KARACHI: Today, journalism is under siege. On the one hand, journalists’ objectivity faces threat from extremists groups like the Islamic State and, on the other hand, from politicians like US president-elect Donald Trump. This was stated by Dr Lawrence Pintak, professor and founding dean of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at the Washington […]
While taking the notice of safety and security issues being faced by journalists and media workers, Sindh information department has appointed a focal person to address the problems. The decision has been taken followed by the meeting between Secretary Information Department Imran Atta Soomro and Owais Aslam Ali, secretary general of Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF). […]
By PEERZADA SALMAN KARACHI: Artists look back in time for multiple reasons. The one reason that almost all artists have in common is their urge to somehow recreate the past to put it alongside the present in order to understand the continuum of history. An ongoing exhibition at the Gallerie Sadequain, Frere Hall, organised by the […]
By I.A. REHMAN DAY after tomorrow, the people of Pakistan will join the rest of humankind in celebrating Human Rights Day. The government too will indulge in ritualistic rhetoric. An honest approach should persuade it to do some soul-searching, for human rights in Pakistan face serious threats today. Of late, the most fundamental human right — […]
KARACHI: How to make a good headline is an art. How to place it in a column is a craft. An assistant editor at Dawn, Humair Ishtiaq, said this while addressing a session, titled ‘Working in Newsroom’, at the first International Marathon Conference, Media Education: Theory, Industry and Research on Wednesday. He spoke at length about […]
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