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Salmaan Taseer ’
Feb 16th, 2012 |
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Category: Threats to Journalists
On Monday’s Capital Talk, Hamid Mir reviewed a clip from the Difa-e-Pakistan Council’s rally in Karachi on Sunday. At issue was something that has become a troubling trend in Pakistan – threats to journalists. For those who do not understand Urdu, please allow me to explain. The clip that Hamid Mir played shows Qari Sheikh […]
Tags: Difa-e-Pakistan, Hamid Gul, Hamid Mir, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, militants, Qari Sheikh Yaqoob, Salmaan Taseer, Tehrik-e-Hurmat-e-Rasool, Wajahat S. Khan Posted in Threats to Journalists |
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Oct 13th, 2011 |
By admin |
Category: Jang, The News
On the front page of The News on Wednesday, Ansar Abbasi makes the shocking revelation that Naval Chief Admiral (R) Saeed Muhammad Khan, under whose oversight the controversial purchase of French Agosta submaries took place, has told the court investigating the scandal that it wasn’t his fault. It must be an interesting world that Ansar […]
Tags: Ansar Abbasi, Daily Jang, Jang Group, Mumtaz Qadri, Salmaan Taseer, The News Posted in Jang, The News |
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Jul 6th, 2011 |
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Category: Dunya
Two items must be noted about the episode of Khari Baat of 4 July. First is that Mubashir Lucman repeats the old debunked visa conspiracy theory. Actually this claim that there are 7,000 Raymond Davis’s running around Pakistan is not only disproven but quite ridiculous also. In February, Ambassador Husain Haqqani held a press conference […]
Tags: Aapas Ki Baat, Dunya TV, Husain Haqqani, Khari Baat, Meher Bokahri, Mubashir Lucman, Mukhtar Mai, Najam Sethi, Salmaan Taseer, Samaa TV, sensationalism, visa conspiracy Posted in Dunya |
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Feb 10th, 2011 |
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Category: Uncategorized
Media is ofter termed a ‘watch dog’ and indeed this is one important role of the media. Personally, I think this is a poor metaphor. For one thing, ‘watch dog’ assumes that there is an outside threat and that its master must be protected and never questioned. In the case of media it is too […]
Tags: Ahmed Quraishi, Bill O'Reilly, distorted, FOX News, Meher Bokhari, misleading, Mosharraf Zaidi, Mumtaz Qadri, Propaganda, Raymond Davis, Salmaan Taseer, The News Posted in Uncategorized |
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Jan 25th, 2011 |
By admin |
Category: PEMRA, Samaa TV
Meher Bokhari’s story should be a permanent fixture in journalism school as a warning to those future media stars who might be tempted to sacrifice all consideration of ethics, responsibility, and the safety of others for a boost in ratings and personal careers. The final chapter in Bokhari’s story has not been written, though, and […]
Tags: Ethics, extremism, Farieha Idrees, Media Talibans, Meher Bokhari, Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi, News Beat, PEMRA, Responsibility, Salmaan Taseer, Samaa TV Posted in PEMRA, Samaa TV |
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Jan 17th, 2011 |
By admin |
Category: Jang, The News
I must admit that I was surprised to see Ahmed Quraishi eulogizing Salmaan Taseer this morning. He eloquently praises the late Governor for his principled stand and laments his killing. But I also found his column somewhat crass – a political operative exploiting a national tragedy to promote his political agenda. Ahmed Quraishi’s eulogy for […]
Tags: Ahmed Quraishi, bogey men, extremist liberals, Hamid Mir, Jang Group, political propaganda, Salmaan Taseer, The News Posted in Jang, The News |
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Jan 11th, 2011 |
By admin |
Category: PEMRA, Samaa TV, Waqt TV
PEMRA is finding itself in the spotlight this week, its actions getting mixed reviews from commenters for its inconsistency in enforcing electronic media regulations. Blog Cafe Pyala notes that PEMRA issued fines on Rs. 1 million each to Samaa TV and Waqt TV for airing an interview of Mumtaz Qadri who has confessed to murdering […]
Tags: advertising, Cafe Pyala, fines, PEMRA, regulations, Salmaan Taseer, Samaa TV, Shahid Saeed, Tārikh-nāma, Waqt TV Posted in PEMRA, Samaa TV, Waqt TV |
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Jan 8th, 2011 |
By admin |
Category: Uncategorized
Much is said about the role of media as watch dog. This is almost always used as a justification for criticising government policy or accusing someone of corruption, usually without any evidence. It’s true that keeping watch over politicians and government officials is part of media’s role in society (though it must be done honestly […]
Tags: Ali Dayan Hasan, International Herald Tribune, Media Talibans, Salmaan Taseer, self-censorship Posted in Uncategorized |
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Jan 6th, 2011 |
By admin |
Category: Ethics
Samad Khurram’s latest column for Express Tribune explains why the out of control media shares some responsibility for the death of Salmaan Taseer, and why it is so imperative that we get it under control before it destroys us all. It is quite likely that the tragic murder of Salmaan Taseer, much like the other […]
Tags: Ethics, Express Tribune, Responsibility, Salmaan Taseer, Samad Khurram Posted in Ethics |
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Jan 4th, 2011 |
By admin |
Category: Geo TV, Jang
The media response to the assassination of Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer today has been deplorable. Just when I think that things can not reach a lower level, I turn on my TV to be yet again disappointed. From the comments of Ansar Abbasi and Irfan Siddiqui to Geo’s animated depiction of the vicious murder, the […]
Tags: Ahsan Butt, Ansar Abbasi, Geo TV, Irfan Siddiqui, Jang Group, Salmaan Taseer, violence Posted in Geo TV, Jang |
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