“Crisis-driven media cannot afford to hang about for too long. As a business needs cash turnover, the media needs a crisis turnover and are engaged in crisis production that seeks to find ways of manufacturing them in an easily consumable, spectator-friendly format.” –– Arundhati Roy The above words of Arundhati Roy represent the exact scenario […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression is concerned over the arrest and harassment of editor of an independent news website, Huang Qi and three citizen-journalists, who were the contributors to the site, in China. Quoting the information from Reporters Without Borders (RSF), PPF Secretary General […]
HYDERABAD: Activists of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and members of civil society organisations took out a rally in protest against the Larkana incident and demanded that the government ensure protection of life and property of minorities in the country. They marched from the old campus of Sindh University to the local press […]
An end to the YouTube ban may be on the horizon. There is no definite date for a lifting, but the government seems prepared to move in that direction. The information minister said on March 16 when speaking to journalists in Lahore that software has been developed that will ‘filter controversial content’. If this is […]
Lahore: Despite several official initiatives, prosecution services in Pakistan remain under-utilized and under-publicized. This also served as a prompter for a young Kyrgyz Ms Ekaterina Harsdorf to launch a maiden video-documentary project on the subject in Lahore at the Police Training Academy. Titled “QUEST FOR JUSTICE,” this documentary will highlight the role and importance of […]
Karachi: Karachi is awash with art galleries purveying avant-garde stuff under the label of modern art or an assortment of isms, most of it being incomprehensible to the viewers, who sometimes have to feign appreciation of the works. However, it was a breath of fresh air to view the works of two young artists at […]
KARACHI: All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) President Sarmad Ali has thanked the Federal Minister for Information, Senator Pervaiz Rashid for acceding to the APNS request to extend the last date of renewal of Audit Bureau of Circulation Certificates from 15 days to 3 months. The APNS president hoped that this decision will help member publications […]
EVOLVING situations require constantly evolving regulatory mechanisms, and one area where Pakistan is lacking is in terms of internet safety — even though the World Wide Web and its benefits can hardly be said to be new realities. Last year, the Federal Investigation Agency received more than 1,000 complaints regarding cyber crime, particularly malicious stalking, […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has filed 60 Right to Information (RTI) requests to know about the progress and status of the cases of journalists murdered across the country in the line of duty during 2002-2013. In a statement issued today, Secretary General PPF, Owais Aslam Ali said that Pakistan was amongst the most dangerous […]
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