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Press under stress

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For a commercial media outlet, the major source of revenue in Pakistan is advertising. With the arrival of the internet and the liberalisation of the airwaves – a near-global phenomenon – the commercial press is under stress. In fact, with the arrival of the internet, newspapers the world over were faced with a Catch-22 situation. […]


Advertising too needs a code of ethics

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LAHORE: The media need a code of ethics not only for news stories but also for advertisements that generate revenue for media outlets, several panellists said on Monday. They were speaking at a seminar, Public Dialogue: Towards an Ethical Media In Pakistan, organised by Rozan and the secretariat of Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism (PCEJ), […]