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Daily Archives: November 3, 2019

Police beat up photojournalists in Srinagar

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ISLAMABAD – Police in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) beat up photojournalists when they were filming anti-India demonstrations in Srinagar. READ MORE: UK Parliament to elect new Speaker to replace John Bercow on eve of dissolution According to Kashmir Media Service, at least three photojournalists alleged that they were beaten up by police personnel as they […]


When journalists are targeted, societies suffer, says UN Chief

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UNITED NATIONS: “When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole pay a price,” warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres as the world body observed the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. “Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a world of confusion and disinformation”, said the […]


Women in journalism

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EVEN in the field of journalism, women are not spared the narrow interpretations of toxic masculinity regarding their behaviour. It has been revealed in a survey conducted by the nonprofit initiative Media Matters for Democracy that online harassment affects the work of 95pc of women journalists in Pakistan. The report, titled Hostile Bytes — A […]


Media not acknowledging Sindh govt’s miraculous reforms in health and education: Ghani

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Sindh Information, Archives and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani has said it is indeed a matter of pride for the Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) that the country’s founder and one of the greatest leaders of the world, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, had attended the educational institute when it used to be only school. He said […]