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Corruption and Freedom of Press in Pakistan

Shayan Manzar   Oct 25, 2007   interacts: 4

There have been a number of statements lauding the “freedom” of the press accompanied by a grim reminder of the “dark” days under the democratic

Fox off!

Nadeem F Paracha   Jun 12, 2007   interacts: 92

What is sicker? State brutality or the brutality being turned into a sensational slide show by the channels to improve their ratings and attract viewrship?

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

15 Days of Watching TV in Prime Time

Aamir M Khan   Feb 4, 2005   interacts: 8

In this time of commercialization when we are paying to watch TV serials, it’s our right to have quality program atleast in prime time.

We the Silent Majority and the Muslim Fanatics

Gupangam Khan   Nov 8, 2007   interacts: 30

Why does Western media use the term ‘Islam, ‘Islamist’, ‘Muslim’ very often in the same sentence with words such as terror, terrorist, and fanatics?

India's first Citizen Journalists Meet held in New Delhi

Abhishek Behl   Aug 31, 2007   interacts: 1

Citizen journalists participating in the meet shared their views and ideas to take the country ahead into the next 60 years of independence.

Error Prone : Misleading Lines in the Media

Anand Patwardhan   Oct 31, 2007   interacts: 12

When the Nobel Peace prize was announced, many Indian papers announced in bold headlines that it went to Dr. Pachauri and Al Gore.

Acidity - Novellete Part II

Nadeem F Paracha   Oct 6, 2003   interacts: 20

A novelette zigzagging along an addict’s (heroinchie’s) pathological observations of the bleak and absurd comedy of 21st century’s social and political neurosis

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?

The PG Hamid Talat Khan Show

Nadeem F Paracha   Apr 30, 2007   interacts: 25

Hello viewers, I am PG Hamid Talat Khan, with another episode of the PG Hamid Talat Khan Show, in which we talk to some of

The Holy Mind Blow

Nadeem F Paracha   Feb 16, 2005   interacts: 27

This new “liberal” lot. They have done more to give the mullahs the space to continue playing havoc with the country’s sociology and politics than

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.

Magic of metaphors : Op-Ed Journey of Thomas Friedman

Anand Patwardhan   Oct 14, 2007   interacts: 53

What is common between Detroit, Toyota, Jack Kevorkian, Mileage Standards and Assisted Suicide? Who would see such disparate elements as connected? Thomas Friedman!

Political Sustainability, Media Freedom and Women

Saad Anis   Aug 11, 2005   interacts: 16

The general’s regime has been utterly impotent to even initiate any semblance of a debate on real issues plaguing women in Pakistan, such as rampant

Cartoons -- Freedom or Ridicule?

Ghazi Salahuddin   Feb 3, 2006   interacts: 3

The Second Wave

Shandana Minhas   Nov 22, 2004   interacts: 7

Profiles of four outstanding filmmakers at the upcoming 4th Karafilm Festival ...

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