime talk show. I had by that time taken…
TV Anchor, CEO Indicted In ‘Contempt Of Court’ Case
The Supreme Court indicted 5 January 2015 ARY News anchorperson Mubashar Lucman and channel’s CEO Salman Iqbal in a ‘contempt of court case’ relating to…
E-Bulletin For December 2014
December 2014 Dec 01: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists observe countrywide protest against attacks on DunyaNews, DawnNews and Abbtak TV channels’ DSNG vans in…
Smaller Provinces’ Complaint Against Mainstream Media
There is a general sense in Pakistan’s two smaller provinces – Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – and the border regions with Afghanistan that the mainstream…
Afghan Court Orders Release of Pakistani Journalist
Freedom Network [FN] welcomes release of Pakistani journalist Faizullah Khan by an Afghan High Court after his conviction on account of “illegal stay” in Afghanistan….
Pakistan Suspends ARY News & Geo Entertainment Channels
Freedom Network [FN] is alarmed at speed the electronic media regulatory body PEMRA is suspending lincences of free-to-air private independent news and entertainment channels as…
Geo Suspension A Step Back For FoE & RTI In Pakistan
Freedom Network [FN] is alarmed at the precedent of limited duration banning of the broadcast operations of independent 24/7 Geo News channel because it reflects…
Divided Media Endangering Safety Of Journalists
What happened within the media world in the country after the murderous attack on April 19, 2014, on one of Pakistan’s most powerful voices in…
Hamid Mir Attack Probe: A Litmus Test of Justice For Media
The space is shrinking for independent journalism in Pakistan because of continuous violence against journalists by militants and state agencies. The attack on Hamid Mir,…
Journalists And Conflict Of Interest
Why should Najam Sethi, one of the most prominent names in Pakistani journalism, have to accept the position of a ‘caretaker’ of a non-journalism…
The State Of Media In Pakistan – Special Overview On Radio
—————————————————————————————————————– Freedom Network presents a special, exclusive series authored by seasoned journalist and analyst Haroon Rashid that takes a close look at how advancing…
Security Threats: Govt, Media Meet To Control Situation
The two-member ministerial committee of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has met media houses’ representatives, working journalists and media development and safety expert to thrash…
No Justice 3 Years After Wali Khan Babar Murder
Three years have passed since the murder of Geo TV journalist Wali Khan Babar in Karachi. While no justice has been found in Babar’s case,…
The State Of Media In Pakistan – Special Overview On Print
—————————————————————————————————————– Freedom Network presents a special, exclusive series authored by seasoned journalist and analyst Haroon Rashid that takes a close look at how advancing…
December 2013 Media Review
Police described it as “cracker bomb attack” on Express Media group’s offices in Karachi on December 2 but its effects were felt widely among the…
“The State Of Media In Pakistan – Special Overview On TV
—————————————————————————————————————– Freedom Network presents a special, exclusive series authored by seasoned journalist and analyst Haroon Rashid that takes a close look at how…
Becoming News: Pakistani Media in Ethical Controversy
A rare debate on media ethics has erupted within the media sector in Pakistan based on a controversy over privileged video reporting access to a…