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Journalist voice: ‘We get abused, but this is our job’

LAHORE: In the wake of the Bhoja Air crash, a debate began over the coverage by broadcast media, with condemnations pouring in for broadcast journalists from all quarters. The debate was led by social media and then addressed by the Engli [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Another courageous casualty in Pakistan, journalism's most d...

Two weeks ago I was in an office in Karachi, Pakistan, with a room full of journalists, including Murtaza Rizvi, an editor at Dawn newspaper, discussing challenges facing the country’s vibrant media, including risks to covering Paki [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Newton to Journalists: Focusing on the Story Isn’t Enough An...

In the digital age, journalists are required to don different hats; from multimedia to social media, there is an increasing amount of tools available for telling the story and sharing it. Still, it may not be enough. Research shows that A [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Saarc journalists meet to discuss media freedom, responsibil...

The forum discussed the pressing issues faced by the 14 young journalists from the six countries. The journalists discussed how, in their efforts to change the world by joining the profession, ethical practices were breached. They spoke a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Journalism soldiers on in Pakistan despite obvious dangers

Despite living in a country named “the most dangerous in the world for journalists”, Pakistani students at four universities are embracing journalism education. They hope to improve journalism education and provide an alternat [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Hacking book: what's the point of journalistic ethics if new...

Today's extract from The phone hacking scandal: journalism on trial* is from a chapter by Tim Luckhurst in which he argues that hacking is not the major problem facing British journalism. Instead, in the face of declining revenue (and [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

CNN: ‘Quality journalism is good business’

Ken Jautz had better have the answers. In September 2010, Jautz took the helm of the Time Warner-owned TWX +0.94% CNN’s U.S. news operations in September 2010. Jautz, who had been running Time Warner’s Headline New [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Alan Rusbridger wins journalism award in US

The editor of the Guardian, Alan Rusbridger, has been awarded the Goldsmith career award for excellence in journalism, one of America's most prestigious accolades. Rusbridger is the first non-American journalist to be honoured wi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

The ethical challenges in business journalism

When it comes to ethical challenges in business journalism, the media industry has some strong views on it. While some feel that ethics is more of one’s inherent sense of fairness and integrity, others want definitive codes of condu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

US journalists want to explore city

Journalists from the United States wish to see the good things in Karachi to be able to understand and know what’s happening here. “We need to know about the problems and the kind of work that’s being done in the city [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Discussing some domestic and international issues

Domestic Issues: - The News flow on Domestic front is quite strong & many corporates have been hit by these non economic news flow & all for wrong reasons, But these news flow will indirectly create more stringent norms for corporat [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Top journalist murdered in Russia's Dagestan

A gunman in Russia's troubled Caucasus region of Dagestan shot dead a leading journalist who founded a newspaper known for fearless criticism of the local authorities, officials said Friday. Khadzhimurad Kamalov, the founder of the Da [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism lecturer Bethany Usher faces no charges over phon...

Ms Usher, 31, denied wrongdoing after she was questioned last week in Northumberland over her time working for the now-axed tabloid. A Scotland Yard spokesman said her bail date of March next year was cancelled as she was informed there w [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Chinese journalists must be 'mouthpieces' of the state

Hu Zhanfan, who took the reins at CCTV in November, said that journalists who kidded themselves that they were independent professionals, rather than "propaganda workers", were making a "fundamental mistake about identity&q [...]