South Asia

So much media yet so little media

IN Media Freedom | 2018-07-25

The media has been assaulted and curbed in the run up to today’s election in Pakistan.


 

So much media yet so little media

BY NUPUR BASU| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |25/07/2018 

The media has been assaulted and curbed in the run up to today’s election in Pakistan.

 

Kabul attack suggests ISIS is now targeting journalists

BY COLLEEN MURRELL| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |11/05/2018

Foreign journalists have been abandoning countries that have become too dangerous, and local journalists who replace them are now in the line of fire.

 

‘Where is Prageeth?’

BY LAXMI MURTHY| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |24/01/2018

The cartoonist disappeared 8 years ago this day. His wife’s struggle to find him shines a light on Sri Lanka’s dismal record on enforced disappearances

 

Rebutting an under-informed critic

BY SUBIR BHAUMIK| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |05/12/2017

I have severe objections to writers like Sabith use a broad-brush technique to see the 'Myanmar authorities' as one single monolith.

 

Is the Western media really biased on Rohingyas?

BY MUHAMMED SABITH| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |03/12/2017

There are instances in Bhaumik’s article which make one wonder whether it was written to defend and justify actions of the Myanmar authorities.

 

Western double standards in Myanmar reporting

BY SUBIR BHAUMIK| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |25/11/2017

The western media has taken a line on the Rohingya crisis and anything that contradicts that line, such as jihadi barbarism, is ignored

 

How the Pakistan media fed Qandeel to the jackals

BY AKSHITA NAGPAL| IN OPINION |14/10/2017

A documentary incriminates the media in the events leading up to the murder of Qandeel Baloch, a young woman with big dreams.

 

Muslim countries’ verdict on triple talaq ruling

BY ANKITA PANDEY| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |26/08/2017

The media in Pakistan and West Asia gave wide coverage to the landmark ruling but recognition was tempered by suspicion of the BJP's intentions.

 

An unending trial

BY AYESHA SIDDIQA| IN OPINION |09/11/2016

Even if geo-political liberal scholars want to make an effort is there sufficient tolerance amongst the state institutions to hear their voice?

 

Pak's new cyber law

IN MEDIA WATCH BRIEFS |12/08/2016

Pakistan’s legislature has put its stamp of approval on the controversial Pakistan Electronic Crimes Bill, which would enable the government to take down online content “in the interests of the glory of Islam,” reports Hindustan Times. Under the provisions of the bill, ISPs may also be ordered to block online content if it..

 

The multi-hued Pakistan media

BY JYOTI MALHOTRA| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |09/10/2016 

Watch their commentary on the current standoff and discover a rich world of diverse opinion, jingoism, humour, satire and impertinence.

 

Afghanistan journalists’ worsening reporting perils

BY PHELIM KINE| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |26/03/2016

Government officials and elements of the Afghan military accounted for many of the attacks – 82 cases, or 43 percent, according to the AFJC.

 

Global news from a South Asian perspective

BY Aman Malik |IN MEDIA BUSINESS|24/01/2016

‘People want to see the world from a South Asian lens. They have never had this opportunity before.’

 

GoHomeIndianMedia

IN MEDIA PRACTICE |05/05/2015 

Nepali outrage over what many see as crass, insensitive and self-glorifying coverage by the Indian media has erupted on Twitter.

 

Dhaka media controversy: enraged by a picture

IN MEDIA FREEDOM |09/03/2015

A picture of an Islamist in a Dhaka paper has aroused the anger of the Prime Minister.

 

Bangladesh media on the Indian elections

BY Sreelata Menon| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |07/06/2014

Dominant in every media piece is the underlying concern of what a Modi government might do to Bangladesh.

 

Pakistan: the Pemra mess

BY JAVED JABBAR| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |28/04/2014

The sacking of the media regulatory authority chairman last fortnight shows that the nexus between regulator and government has deepened, instead of being weakened over the past 12 years,

 

Media helps bring change in Afghanistan

BY NUPUR BASU| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |08/04/2014

The free media covered the election in Afghanistan very well and did a wonderful job of awareness raising,

 

Attacks on truth

BY SIDRAH ROGHAY|IN MEDIA PRACTICE|05/04/2014

Every journalist knows that some lines are best not crossed in Karachi, the commercial hub of Pakistan. After all it is better to be safe than sorry, or dead.

 

About the Geo-ISI episode

BY JAVED JABBAR| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |22/05/2014

The complaint addressed by the Ministry of Defence against Geo TV to Pemra is as extreme and excessive as Geo's own live telecast of an unverified statement alleging the involvement of ISI and its DG in the attack on Hamid Mir.

 

Afghan media blazes new trails

IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/04/2013 

It's a far cry from the days of the Taliban, when satellite dishes were banned.

 

Lanka policy gets media flak

IN MEDIA PRACTICE |24/03/2013

The Tamil Nadu-based media exerted high decibel pressure on Indian foreign policy with regard to Sri Lanka.

 

A CJ is impeached, media outraged

IN MEDIA PRACTICE |16/01/2013

The latest attempt to curb the independence of the judiciary has been fearlessly criticised by a media itself under attack.

 

Kasab's hanging: facts missed, misreported

IN MEDIA PRACTICE|24/11/2012

The media have failed to either question or to create a debate on why the entire operation was a closely guarded secret.

 

No to vigil aunties

IN MEDIA MONITORING |25/01/2012

A Pakistani morning show turns to moral policing on couples, stirring major outcry against media's "vigil-aunties" in the country,

 

Afghans take to SMS journalism

BY Paromita Pain| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |19/10/2011

Radio Azadi is facilitating citizen journalism in strife torn Afghanistan. Because the service is anonymous and discrete, women are also able to correspond actively with Radio Azadi. They wanted to know why the Taliban burnt down schools. ??

 

Waving the Tamil card

BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |02/09/2011

The rejection of the clemency petition of those involved in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination and the debate over capital punishment has provided the opportunity for some Tamil publications to wave the ethnic card again,

 

Promoting Pak-Afghan Media Collaboration

IN OPINION |26/07/2011

The attempt to promote and facilitate collaboration was aimed at improving coverage and understanding of Afghanistan and issues of common interest in Pakistan through bringing on board the mainstream media.

 

Putting Balochistan on the national media map

BY Adnan Rehmat| IN OPINION |18/06/2011

As the rest of Balochistan waits to plug into the vibrant media scene, Quetta has become the provincial hub of media activity.

 

Silenced once again

BY Adnan Rehmat| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |02/06/2011

The evolution of Pakistan’s independent broadcast media coincided with the rise of terrorism in the country…While over 70 have been killed, a staggering 2,000-plus have been injured, arrested or kidnapped

 

Pakistan’s opinion onslaught

BY Themrise Khan|IN MEDIA PRACTICE|04/08/2010

English newspapers in Pakistan are now divided into two prominent sections. There is ‘news of the day’ and then there is ‘my’ news of the day. It’s all about personal opinion. And on television it is self-obsessed histrionics.

 

In Pakistan, journalist Shabina goes green

IN MEDIA PRACTICE |02/06/2010

By putting environmental issues on the agenda in the Urdu Press, Karachi-based journalist Shabina Faraz was able to tap the mass circulation of that media, and take green concerns to an entirely new audience.

 

Sri Lanka's media-friendly turnaround

IN MEDIA FREEDOM|15/05/2010

What are the reasons behind the recent presidential pardon awarded to dissident journalist Jayaprakash

 

Shaping media in Bhutan

BY sevanti ninan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |09/05/2010 

In a nascent democracy like Bhutan, the media is perceived as having a socially committed role to play, and the government is actively promoting media development.

 

Hard to beat the General

BY Visa Ravindran|IN MEDIA PRACTICE|20/09/2009

Musharraf's gift of the gab and perfectly strategised TV skills disarm viewers and persuade them to suspend disbelief at least for the moment.

 

The Story Makers: foreign journalists in Pakistan

BY Themrise Khan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |19/04/2009

Foreign news bureaus in the country are multiplying, but is the foreign media portraying a skewed image of Pakistan or are they simply reporting the reality

 

Obama—the view from Pakistan

BY Faisal Kapadia| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |09/11/2008

How cool it would be to have a Muslim in the most powerful seat in the world. Obviously today everyone is looking for a foot in the right door, and the White House is one hell of a door.

 

Pak TV in 2008 

BY Themrise Khan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |28/12/2008

Mis-reporting has been another serious irritant over the past year. It has been virtually impossible to depend on television news for accurate information.

 

Sri Lanka--A rapid downhill course

BY IFJ|IN MEDIA PRACTICE|02/05/2008

Verbal and physical attacks, harassment, restrictions on access and vilification of media personnel have become a common feature in the lives of journalists.

 

Restoring freedom to the media in Pakistan

BY sevanti ninan| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |23/02/2008 

A new Hoot study describes the dimensions of the problem, even as victorious leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz commit themselves to lifting restrictions on the press.

 

Countering the displeasure of Allah

BY Shayoni Sarkar|IN MEDIA MONITORING|16/01/2008

In 2007, fundamentalist ire in Pakistan against sinful media picks up steam, beginning with no incidents in January and ending with 23 in December alone.

 

Those silent TV screens

BY Themrise Khan| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |09/11/2007

Today, when Benazir Bhutto was due to leave Islamabad to attend a rally in Rawalpindi, there was no way of knowing which areas were cordoned off and which were still accessible.

 

News television and political upheaval in Pakistan

BY Themrise Khan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |17/06/2007

With its no-holds-barred broadcasts, Pakistani mediaøs new revolution may actually be a cause and not effect of the current crisis.

 

Another neglected neighbour

BY Ammu Joseph| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |26/03/2007

Several stories related to the conflict in Sri Lanka remain untold by the Indian media, including the situation of the embattled media in Sri Lanka.

 

Tamilnet and the LTTE

BY MAYA RANGANATHAN| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |06/11/2007

Although Tamilnet’s stand vis-à-vis Tamil nationhood and its bias towards the LTTE is clear, it remains a preferred news source for three reasons.

 

Painting the Tiger with new stripes

BY maya r| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |30/08/2006 

The article that informs readers that Pirabakaran spent amounts equal to what he spent on war on the orphanages, does not ask why such orphanages were required to be set up in the region.

 

Nepal king bares his heart to Time

BY Sudeshna Sarkar| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |20/04/2005

The state-run Rising Nepal daily focused on the king`s contention that the coup was conducted to bring peace in a country racked by a nine-year-old insurgency, and that it was supported by the masses.

 

BSF vs Bangladesh media

BY Nava Thakuria| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |20/06/2005

The Daily Star investigates BSF allegations and declares them unfounded.

 

Information denial, the Junta way

BY Nava Thakuria| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |04/09/2005

The Information Minister even appealed to Myanmarese journalists to launch a counter-offensive against the media offensive of internal and external "terrorist destructive elements."

 

Whither journalism in Sri Lanka?

BY Sanjana Hattotuwa| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |07/05/2005

Sivaram’s death is a damning indictment of the future of media reform in Sri Lanka.

 

TV channel reporter’s Maoist links: Nepal army

IN MEDIA PRACTICE |11/05/2005

The video the army played portrayed the Nepal1 reporter as being in the know about the ambush, and even pointing out the arrival of the three army vehicles to the gun-wielding Maoists.

 

Tamil Tigers start a satellite TV channel

BY M.R. Narayan Swamy| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |30/03/2005

For a group that had hardly 40 members in 1983, it now has all the trappings of a sovereign government. The newly set up television channel will be another step in that direction.

 

Journalists join movement for democracy in Nepal

BY adhikary| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |15/04/2004

Democracy and journalism are mutually reinforcing, say journalists in Nepal who are out on the street with protestors.

 

Grim poll eve portents for Sri Lankan media

BY Champika Liyanaarachchi| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |19/03/2004

In the run up to the polls the media in Sri Lanka invites threats and intimidation, while its reporting is marked by biases.

 

No tears for Dhaka

BY Khalid Hasan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |28/05/2004

More on how the Pakistani media abdicated when the majority seceded from the minority in 1971.

 

Abu Ghraib and after-A Pakistani view

| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |17/05/2004

Before we begin to lecture the world on human rights, we should examine our own sorry record and apologise for it, says a Pakistani scribe.

 

The media in Pakistan has come a long way

IN MEDIA PRACTICE |01/01/1900

The media today is perhaps  the only institution in Pakistan which enjoys the highest levels of political clout, commercial power and intellectual legitimacy.

 

Geo rescues Pakistanis from PTV

BY B Muralidhar Reddy| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/10/2003

One year on, Pakistan`s first independent infotainment channel, uplinked from Dubai, is proving to be a liberal, feisty, breath of fresh air.

 

New press laws in Pakistan look scary

IN MEDIA PRACTICE |09/09/2002

The federal government has suddenly showered the country with ordinances relating to journalism in Pakistan without revealing the content of these laws.

 

Kabul weekly reappears after five years

IN MEDIA PRACTICE |27/05/2002

Five years after being driven out of existence by the Taliban, the independent Kabul Weekly hit the streets in the Afghan capital this week.

 

Afghanistan—lots of press, little freedom

BY carter| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |04/11/2003

Though media is flowering in post-Taliban Afghanistan, it lacks skilled personnel and resources, and is threatened and intimidated by both the government and the warlords.

 

Bangladesh Television embarrasses the government with its black out

IN MEDIA FREEDOM |14/04/2002

A bomb blast which causes 22 deaths and injured a 100 was ignored during the prime time evening news bulletin.

 

PAKISTANS MEDIA FINDS ITS WINGS CLIPPED IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

BY Ashrad Sharif| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |14/04/2002

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Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.                 

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