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Its media, Jim, but not as we know it

Bhaskar Dasgupta   Apr 2, 2007   interacts: 1

The traditional media is mutating into something that normal users havent really picked up on yet, what’s going on?

Pandora Box of Television in Pakistan

Shahnawaz Farooqui   Feb 21, 2007   interacts: 246

How can dozens of TV channels run profitably in a country, where the total volume of the advertising industry is not more that six to

To Hug or not to Hug

sameena khan   Feb 2, 2007   interacts: 38

This is going to last me a lifetime! She gushed to Shah Rukh Khan, the new, dapper and witty host of Kaun Banega Crorepati that

Adam Khor Ayash Gorillay

Syed Shah   Jan 26, 2007   interacts: 8

Is everyone these days tripping over themselves to conform to this stereotype of being hip?

I, Consumer

farheen zehra   Jan 5, 2007   interacts: 135

Whether it is marriage, job or just looking pretty-you need to be fair. A great value to promote in a country where the vast majority

Save our Children from Mental Abuse

Zarrar Said   Dec 26, 2006   interacts: 8

It is disturbing enough that both English and Urdu versions of Yahya’s creationism documentaries -- that conceal, deny and confuse with theories not testable with

Invasion of Iraq-II

Mehroz Sadruddin   Dec 21, 2006   interacts: 3

How the Western media failed the whole world on the whole brouhaha of Iraq.

Killing Darwin

Nadeem F Paracha   Dec 15, 2006   interacts: 43

“The Cold War ended 15 years ago. Young people do not shun capitalism and religion anymore to become communists!”

What’s On Air?

Mahrukh Shaikh   Nov 7, 2006   interacts: 7

So, what exactly is on air? Absolutely nothing. There’s an eruption of quantity whereas quality is nowhere to be heard.

Excursions into dystopia

Nadeem F Paracha   Nov 5, 2006   interacts: 10

It is an irony that we have dozens and dozens of TV channels out there with pretty liberal programming policies, the whole concept (or ability?)

Conspiracy Theories: From the Mind to the Media

Nadeem F Paracha   Sep 29, 2006   interacts: 26

Many have come up trumps discovering a massive market hungry for the latest conspiracy theory. The result being, the tremendous commercial growth witnessed by FOX

Soaps Sans Sanity!

Emma Alam   Sep 1, 2006   interacts: 7

In every tale, a woman protagonist is dominating and manipulating others consistently and her counterpart man is bound to obey her in each matter. Male

Demolishing the Circles of Dominance

Q Isa Daudpota   Jun 26, 2006   interacts: 9

Information glut is sinking us. Can the pundits by telling us the deeper reasons for out problems inspire us to become problem solvers rather than

Control Room Documentary an Eye Opener!

Zara Hafeez   Jun 23, 2006   interacts: 8

If there really are two sides to every story; then this documentary puts forward an unparallel opening to scrutinize the other side and leave it

Rise of Rogue Radio

M I Khan   Jun 12, 2006   interacts: 9

Not long ago, it was here that television sets and video shops were smashed, music and videocassettes were burned, and barbers were forced not to

The Power Celebrities Wield

Shantanu Dutta   Jun 5, 2006   interacts: 7

An interview given by Aamir Khan in Tehelka magazine changed my newspaper reading habits

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