Freedom Of Press

Issues in Mass Communication

Presenters:

• Mr. Umair Saeed Khan (070157015)

• Miss. Ayesha Nawaz (070157003)

Topic: Freedom of Press in Pakistan

Agenda: • Introduction – Freedom of Press – Situation in Pakistan.

• What constitutes the sector? – Print, Electronic, Radio, Cinema, Cable TV, Online, Advertising, APP, NNI, PPI, Internet etc.

• Media laws in Pakistan.

Agenda: • Who runs Pakistani media? – Profiles of major media houses.

• Who Influences: Official or nonofficial media? – Government. – Others.

• Suggestions. • Conclusion

• Miss Ayesha Nawaz

Introduction • Freedom of Press • Freedom to print or publish without governmental interference. • refers to the dissemination of expression of thought, belief or opinion through the medium of the press, without censure.

Situation in Pakistan  Rapid growth of media after 2002.  Media has multiple roles to play.  Pakistan has not attained a position that can be described as "free media".  Freedom House, a respected organization has ranked Pakistan at 61st position.  Reporters Sans Frontiers that monitors press freedom all over the world has placed Pakistan at 150th in its press freedom index.

What constitutes the sector? • Print Media – Readership profile and habits • Total Readership = approximately 25 million • Average time of Newspaper readership - 26 minutes Newspaper

Magazine

Urban

27%

Rural

15%

Male

27%

8%

Female

12%

14%

Source: Gallup Pakistan

10%

What constitutes the sector? • Electronic Media – TV viewer-ship statistics In Million

Populatio TV viewers n

Total adults 10+

%age

107

62

58%

Rural

70

36

51%

Urban

36

25

69%

Regular Viewers Occasional Viewers

42 % (4 days in a week) 16 % (3 days in a week) Source: Gallup Pakistan

What constitutes the sector? • • • • • • • • • • •

Terrestrial TV Channel Cable / Satellite Television channels Advertising Education TV channels Radio Internet Cinema Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). Pakistan Press International (PPI) News Network International (NNI)

Media laws in Pakistan • Freedom of Information Ordinance-2002 • The Press Council Ordinance 2002 • The Registration Ordinance 2002 • The Defamation Ordinance

• Mr. Umair Saeed Khan

Who runs Pakistani media? • Jang group of Publications – Mir Khalil ur Rehman – Jang, Awaz, AKhabare Jahan, GEO

• Pakistan Herald Publications. – Dawn, Herald, Spider, Star, Aurora, Dawn News

• Nawa-e-Waqt group of Publication – Nawai Waqt, Phool, Nadai Millat etc.

Who runs Pakistani media? • Liberty Papers Limited – Khabrain, Naya Akhbar, The Post.

• Kawish Group of Newspapers – Daily Kawish, Televison Network.

• Century Publications – Daily Express (Urdu)

• Other Groups – ARY, Express, City 42 etc

Who Influences: Official or non-official media? • Government media machinery • Federal Ministry for Information and Broadcasting • Press Information Department (PID) • Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)

Who Influences: Official or non-official media? • Political Parties • Media Industry itself (Yellow Journalism) • Business Organizations • Pressure Groups

Suggestions • What can Government do? • What can Media do? • What can be done by public? • What do us student of media can?

Suggestions

• What can Government do? – Good governance – Respect for the rule & law – Freedom of expression & association – Transparency & accountability

Suggestions • What can Media do? – Information & awareness – Voice of citizens – Narrowing the democratic deficit – Development activities

Suggestions • What can be done by public? – Role of non-profit institutions – Independent agency – Creation of academic professionals

Suggestions • What do us student of media can? – Increases leadership opportunities: – Generates public support: – Inspires students to enter the profession:

Conclusion • Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference, and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers." • Free and Responsible Media

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