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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), […]


Call to monitor ethical journalism practices

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KARACHI: Former Minister for Information and Broadcasting Javed Jabbar said at a roundtable discussion that there is a need of establishing an independent watchdog “News Broadcast Standard Authority” comprising senior media professionals and civil society to oversee and monitor ethical journalism practices in media in Pakistan. He said that there should be an independent body […]


Journalism after 10 years?

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“Don’t think journalism is going away. Delivery systems may change from paper to computers, and reporters may be renamed ‘content providers’” — Samuel G Freedman, Letters to a Young Journalist. In my contemporary journalism class at the University of Iowa, I debated with my professors over the content of social media versus real newsroom journalism. […]


Write and wrong

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By: Kamal Siddiqi It is a pertinent question. How can we teach ethics to a journalist who sleeps on an empty stomach? Such and other questions came up in Karachi at a workshop conducted by the Coalition for Ethical Journalism, an alliance of organizations working for promoting media ethics in the country. When I mentioned […]


Mind your Media: ‘Citizen journalists should tap into what media overlooks’

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KARACHI: News media often overlooks topics that the public feels need coverage – sometimes it turns a blind eye and sometimes it is sheer laziness. This is where social bloggers and citizen journalists come in. They don’t only hold the insight to share personal stories but also the power to mobilise the media, government and […]


Ethical journalism needs collaboration

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Islamabad: Recently the Technical Advisory Committee of Coalition for Ethical Journalism (CEJ) Pakistan has stressed the need for increased collaboration to ensure ethical media practices.The Technical committee met here at the launch of the Coalition’s new secretariat Rozan. The Technical Advisory Committee of the CEJ includes senior journalists M Ziauddin, Fahd Hussein, Kamal Siddiqui, Mazhar […]