39 journalists killed in Pakistan since 1992
Journalists in Pakistan as across the world reacted very sharply to the brutal murder of Asia Times Online journalist Saleem Shahzad. Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), the central body representing journalists across Pakistan staged a dharna (sit-in) in front of the Parliament House in Islamabad that was joined by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Chairperson Asma Jahangir and other concerned citizens.
...Of Euphoria and Euphemism
there are very few opportunities for the media world over when they get a sort of moral carte blanche to show or print anything and get away with anything. In India, there are no such moral hang-ups any ways. It is not for nothing that our media is the most hilarious piece of self-appreciating Gorgon in any country that either claims to be democratic or at least aspires to be one.
A Tale of Two Disasters
Foreign correspondents covering the near-meltdown in Japan found themselves grappling with a knowledge deficit in terms of nuclear science and its jargon, says Saurabh Kumar Shahi
Split wide open
The coverage of events in West Asia and North Africa by Western media outlets over the last few months confirms that media in the West believes what it wants to believe despite facts that point to the contrary.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
